Chicago ‘s Lakeside Development Luis M. Monterrubio, LEED AP

Architect + Urban Planner

United States Steel Corp.

• Plant opened in 1882 as the North Chicago Railway Mill Company.

• Location on Lake Michigan favored transportation of raw materials and goods.

• 20,000 people employed

• Based on market forces affecting the industry the plant finally closed in 1992

A UNIQUE

LOCATIONDOWNTOWN CHICAGO

CHICAGO LAKESIDE

10 MILES

• An extraordinary site in the

city

• A remarkable waterfront

• 369 acres

THE SITE

ADJACENT TO

CHICAGO’S

SOUTH SIDE

NEIGHBORHOOD

Sto

ny

Isla

nd

Av

e.

95th Street

71st Street

79th Street

83rd Street.

87th Street

SCALE COMPARISONCHICAGO LOOP CHICAGO LAKESIDE

• $98M TIF Grant for

Infrastructure of 1st Phase

• ¾ of land made of slag

(byproduct of steel

production)

• Re-alingment of US route

41 (aka Lake Shore Drive)

SLAG 40 ft

2000 ft

Remnants of the site:

Slag varies from 10-40 ft, with 25 ft being the average depth of slag and

runs from the original shoreline into the lake by approximately 2000 ft.

Slag: by-product of steel making

SITE CHALLENGES

Environment

Remediation• In 2004, a large project

commenced to provide topsoil for

the lakefront park using dried mud

from the bottom of Lake Peoria in

downstate IL.

• Backwater sedimentation was big

issue in the Peoria Lakes, a

dredging program eligible for

federal funding was difficult.

• DPD was previously awarded $5M

for work at the SW site, $1.4M of

that amount was used to transport

105,000 tons of wet Peoria Lakes

sediment into the SW site.

CHICAGO

LAKESIDE

MASTER PLAN

High

School

• 460 total acres

• 91 acres – lakefront park

dedicated to Chicago Park District

• 369 acres – Chicago Lakeside

• 35 acres – open space within the

development

Chicago Lakeside• 13,375 market rate + affordable housing

• 50, 000 new residents

• 17.5M Sq. Ft. of retail

• New High School

• 1,500 slip-marina

• Est. TCP $ 4 billion

A SUSTAINABLE PLANA Model of sustainable redevelopment on the land of a former steel mill

