City officials recently approved minor adjustments to the Edgewater Hotel renovation plan as construction on the project continues.
Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, said she and Steve Cover, the city’s Planning, Community and Economic Development director, approved minor technical changes to the project, including a screening on a penthouse meant to store mechanical equipment and adjustments to the building’s balconies.
Although the renovation project was controversial before it received city approval and broke ground on construction day Nov. 15, Maniaci said she saw it like a normal project due to the small scale of the changes.
“This has been a very thorough process,” she said.
The renovation, which Maniaci said should be completed late in summer 2014, includes a new addition to the building, an outdoor stairway leading to the lakefront and the installation of a new coffee shop and restaurant.
“I look forward to a successful project that will enhance the neighborhood,” Maniaci said.
