Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods.Īlready subscribe? Click here to support Block Club with a tax-deductible donation. As a result of the study, Drive Shack’s only planned entry way point would have been on Elston Avenue (Vienna’s existing access point on Damen Avenue would have been eliminated.) RELATED: Bottleneck At Damen, Elston And Fullerton ‘No More,’ Rahm SaysĪt the time, the Drive Shack team told neighbors the company hired an engineer at Kimley-Horn, a nationwide consulting group with a Chicago office, to perform a traffic study. They didn’t want the nightmare traffic scenario to return. Drive Shack Orlando opened April 24, 2018, and has multiple locations in construction and development. The long-dreaded Damen-Fullerton-Elston intersection underwent a $22.5 million reconfiguration in 2017, neighbors pointed out. RELATED: Panera Bread Opens In Bucktown At Busy Intersection In the time since city leaders approved Drive Shack’s zoning plan, a Chick-fil-A and Panera Bread opened near the intersection - adding to an array of fast food restaurants whose customers regularly clog the roads, neighbors said. RELATED: Plan For Riverfront Driving Range In Former Vienna Beef Lot Approved By Key City Committeeĭuring a 2019 community meeting, neighbors said they were concerned about Drive Shack adding traffic to an already congested area. “Unless someone else wants to develop the property under the same basic plan an entirely new zoning process will be necessary,” Sajovec said. That means that unless another driving range company wants to open in Bucktown, neighbors will likely have input on the site’s future. One thing’s for sure: unless a new developer pitches a similar project, the community zoning process will re-start, Sajovec said. RELATED: Vienna Beef Museum Closing, Won’t Reopen In Factory’s New Spot Vienna Beef did not respond to a request for comment. Morgan St., and closed its Bucktown museum and store last year. Vienna Beef moved its factory in 2016 in Bridgeport, 3847 S. The future of the 9.3-acre Bucktown site is uncertain. Credit: 32nd Ward / Provided A rendering shows what the Drive Shack driving range and restaurant planned for the Vienna Beef Factory at 2501 N. Neither attorney Paul Shadle, who represented Drive Shack last year, nor Drive Shack responded to requests for comment. It’s unclear why Drive Shack pulled out of the project. Louis Altamiranda, Drive Shack’s real estate development manager, previously told neighbors the project would create 250 construction jobs and 400 long-term jobs. The property owner contacted the 32nd Ward office in February to notify the alderman that Drive Shack was no longer pursuing the project, 32nd Ward staffer Paul Sajovec said by email.Ĭity leaders approved a waterway planned development for Drive Shack in early 2020. Damen Ave., a 32nd Ward staffer confirmed. Articles taken from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be accessed on Wikipedia's Draft Namespace.BUCKTOWN - A plan to replace the Vienna Beef Factory along the North Branch of the Chicago River with a $40 million riverfront driving range is no more.ĭrive Shack, Inc., a national chain, scrapped its plans to open a driving range, restaurant and bar at 2501 N. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical. is a leading owner and operator of golf-related leisure and entertainment businesses focused on bringing people together through competitive socializing. This article "Drive Shack Inc." is from Wikipedia. Drive Shack Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results.Drive Shack Inc - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg.↑ "Drive Shack Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results and Declares First Quarter 2019 Preferred Stock Dividends".
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