First the good news, captured in a headline on a recent article in Crain’s—Chicago’s not stupid anymore.
OK, let’s break it down. Robert Dunn, a big-time developer from Madison, Wisconsin, has a vision.
Clearly, he doesn’t want to build that platform with his own money because—what the hell, man, just because he comes from Wisconsin doesn’t mean he’s dumb enough to fully pay for his own projects.
In any event, from here on out the talking point will be transit center for the South Loop, not platform for Wisconsin developer.
In the post-Lincoln Yards era, TIFs have—to quote Crain’s—become politically radioactive.
But apparently Dunn got the message, and so he’s turning to the state to help pay the $3.8 billion for his platform—I mean, transit center.
