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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish and his wife, Seiko, in late March were sued by a neighboring couple in Evanston for recently installing a solid wood cedar fence that blocks those neighbors’ views of Lake Michigan.
The litigation is the latest development in the Darvishes’ longstanding effort to gain privacy by enclosing the front and back yards of their mansion on Lake Michigan in Evanston. And it continues a saga that dates to shortly after Darvish and his wife paid $4.55 million in May 2018 for their six-bedroom, 5,400-square-foot lakefront home in Evanston.
The suit, filed by neighbors Craig and Alexis Eyler on March 29 in Cook County Circuit Court, contends that Yu and Seiko Darvish have violated an accord reached last year with the Eylers, who agreed not to object to the Darvishes’ proposal for a 6-foot-tall fence around their property, providing that the fence would be made of wrought iron. The Eylers allege that the Darvishes and their representatives used that initial approval and then subsequently and stealthily undertook a “bait and switch tactic” to gain permission from Evanston officials in October 2018 to install a solid cedar wood fence around much of the property, unbeknownst to the Eylers.
In addition, the Eylers allege in the suit that the Darvishes have blocked a utility easement dedicated some 70 years ago that provides the Eylers with access to Lake Michigan. The Eylers are asking the court to require the Darvishes to remove the newly installed wood fence and to keep the easement clear, along with unspecified damages to be determined at trial.
The seeds of the dispute were planted in mid-2018, when the Darvishes first sought to erect a fence around their property, including in the front yard — which is not permitted in many places in Evanston under Evanston’s zoning code. Evanston’s zoning administrator initially denied the Darvishes’ proposal for a 6-foot tall fence in the front yard. After a private, two-hour meeting with Seiko Darvish and the family’s representatives in July 2018, however, the Eylers agreed not to object to the Darvishes’ appeal to Evanston’s Zoning Board of Appeals of the denial of their application for a fence.
With support from Evanston Ald. Melissa Wynne and the Eylers, Evanston’s Zoning Board of Appeals then granted the Darvishes permission for a lower, 42-inch-high, wrought iron fence in the front yard.
A cedar wood fence built by Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish and his wife, Seiko, is the subject of a lawsuit by Alexis and Craig Eyler, who contend the fence violates an agreement between the two couples that the fence would not block the Eylers' view of Lake Michigan. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)
Three months later, however, the Darvishes approached Evanston’s Preservation Commission, seeking permission to erect a 6-foot-tall, solid cedar wood fence around the side and rear yards of the property. The Eylers contend that they were never made aware of that Oct. 9 meeting, and without them in attendance to register their objections, the commission gave the Darvishes the go-ahead for a solid cedar wood fence.
“We were not notified of that meeting,” Alexis Eyler told Elite Street in an interview. “(The Darvishes’ application) fell under old business (on the agenda), and it was supposed to be for an addition that the Darvishes were (seeking approval for). We would have been there otherwise, at least to observe.”
The Eylers cited an easement from the 1940s that grants their property an “unobstructed view of Lake Michigan,” and in the suit, they charge that the solid cedar wood fence violates that easement. City officials have chosen not to intervene in that aspect of the dispute, contending that Evanston has no say over easement agreements involving two private property owners.
The Darvishes’ fence violates that easement, Alexis Eyler said, because it impedes views of Lake Michigan. So while the Eylers still can see the lake from the second floor of their home, from their first floor, “what you see is a fence.”
“Our hope was that we could have a great relationship with them (the Darvishes) and everyone’s needs could be met, and we tried for months to make that happen. We even offered to pay for the difference between a wood and wrought iron fence, and they turned us down,” Alexis Eyler said. “This was a hard decision for my husband and me to do this (to sue), but obviously our quality of life has been impacted, and our property values have been impacted.”
The Darvishes’ lawyer, Arthur Holtzman, said he could not yet comment, as he was still reviewing the suit. Their zoning consultant, Matt Rodgers of KBGA Rodgers, also declined to comment.
The next court date is July 29.
The Cubs signed Darvish to a six-year, $126 million contract in February 2018, and he missed most of the 2018 season with arm trouble. He now has returned this season and is due to start Wednesday night.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/clas...sh-evanston-fence-lawsuit-20190410-story.html
The litigation is the latest development in the Darvishes’ longstanding effort to gain privacy by enclosing the front and back yards of their mansion on Lake Michigan in Evanston. And it continues a saga that dates to shortly after Darvish and his wife paid $4.55 million in May 2018 for their six-bedroom, 5,400-square-foot lakefront home in Evanston.
