Krueger and his team presented their plans to redevelop the building’s site during a community meeting held earlier this month.
“We negotiated with the community and came up with a plan that fits into the neighborhood, allows a new restaurant to come into play we hope, and some nice apartments above right on Halsted Street,” Smith said. Michele Smith (43rd), whose ward encompasses the site, during the city’s Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards meeting on Tuesday. The Manhandler Saloon closed in November, according to LGBTQ travel blog Ga圜ities. and convert it into a 38-foot residential and retail building. The City Council on Wednesday approved a proposal by developer Mike Krueger to buy the bar at 1948 N.
LINCOLN PARK - The Manhandler Saloon, an LGBTQ-friendly bar in Lincoln Park that closed last year, will soon become a three-story apartment building with a restaurant on the first floor.
