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Renovated South Loop booming •, By Brian Kulpin tic institutions and places of employ- structun:s that now contain either loft or ment are within walking distance of the luxury apanmcnts mnging in price from A few years ago, the South Loop. neighborliood. The City's tmnspona- $450 to mon: than a $1.000 a month in was an area withering in the jaws of ur tion network of buses. trains. and ex- rent to condominiums in the Rowe ban decay. but a recent development pressways all run around orthrough the building that run about $160,000. boom has filled almost every cavity in the area with renovation. budding an:a. Dearborn Park is not a rcnov-Jted area According to Hill. one of the keys to but mther an example of condominium What were recently rusting railroad yards and vacant. deteriorating printing the successful rejuvenation ofth e an:a is development from the ground up that houses an: now the renovated homes of its practicality. has been successful. Ttlcsc condomin- today's ··yuppies.". " It makes sense to want to live when: iums mnge in price between $900- The South has risen again and devel you work or go to school." she said. $200.000 and an: currently completely The South Loop. a home to vagrants sold or occupied. opers are leading a billion dollar charge into the area bounded by Jackson Bou only six years ago. is now home to The fact that condominium dweller.; levard, Lake Micfligan, 16th Street and 10,000 people. most ofthem earning an can rub shoulders with loti apanmcnt the south branch of the Chicago River. average of $35,000 to $45.000 a year, renters is one of the reasons Hill thinks according to Roosevelt University her neighborhood is special. Beny Cerf Hill, director of the a Burnham Park Planning Board since its study. "What makes the neighbomood in- The practicallocati_on and the yuppie tcrcsting to live in is a variety of n:a· cn:ation in 1980, is announcing her re . tirement t!)day after monitoring South invasion have developers renovating sons, Oecausc it is made up of a variety Loop development for six years. · whatever existing structures they can of people." Hill said . "\\\!have young She is nO! surprised by the explosion find or ripping up rail tics to build new aniMs attracted by the loft space. young of development that has $2 billion in housing where only trains had found a singles and families that can find all construction currently going on within home before. sorts of accomodalions available like walking distance of her hof!lC in Dear ·• Just a few years ago it was such a rented rehab apartments. new rehab. rc- born Park. ._; · bargain to develop here. now it is not hab condo and rehab housing. \\\!have " It was to be expected," Hill said. such a b'arg~in 'but it is hot propcn)." a whole stock of various types of living Hill said. "The trend in the South Loop space hen:." "There is an old adage in the real estate business that the three 'most imponant fora development is to sell all the avail· While families and developer.; arc reasOns for success in development are able units quickly." nocking to the South Loop, Hill is not Cllrnnldt/Robb hrH location, location and location." The developers arc building as fast as completely satisfied with the neighbor Dearborn Station, one of the many renovation projects underway in the The South Loop's location could not they can sell. The South Loop today is a hoods resurgence because. "Some pen Sooth Loop. be much bener. Most of the cities ani s- beehive of construction activity where pic still think life in Chicago's down developers locate old decrepit buildings town ends at Jackson Boulevard." that make for a sweet deal. However. some recent and current The Printer.; Row an:a on South South Loop development< should bring Area enro11ment rising D~•rhorn is a prime example of the the neighbomood alive in the minds of South Loop development trend. Til<;, anyone who comes to Chicago. By Penny Mateck the increase has been S!eadY but not dra spring," stated Gall, " w~ were able to Donohue, Manhattan, Rowe, Tcrmi- The development commanding the and Peter Kapetan matic. use that as a guide to expanding our oc- nals, Transponation. Franklin and Old h'r g hcs 1 pro f'rle ·rn the South Loop will be "Our enrollment trend for the past Franklin buildings are all renovated Continued on 4 Student population of area colleges, cupied space this year by over six per- .--:..::::::::.:.::.:_..:.:_:::_::.:.:_::.:_......: ___________; :::.:::.:..:.:::.;;::::..:;.;:."""';.:,;.:~l couple or years has been up about five cent. In doing that, we've added the stu- including Columbia, has steadily in· percent overall," said Conaway. "Be dio theatre at the l ith Street building creased over the past five years, a recent study shows. tween last year and this, enrollment and have developed the eighth and ninth According to Hennann Conaway, went up roughly six percent. Last fall , noors in the Wabash building. We've 5 181 students were enrolled but this tried to keep the enrollment incn:ase TV chair recovering Director of Admissions at Columbia, f~ ll the number has risen to 5,549." and what we've added in space in pro "This increase comes at a time in ponion." he said. By Greg Canfield which the demograph ic studies nation Gall also explained that full-time fac ally and locally suggest there are a de Television Dcpanment Chairman Ed ulty has been increased by I I percent Morris is recovering steadily and ex creasing pool of high school gradu this year and that the school has spent ates," explained Ben Gall, Executive pects to return to Columbia within two close to two million dollar.. for instruc Vice President of Columbia. "While it or three weeks following treatment for tional equipment over the past two is true there are fewer high school grad "complications" resulting from a kid· years. uates, it is also true that a higher per ncy stone operation . "Overall," Gall concluded. "I feel centage of the graduates are electing to Morris underwent surgery to treat what's going to shape the students edu go to college." kidney stones Sept. 22 and was recuper cational experience are access to fac The growth in student population at ating at home when complications de ulty, space and equipment and so far Columbia may also be anributed to veloped forcing him to re-enter Illinois we've done so in all three an:as." other reasons. Masonic Hospital Another area school that has had "I'm doing very well ... Morris >aid "The percentage of returning stu modemte student increase is the Univer dents has gone up somewhat from last last Thursday. He was hopeful he would sity of Illinois at Chicago. be released over the weekend. " I have year," continued Gall, "and there has "We've tried to maintarn a target (av also been a 35 percent increase in our gone through a rather tough seige. but! erage) of 20.000 students," stated Bill interrupt students." Interrupt students have no reason not to be optimistic," Bain, Director of Admissions at U.l.C. Morris said. refer to students who were enrolled. '"and we've been at that very steadily have left and have come back at some Morris. 65. was given a stress test for the past five years. In orderto main point. " I think these numbers and this prior to his operation. which returned tain that number. we do see increases in kind of growth offset the worst fears ev perfect. Still. Morris says his doctors the academic requirements for admis eryone has had about declining demo believe a " very minor heart attack" ''I'm very exerted about sion to both undergraduate and graduate graphics." Gall said. may have caused his rerum to the hospi· back ... Morris ;aid . "I met students. But the only trend we see at tal. To combat the steady increase in en staff the other day aod intend to be the present time would be the fact that Columbia Vice President and Aca rollment. Columbia has taken various in full force. Columbia. !love." more and more graduate students are at dcmie-Dean Lya Dym Rosenblum said steps to grow as the student population Those wrshrng to send Mom; a tending." Brian said. no date has been set for Morris' return. grows. may address them to the college rn ca but anticipated he would be back in two "Based on student data from last Continued on Page 3 of the television depanmem. News Briefs Former priest condemns Alumni department holds annual phonathon The Alumni Dcpanrncnt will hold !heir annual fund -mising phonalhon Nov. insincere peace effort 10-12. \blunlccrs who wish lo solicil donal ions from Columbia gmdualcs may conlacl Wendy Dahl .