As office vacancies rise, developers aim to restore Loop's vibrancy

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Ай бұрын

It’s been four years since the COVID-19 outbreak led to a rise in remote work. Now, even though the public health crisis has diminished, the work from home trend shows no signs of slowing, pushing downtown office vacancies higher.

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@gsandy6107 Ай бұрын

Who wants to risk their lives in the Loop for a job. There needs to be more accountability for the parents, & youth doing the crime. It's all over the city, & the Mayor states the crime has gone down, who is he trying to fool.

@alexs1429 Ай бұрын

Plus public transport is awful, gas is expensive, parking is expensive if you prefer to drive. It just doesn’t make sense to work in office anymore.

@michaelpowell7120 Ай бұрын

What developers? Southside Gangs?

@Jamesn2000 Ай бұрын

Englewooders😅

@blotfd Ай бұрын

sreggin

@michaelstovall23 Ай бұрын

North side Gangs started it

@ljaaraica3372 Ай бұрын

It's the end of an ERA folks, we need to move on. I remember being 9-10 years old and seeing my father get up and travel to the loop and made his way to the Episcopal Church of Chicago downtown. 20 years later in 2014 while working at large firm, I got to experience it myself and will never look back. RIP dad.

@sapper9968 Ай бұрын

You forgot the crime, traffic, parking, lack of City services, the fact Chicago & Illinois Politicians tax everything

@generalwrecking Ай бұрын

Affordable housing downtown NEXT to people that paid upwards of $300K !!! The people who WORK hard for their money will be RELIEVED of that money when the DRUG ADDICTS STICK THEM UP 😂

@Coffee240 Ай бұрын

They will make them into apartments and give free to seekers 😂😂😂

@tjmichael8773 Ай бұрын

I've been working from home since 2014 and never plan to return to an office. You can put in all the amenities, but I want to be home with my dog and gym nearby. I like spending money in my neighorhood.

@johnmounsey5342 Ай бұрын

Still not free prisoner to your boss

@tjmichael8773 Ай бұрын

@johnmounsey5342 I never said I was honey bunch

@lvgk8898 Ай бұрын

Those “working” from home two hour days are a joke.

@maureencora1 Ай бұрын

Office Spaces into Condos? What Are We Coming To?

@poorrandall8982 Ай бұрын

god help chicago when they turn downtown buildings into section 8.

@k.chriscaldwell4141 Ай бұрын

Yup. It’s coming.

@joeruiz9010 Ай бұрын

The problem is all the crime from these bad ahh kids whose parents should start being held accountable.

@trongriffinproductions7159 Ай бұрын

Crime is not problem. Companies wanting to save money is the problem.

@blotfd Ай бұрын

what can we do with the coloureds? only spent a trillion dollars on them since 1965. all wasted

@DonnyNoMarie Ай бұрын

I lived downtown during the 80s. Had a ball! The restaurants. The movies. The shopping. The clubs. The green spaces/parks. Back then, it was a much safer place. Now, I avoid downtown like the plague. The area is no longer safe and all the office renovations in the world aren't going to change that!

@eddiea3782 Ай бұрын

Very well said. That is exactly how it is.

@CEOkiller Ай бұрын

I went to Chicago a lot in the ‘80’s… lots of fun and pretty safe. Would not try that now…. Very sad.

@plumeria66 Ай бұрын

Chicago in the 90s was also great. I wanted to move back but do you as a long time resident know if there is any place safe to live in Chicago now? Or do you recommend to stay away?

@dan7027 Ай бұрын

@@plumeria66 Chicago is still great, almost all of the north side is safe. Don't listen to these comments.

@plumeria66 Ай бұрын

@@dan7027 Ok. Well, I’m looking at staying at Canterbury Court Apartments, 1220 North State Parkway. Is that a convenient place to live to a walk to grocery stores, etc?

@jrdajuiceman754 Ай бұрын

downtown is the new venezuela, china, india and congo

@k.chriscaldwell4141 Ай бұрын

Doom(ed) Loop. Escape from Chicago, run from Illinois.

