Kennedys unveil three-tower plan for Wolf Point site – Chicago Sun-Times
October 30, 2012 By
The Kennedy family and its partners have released new images for their development at Wolf Point…not sure what to think about this one.
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Not sure what to think about this proposal? How ’bout NO! How ’bout too much way too late?
“Papa” Joe Kennedy bought the land in the 1940s with a vision of development and the current proposal quotes a 30 year-old plan in its defense. I think the area around Wolf Point has seen way too much growth in the past 5 -10 years to support another project of this size.