Plan For Evanston Condo Buidling Draws Residents' Ire

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Mar 24, 2009 9:00PM

Yesterday evening, the Evanston City Council voted 6-3 in favor of a controversial plan for a new condo building downtown that would stretch 385 feet into the sky. The 35-story tower will be going up at 708 Church St. - in the Fountain Square area - in spite of a grassroots movement to block the building. Hank Goldman, a board member of the downtown residents association, said, "There is absolutely no public benefit from this." Original plans by Chicago based developers James Klutznick and Tim Anderson called for a much taller building. Supportive aldermen cited the annual tax revenue the building will bring ($2 million) and the $1 million the developers will contribute to renovating Fountain Square as main reasons for their support. [CBN]