Archibleckture Award of the Week: The Provenance Condos @ 5230 North Kenmore
The last truly crappy building I showcased looked like a prison (Lakeview's Brighton) for both its construction and its lack of scale with the surrounding Lakeview neighborhood. This latest building, the Provenance at 5230 North Kenmore, troubles me for two similar reasons. First, it sort of resembles a spaceship plopped down in a turn-of-the century neighborhood. Second, the color scheme and massing does not match its neighbors; it is distinctly foreign looking, and too squat to boot. This type of building is best suited for an oceanfront community (or another planet). It does not belong in this part of Chicago.
Love, Mr. Archibleckture
posted by Sunnysider at 1:23 PM
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This place looks like it blasted off from some generic location in Florida and landed in Edgewater. Splat! Ewwww!!!
Agreed. This building sticks out like a turd in a punch bowl. Once again, the push for yuppie dollar takes precedence over blending in with the surroundings.
Amen. This building sticks out like a turd in a punch bowl. Once again, the quest for yuppie dollars takes precedence over blending in with the surroundings.
This building still sits empty, 2 years later.
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