The suit, filed by neighbors Craig and Alexis Eyler on March 29 in Cook County Circuit Court, contends that Yu and Seiko Darvish have violated an accord reached last year with the Eylers, who agreed not to object to the Darvishes’ proposal for a 6-foot-tall fence around their property, providing that the fence would be made of wrought iron. The Eylers allege that the Darvishes and their representatives used that initial approval and then subsequently and stealthily undertook a “bait and switch tactic” to gain permission from Evanston officials in October 2018 to install a solid cedar wood fence around much of the property, unbeknownst to the Eylers.
In addition, the Eylers allege in the suit that the Darvishes have blocked a utility easement dedicated some 70 years ago that provides the Eylers with access to Lake Michigan. The Eylers are asking the court to require the Darvishes to remove the newly installed wood fence and to keep the easement clear, along with unspecified damages to be determined at trial.
The seeds of the dispute were planted in mid-2018, when the Darvishes first sought to erect a fence around their property, including in the front yard — which is not permitted in many places in Evanston under Evanston’s zoning code. Evanston’s zoning administrator initially denied the Darvishes’ proposal for a 6-foot tall fence in the front yard. After a private, two-hour meeting with Seiko Darvish and the family’s representatives in July 2018, however, the Eylers agreed not to object to the Darvishes’ appeal to Evanston’s Zoning Board of Appeals of the denial of their application for a fence.
With support from Evanston Ald. Melissa Wynne and the Eylers, Evanston’s Zoning Board of Appeals then granted the Darvishes permission for a lower, 42-inch-high, wrought iron fence in the front yard.
A cedar wood fence built by Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish and his wife, Seiko, is the subject of a lawsuit by Alexis and Craig Eyler, who contend the fence violates an agreement between the two couples that the fence would not block the Eylers' view of Lake Michigan. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)
Three months later, however, the Darvishes approached Evanston’s Preservation Commission, seeking permission to erect a 6-foot-tall, solid cedar wood fence around the side and rear yards of the property. The Eylers contend that they were never made aware of that Oct. 9 meeting, and without them in attendance to register their objections, the commission gave the Darvishes the go-ahead for a solid cedar wood fence.
“We were not notified of that meeting,” Alexis Eyler told Elite Street in an interview. “(The Darvishes’ application) fell under old business (on the agenda), and it was supposed to be for an addition that the Darvishes were (seeking approval for). We would have been there otherwise, at least to observe.”
The Eylers cited an easement from the 1940s that grants their property an “unobstructed view of Lake Michigan,” and in the suit, they charge that the solid cedar wood fence violates that easement. City officials have chosen not to intervene in that aspect of the dispute, contending that Evanston has no say over easement agreements involving two private property owners.
The Darvishes’ fence violates that easement, Alexis Eyler said, because it impedes views of Lake Michigan. So while the Eylers still can see the lake from the second floor of their home, from their first floor, “what you see is a fence.”
“Our hope was that we could have a great relationship with them (the Darvishes) and everyone’s needs could be met, and we tried for months to make that happen. We even offered to pay for the difference between a wood and wrought iron fence, and they turned us down,” Alexis Eyler said. “This was a hard decision for my husband and me to do this (to sue), but obviously our quality of life has been impacted, and our property values have been impacted.”
The Darvishes’ lawyer, Arthur Holtzman, said he could not yet comment, as he was still reviewing the suit. Their zoning consultant, Matt Rodgers of KBGA Rodgers, also declined to comment.
The next court date is July 29.
The Cubs signed Darvish to a six-year, $126 million contract in February 2018, and he missed most of the 2018 season with arm trouble. He now has returned this season and is due to start Wednesday night.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/clas...sh-evanston-fence-lawsuit-20190410-story.html
So we should expect to see better than we have seen so far??
I heard a clip of Bernstine talking about Darvish on the Score today. Basically he said it's always something.
Well, isn't it? It's too cold. There is a language barrier with the translator the Cubs hired last year. The ST regimen isn't what he's used to. Something aches. He pitches better at night. He has the sniffles. Just STFU and pitch.
LOL. Rich people in Evanston suing each other. Why would Darvish need a privacy fence in Evanston? Are there really that many meatball fans wandering the streets of Evanston trying to ring his doorbell for an autograph?Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish and his wife, Seiko, in late March were sued by a neighboring couple in Evanston for recently installing a solid wood cedar fence that blocks those neighbors’ views of Lake Michigan.
