The Thunder Road developer has finally filed for a permit to cover the transformer changes. The narrative explains that the original plan for a vault was impractical and the pad mount has prescribed clearance requirements.
121 Prospect is the orange cousin of the Smurf building. The Smurf still lacks fenestration.
The transformer at the former Thunder Road has been enclosed, but the streetscape still sucks.
The corner of Bow St and Bow St Place progresses.
The new Economics building located between the Littauer Center and Austin Hall, near the Science Center, has started construction. It is slated for completion in 2027.
Major funding was provided by Penny Pritzker, so it will probably end up with Pritzker in the name.
It’s interesting how, in the pre-zoning era, you had mixed uses organically growing up in close proximity, even if they might not be totally compatible. Sticking an auto repair shop in the front yard is choice that reflects a very different time.