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BURNHAMLAKEFRONT

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- Daniel Burnham, 1907

The Burnham Lakefront is nestled between the beautiful marina, world-class education, inimitable creative culture and impressive industry of Chicago, a city poised to house this impressive, revolutionary community.

OUR PROPOSAL FOR A BOLD TRANSFORMATION OF CHICAGO’S SOUTH LAKEFRONT

OURPROPOSAL> THE CAMPUS> THE TRANSPORTATION> THE TECHNOLOGY + ECONOMY> THE COMMUNITY> THE VISION

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THE CAMPUS>  Over 100 acres with an additional 144 acres of

connected housing opportunity (34 acres connected to the north and 110 acres adjacent to the south)

>  12 million square feet of new development that includes office, housing, retail, open space, data centers and amenities

>  2 miles of lakefront

THE CAMPUS

THE TRANSPORTATION

BY AIR O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT >  45 minutes by car>  1 hour by CTA/Metra>  623 flights to Seattle/week by 5 airlines

MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT >  25 minutes by car>  45 minutes by CTA/Metra>  14 flights to Seattle/day; 3 nonstop

GARY CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT >  15 minutes by car>  10 minutes by helicopter>  Executive jet charter service

BY CAR>  I-294 | 30 minutes>  I-290 | 10 minutes>  I-55 | 5 minutes

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION >  Metra = Onsite>  CTA = 6 blocks

BONUS Ability to implement an entirely private and customizable shuttle system, central circulator, aerial gondola and heliport to service any and all Amazon needs citywide

THE TECHNOLOGY + ECONOMYThe Burnham Lakefront will use technology, energy and location to dramatically advance the city’s economy:

>  Fiber connectivity with dedicated easements with existing and proposed data centers

>  Smart micro-grid>  Untapped renewable energy>  Proximal to diverse, economical workforce housing >  Bring investment to communities that will benefit most>  Opportunity for equitable, inclusive economic impact

THE COMMUNITYOur site is nestled between the vibrant and artistic neighborhoods to the west, business-savvy South Loop to the north, educational hubs Hyde Park and Bronzeville to the south, while the vast and beautiful Lake Michigan is to the east.

We’re truly surrounded by culture, commerce and collegiate excellence. Within minutes are culturally rich areas, world famous restaurants, renowned creative powerhouses and beloved sports teams:

>  8 pro sports teams >  25 Michelin Star restaurants >  2017’s Bon Appetit Best

Restaurant City >  150 museums + cultural

institutions >  400 neighborhood festivals >  Creative landmarks like Second

City, Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and more

>  Chicago Cinespace studios—and never-ending creative talent for creating content

>  Home to beloved TV/movie franchises & cultural icons

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WHERE IS THEBURNHAM LAKEFRONT?

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Former site of Michael Reese Hospital, adjacent to the McCormick Place Marshalling Yard, our site is ideally located among Chicago’s finest:

A.  The beautiful lake shore

B.  Art-centric, up-and-coming neighborhoods

C.  Illinois Institute of Technology

D.  University of Chicago

E.  Soldier Field + Chicago’s Museum Campus

F.  Wintrust Arena

G.  Western Hemisphere’s largest convention space,

McCormick Place

H.  Northerly Island

I.  Guaranteed Rate Field (home of the White Sox)

J.  Public transit and major transportation routes

THE VISIONDaniel Burnham’s Plan for Chicago was people-centric, commerce-forward, transportation-friendly and it reclaimed the lakefront for the people.

The Burnham Lakefront is our version of that vision, and we hope its legacy lives on and on. This includes not only being a 100% Net Zero development, but going one step further and a creating state-of-the-art renewable power source for the surrounding neighborhoods and rest of the city to use.

This 100-acre site will be a new urban mixed-use district on Chicago’s lakefront. New streets and active public spaces will create a walkable community, stitching together new office buildings, urban housing and vibrant retail, as well as cultural, educational and civic uses. Three new landscaped bridges, including a central green at 29th Street, will connect pedestrians to the lakefront and become a dynamic, publicly-accessible space surrounded by higher-density workspaces and vibrant street life. An improved 27th Street station and a proposed 31st Street station will provide convenient access to Chicago’s transit network. New buildings reinforce human-scaled, sunlit spaces and allow unobstructed views of Lake Michigan. Along Lake Shore Drive, terraced, interconnected buildings create an iconic identity for this highly-visible site. Extending north from a new public park at 31st Street, Cottage Grove Avenue will become the commercial corridor with a variety of retail and entertainment options for the community.

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