The litigation is the latest development in the Darvishes’ longstanding effort to gain privacy by enclosing the front and back yards of their mansion on Lake Michigan in Evanston. And it continues a saga that dates to shortly after Darvish and his wife paid $4.55 million in May 2018 for their six-bedroom, 5,400-square-foot lakefront home in Evanston.
The suit, filed by neighbors Craig and Alexis Eyler on March 29 in Cook County Circuit Court, contends that Yu and Seiko Darvish have violated an accord reached last year with the Eylers, who agreed not to object to the Darvishes’ proposal for a 6-foot-tall fence around their property, providing that the fence would be made of wrought iron. The Eylers allege that the Darvishes and their representatives used that initial approval and then subsequently and stealthily undertook a “bait and switch tactic” to gain permission from Evanston officials in October 2018 to install a solid cedar wood fence around much of the property, unbeknownst to the Eylers.
In addition, the Eylers allege in the suit that the Darvishes have blocked a utility easement dedicated some 70 years ago that provides the Eylers with access to Lake Michigan. The Eylers are asking the court to require the Darvishes to remove the newly installed wood fence and to keep the easement clear, along with unspecified damages to be determined at trial.
The seeds of the dispute were planted in mid-2018, when the Darvishes first sought to erect a fence around their property, including in the front yard — which is not permitted in many places in Evanston under Evanston’s zoning code. Evanston’s zoning administrator initially denied the Darvishes’ proposal for a 6-foot tall fence in the front yard. After a private, two-hour meeting with Seiko Darvish and the family’s representatives in July 2018, however, the Eylers agreed not to object to the Darvishes’ appeal to Evanston’s Zoning Board of Appeals of the denial of their application for a fence.
With support from Evanston Ald. Melissa Wynne and the Eylers, Evanston’s Zoning Board of Appeals then granted the Darvishes permission for a lower, 42-inch-high, wrought iron fence in the front yard.
A cedar wood fence built by Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish and his wife, Seiko, is the subject of a lawsuit by Alexis and Craig Eyler, who contend the fence violates an agreement between the two couples that the fence would not block the Eylers' view of Lake Michigan. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)
Three months later, however, the Darvishes approached Evanston’s Preservation Commission, seeking permission to erect a 6-foot-tall, solid cedar wood fence around the side and rear yards of the property. The Eylers contend that they were never made aware of that Oct. 9 meeting, and without them in attendance to register their objections, the commission gave the Darvishes the go-ahead for a solid cedar wood fence.
“We were not notified of that meeting,” Alexis Eyler told Elite Street in an interview. “(The Darvishes’ application) fell under old business (on the agenda), and it was supposed to be for an addition that the Darvishes were (seeking approval for). We would have been there otherwise, at least to observe.”
The Eylers cited an easement from the 1940s that grants their property an “unobstructed view of Lake Michigan,” and in the suit, they charge that the solid cedar wood fence violates that easement. City officials have chosen not to intervene in that aspect of the dispute, contending that Evanston has no say over easement agreements involving two private property owners.
The Darvishes’ fence violates that easement, Alexis Eyler said, because it impedes views of Lake Michigan. So while the Eylers still can see the lake from the second floor of their home, from their first floor, “what you see is a fence.”
“Our hope was that we could have a great relationship with them (the Darvishes) and everyone’s needs could be met, and we tried for months to make that happen. We even offered to pay for the difference between a wood and wrought iron fence, and they turned us down,” Alexis Eyler said. “This was a hard decision for my husband and me to do this (to sue), but obviously our quality of life has been impacted, and our property values have been impacted.”
The Darvishes’ lawyer, Arthur Holtzman, said he could not yet comment, as he was still reviewing the suit. Their zoning consultant, Matt Rodgers of KBGA Rodgers, also declined to comment.
The next court date is July 29.
The Cubs signed Darvish to a six-year, $126 million contract in February 2018, and he missed most of the 2018 season with arm trouble. He now has returned this season and is due to start Wednesday night.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/clas...sh-evanston-fence-lawsuit-20190410-story.html
Seriously. Cedar? for a $5 million dollar house you should be shredding virgin redwood. Cedar is for trailer parks.
It was pretty telling that the new pitching coach admitted to the media that he didn't think Yu was focused for his start in Arlington.
Then against the Braves, he let the first two guys on in the 5th, leading Joe to pull him. After the game, Joe said that in order to build Yu's confidence, he got him out of the game then.
