The Belden Apartment Buildings
Below is the The Parker Weekly’s continued coverage of the situation regarding the apartment buildings on Belden. Select an article to read more.
Buildin’ on Belden
Parker is due to expand their Model Home both beyond its current acreage and student body size after their purchase of the apartment buildings at 317-325 West Belden Avenue. On Wednesday, September 16, Alderwoman Michelle Smith hosted a community meeting and Q and A over Zoom with Principal Dan Frank about the project, following the announcement of the sale on September 10. Also representing the sc...
Parker Crosses Belden
John Weiss, a “Belden by the Park” tenant, has lived at 327-335 W. Belden for just over a year. Now, he fears he will not be able to sell his home. Weiss’s trepidation comes after Parker bought six out of the 15 units in his building. The school maintains they were approached by condo owners looking to sell their properties and seized the opportunity in a move toward Parker expansion in what P...
A Look into the Life of a Lincoln Park Neighbor
327-335 West Belden, “Belden by the Park,” was built in 1909 and is a 15-unit condo building that sits on West Belden Avenue nestled between Clark Street and Lincoln Park West. “This is a historic building, and it shouldn’t be lost,” John Weiss, Belden by the Park building tenant, said. Weiss, along with his family, has lived in a three-bedroom condo in this building for just over one-...
Six Acres Is Enough
With colored signs reading “Stop taking our homes” and “Parker stay in your lane,” among other phrases, approximately 15 adults and three children stand before Parker’s iron gates, chanting “Hey hey, ho ho, Parker leave our homes alone,” “Six acres is enough,” and “No means no.” Some hand out paper flyers to passersby and the occasional car honk elicits a cheer from the small ...
Parker Aims to Purchase Neighboring Condo Buildings
On Wednesday, July 31, the Chicago Tribune published an article voicing the concerns of residents living near the Francis Parker campus. The article claims that Parker recently made separate offers of $11.2 million and $9 million for neighboring condo buildings that sit on the same block as Parker. These offers were rejected by both condo associations. Residents are worried that if Parker buys these...
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