@CEOkiller Ай бұрын

Escape from Chicago… Snake does not survive this time….

@sallyvella7012 Ай бұрын

It never returns because of Insurance Industry Costs.

@themapleland Ай бұрын

High crime rate and homeless at the area may terrify and prevent people and business to move there.

@eddiea3782 Ай бұрын

The Loop is horrible now. The entire City of Chicago is horrible now. And it's not ever coming back to what it once was. Of course downtown is emptying out. It's over taxed, overpriced, unsafe. I used to work at The Chicago Tribune at The Tribune Tower and The Freedom Center. The Wrigley Building. The Sun Times. I used to work at State and Adams. I had good paying jobs and made a good living in that city. It was beautiful at one time. More jobs than you could shake a stick at. It was the then Mayor of Chicago that made the difference. It was Mayor Richard M. Daley that made that city........"The City That Works". Just like his Dad before him. This has very little to do with work at home jobs and very much to do with failed leaders and mismanagement. Failed policies. Three failed mayors and one destroyed city later we have what we have. Residents and businesses alike are leaving Chicago in droves. As long as there are Mayors like the ones we've had no one will come back. The city is run by a bunch of inept fools. My once beautiful city is in ruins. I had to leave too.

@jeanpabon2948 Ай бұрын

stfu no one cares. the daleys sucked they are the definition of white mediocrity

@blotfd Ай бұрын

we have to do a saint george baton rouge here. no browns and blacks getting access to our tax base schools etc.

@blotfd Ай бұрын

@trolldaddy-xz5io it's the browns and blacks. like everywhere always. a permanent problem

@johngoldsworthy7135 Ай бұрын

Great comment. I left in 2018 and am thinking of moving back. But I know deep down that it’s gotten worse probably

@blotfd Ай бұрын

if you're a brown or black it's a heyday though. only people suffering are working class White people stuck here because the demographic change is unbelievable.

@Onunez23 Ай бұрын

I don’t mind creating certain buildings into housing, but affordable housing will be bringing in a problematic crowd

@blotfd Ай бұрын

sreggin

@haroldremus Ай бұрын

@@blotfdyssup

@STAXONDECK1 Ай бұрын

I believe most big project like this that include public funds offer a nominal amount of affordable units this not anything new

@blotfd Ай бұрын

nothing new = more sreggin = bad

@STAXONDECK1 Ай бұрын

@@blotfd curious where are you from?

@AL-TitoVidal Ай бұрын

Affordable housing= public housing

@CS_1989 Ай бұрын

PARKING!!!! Should only have 2pay from 9-5Mon-Sat. Everywhere else including private lots should be free after 5-9. That would decrease a huge burden of stress coming dwntwn. Not only dwntwn but the city everywhere. Even the lakefront. Paying a Parking tax and having to deal with tickets just to enjoy the city is @big F* U by the city!!!

@dan7027 Ай бұрын

The city sold their parking to a private company

@RChez53 Ай бұрын

Affordable 'Section 8' Housing = The New 'CHIGHETTO!

@SlideTru-vc5pi Ай бұрын

And Drill City Killer Monti & Lil Rob In The Loop😮‍💨

@phillipbates9587 Ай бұрын

Nice explanation

@khaaliqbattle4206 Ай бұрын

People are working from home now in days

@luanamuldoon Ай бұрын

They might stuff their migrants there.

@CEOkiller Ай бұрын

They need to stuff their migrants on transportation back to where they came from…

@CEOkiller Ай бұрын

Yeah… good luck with that….

@brpetzn Ай бұрын

God, how much hatred there is for the city here. Yeah Chicago could become a car dependent suburbs like I'm sure all yous love living in, but what happens when you all become elderly and can't drive while you still live in a caldersac miles from any transit or shops. American suburbs suck and always will. We are a country that depends on cars way too much. I think the city should be revitalized and kick all these greedy financial institutions out as Wall Street is one of the biggest evils ever invented in this country. They bankrupt the average joe while raking in millions. Working from home is another way for introverts to stay to themselves. Work from home jobs are dying and being replaced by scam jobs.