Pretty incredible that a pitcher making $21M is treated like a sophomore playing on the varsity in need of some confidence.
Yu has a chance to make something of a statement tonight in the frigid weather.
Thank God Trout pulled a groin muscle. Maybe we won't see him.
You saw more joggers than I’m seeing fans in the stands. I’d be shocked if there are more than 5000 actual fans at the game. Really glad I decided to skip this week for my first trip to Chicago.
Very poor picture quality for some reason.
Which is all I really have to discuss tonight. Joe said in the pregame that Yu has to go 5-6 good innings. Well, he might get the innings in.
when the hell does jhey get a shot at leadoff? is he too fast to lead off or still not old enough?
The whole team needs to get their heads out of their asses.
This shit is inexcusable!
Bunch of wusses out there.
when the hell does jhey get a shot at leadoff? is he too fast to lead off or still not old enough?
hell maybe we need him to swap spots with kb for a bit!
posting here in case anyone is looking. i believe these prices would be cheaper than purchasing from the cubs or stubhub (fees, etc..).
2 tickets (together)
section 216, row 8 (preferred infield terrace section)
tickets are behind home plate with no obstructions of the field or score board
prices below are for the pair
Saturday, April 13, 2019 TBD LA Angels $100 (sold)
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 7:05 PM LA Dodgers $70
Monday, May 06, 2019 7:05 AM Miami Marlins $50
Monday, May 20, 2019 7:05 AM Philadelphia Phillies $70
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:05 AM Philadelphia Phillies $70
Saturday, May 25, 2019 TBD Cincinatti Reds $165
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 7:05 AM Atlanta Braves $105
Sunday, July 14, 2019 TBD Pirates at Cubs $180
Saturday, August 03, 2019 TBD Milwaukee Brewers $240
Monday, August 05, 2019 7:05 AM Oakland A's A's $110
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 7:05 AM NY Mets $105
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 7:05 AM NY Mets $105
Saturday, August 24, 2019 TBD Milwaukee Brewers $220
Friday, August 30, 2019 1:20 AM Milwaukee Brewers $125
Sunday, September 01, 2019 TBD Milwaukee Brewers $165
Monday, September 02, 2019 1:20 AM Seattle Mariners $125
Tuesday, September 03, 2019 7:05 AM Seattle Mariners $75
Monday, September 16, 2019 7:05 AM Cincinatti Reds $65
Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:05 AM St. Louis Cardinals $80
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thanks!
2 tickets (together)
section 216, row 8 (preferred infield terrace section)
tickets are behind home plate with no obstructions of the field or score board
prices below are for the pair
Saturday, April 13, 2019 TBD LA Angels $100 (sold)
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 7:05 PM LA Dodgers $70
Monday, May 06, 2019 7:05 AM Miami Marlins $50
Monday, May 20, 2019 7:05 AM Philadelphia Phillies $70
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:05 AM Philadelphia Phillies $70
Saturday, May 25, 2019 TBD Cincinatti Reds $165
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 7:05 AM Atlanta Braves $105
Sunday, July 14, 2019 TBD Pirates at Cubs $180
Saturday, August 03, 2019 TBD Milwaukee Brewers $240
Monday, August 05, 2019 7:05 AM Oakland A's A's $110
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 7:05 AM NY Mets $105
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 7:05 AM NY Mets $105
Saturday, August 24, 2019 TBD Milwaukee Brewers $220
Friday, August 30, 2019 1:20 AM Milwaukee Brewers $125
Sunday, September 01, 2019 TBD Milwaukee Brewers $165
Monday, September 02, 2019 1:20 AM Seattle Mariners $125
Tuesday, September 03, 2019 7:05 AM Seattle Mariners $75
Monday, September 16, 2019 7:05 AM Cincinatti Reds $65
Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:05 AM St. Louis Cardinals $80
i can take paypal payment and email the tickets to you (no hard copy tickets this year). i have all of these games on stubhub, but you can avoid the extra fees if i send direct to you. shoot me a note if you'd like any of these games.
thanks!
They do this on short notice, but couldn’t move up last nights game to the much more pleasant Tuesday night?
thought the same. would have loved to see that one pushed to mid-summer series. damn.
They just announced the passing of Scott Sanderson. Uggh. Pretty damn young. He holds a really special place in my fan heart because even though I was born a Cubs fan, he was part of the 1984 team that made being a Cubs fan fun.