• Create diverse communities

• Establish compact neighborhoods

• Connect to public transit

• Extend the City street grid

• Establish a vibrant mix of uses

• Establish a network of public

open spaces

REALIGNMENT

OF US 41

• Create an urban

landscaped boulevard

• Allow for the integration

of neighborhoods on both

sides of US 41

• Incorporate bike lanes

• Align with existing Avenue O

US 41

Re-alignment

Existing

Alignment

87th St

Station

93rd St

Station

79th St

Station

83rd St

Station

SW

REALIGNMENT OF US 41 SOUTHWEST VIEW

CONNECT TO PUBLIC

TRANSIT

EXISTING BUS

PROPOSED BUS

EXISTING BIKE PATH

PROPOSED BIKE PATH

METRA RAIL LINE

87th St

Station

93rd St

Station

79th St

Station

83rd St

Station

87th St

Station

93rd St

Station

79th St

Station

83rd St

Station

METRA

• 30% of proposed residents are

within 10 minute walk

(1/2 mile) of existing METRA

Stations

COMMUTER RAIL

BUS SERVICE

Bus Lines

• The entire community is

within a 5-minute walk to a

bus line

87th St

Station

93rd St

Station

79th St

Station

83rd St

Station

Proposed

Bus

Existing Bus

BIKEWAYS

• 6.5 miles of new bike paths

• Connects and extends the city

bicycle system

• Cycle storage at rail stations

87th St

Station

93rd St

Station

83rd St

Station

Existing

Bikeways

Proposed

Bikeways

79th St

Station

COMPLETE THE

LAKEFRONT

PARK SYSTEM

• A new lakefront park

dedicated to the Chicago Park

District

• 1.7 miles of additional

lakefront access

• 91 acres of lakefront park

3. ACHIEVE AN EXTENSIVE

NEIGHBORHOOD PARK SYSTEM

ACHIEVE AN

EXTENSIVE

NEIGHBORHOOD

PARK SYSTEM

• All residents will live within a 3-minute walk to a park

• 35 acres of open space within the development

High

School

Site

87th St

Station

93rd St

Station

83rd St

Station

79th St

Station

EXISTING ORE WALLS

ORE WALL PARK

CENTRAL PARK

Potential Uses

• Gardens

• Jogging/Walking Path

• Plaza

• Playgrounds

• Sculptures

• Passive Recreation

Ce

ntr

al P

ark

FINGER PARKS

POSSIBLE USES:

• Biofiltration Gardens

• Jogging/Walking Path

• Lake Overlook

• Natural Areas

4. EXTEND THE SOUTHSIDE BLOCK PATTERN

EXTEND THE

SOUTHSIDE

BLOCK PATTERN

• Extension of existing city

streets connects the adjacent

neighborhoods to the lake

• Neighborhood parks create

view corridors to the lake

• Diagonal street establishes a

view corridor to downtown

5. INCORPORATE A VIBRANT MIX OF USES

INCORPORATE

A VIBRANT MIX

OF USES

• Regional retail

• Neighborhood retail

• Diverse housing options

• Office

• Hospitality

• Entertainment

• Recreation

• Education

MARKETCOMMON

CENTRAL PARK

LAKEFRONT

THE SLIP

US 41

ORE WALL

6. INTEGRATE INNOVATIVE

STORMWATER STRATEGIES

INTEGRATE

INNOVATIVE

STORMWATER

STRATEGIES

Remove Solo

• A high percentage of stormwater will be returned to Lake Michigan

A NEW

GENERATION OF

CHICAGO

NEIGHBORHOODS

Chicago Lakeside is organized around six

distinct areas

• Market Common

• US 41

• Lakefront

• Central Park

• The North Slip

• Ore Wall

Market

Common

Central

Park

The Slip

Ore Wall

Lakefront

US 41

DISTINCT NEW NEIGHBORHOODS

MARKET

COMMON

• Retail and Entertainment

Destinations

• Variety of Housing Options

• Lakefront Access

• Community Gathering

LAKE

MICHIGAN

E. 81st STREET

E. 83rd STREET

S.

BR

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S.

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AV

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S.

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AV

E.

E. 79th STREET

83rd ST. STATION

US 41 CORRIDOR

• Full range of uses

• Variety of Housing Options

• Includes Sullivan School and

new high school

High School

Site

E. 87TH ST

E. 81ST ST

E. 85TH ST

US

41

S.

GR

EE

N B

AY

AV

E.

E. 89TH ST

Sullivan School

87th St

Station

83rd St

Station

LAKEFRONT

NEIGHBORHOOD

• Residential neighborhood

• Lakefront access

• Ideal for higher densities

• Views to downtown Chicago

LAKE

MICHIGAN

E. 81ST ST

E. 82ND ST

US

41

CENTRAL PARK

NEIGHBORHOOD

• Residential neighborhood

• Organized along a centrally

located linear park

LAKE

MICHIGAN

E. 82ND Street

E. 84TH Place

S. A

ve

nu

e N

US

41

E. 81ST Street

CE

NT

RA

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P

AR

K

THE NORTH SLIP

NEIGHBORHOOD

• Full range of uses

• Unique waterfront along the

North Slip

• Boat access and docking is

envisionedNORTH SLIP

LAKE

MICHIGAN

E. 86TH Street

E. 84TH Street

US

41

ORE WALL

NEIGHBORHOOD

• Mixed use neighborhood

• Ore wall park forms

northern edge of the

neighborhood

US

41

E. 86TH Street

BUILT OVER TIMEA vision for 2055 and beyond

2015

2055

The velodrome and cycle-shop at 8615 S. Burley

• Existing 166 mts. Wooden

Velodrome

• New Chicago Velo Campus

• 250 Mt. Indoor track

• 400 M.t outdoor running

track

• Outdoor mountain biking

facility

• Olympic size pool