As Some Groups Dial Up Opposition To Avondale Film Studio, Others Say Latest Fields Development Will Benefit Neighborhood (blockclubchicago.org)
AVONDALE — A plan to redevelop part of The Fields campus on the Logan Square and Avondale border has won the support of some neighbors, but others are moving to block a key city vote on the project this week.
New York-based developer Knickpoint Ventures wants to bring a film production studio and a 50-foot-tall building to The Fields, a cluster of old Marshall Field’s warehouses at 4000 W. Diversey Ave. The developer already has clearance for the film studio but the city’s Plan Commission is scheduled to review the proposal for the building Thursday.
Some neighbors are thrilled the project is moving forward because it would be an economic boost to the neighborhood as the city’s business landscape struggles through the coronavirus pandemic.
Others, feeling shut out of the process, launched an online petition last week demanding that Ald. Felix Cardona Jr. (31st) defer the Plan Commission vote and that Knickpoint Ventures sign a community benefits agreement.
By: Mina Bloom
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