Groundbreaking Expected This Fall for 1000M as City Council Approves Updated Plan in South Loop

Updated Renderings for 1000M. Renderings by JAHNUpdated Renderings for 1000M. Renderings by JAHN

Groundbreaking is expected to occur this fall after the Chicago City Council has approved the revised design for 1000M, a long-planned residential skyscraper at 1000 S Michigan Avenue in South Loop. Fronting S Michigan Avenue, the project site is an infill site between E 9th Street and E 11 Street. Currently a stalled construction site, the development already has caissons in the ground. Time Equities and JK Equities are the developers behind the project.

1000 S Michigan Avenue

1000 S Michigan Avenue, via Google Maps

This update design is one of multiple iterations since the building was originally approved as a Planned Development in 2016. Designed by the late Helmut Jahn and his office JAHN, the 73-story tower is now expected to rise 805 feet, reduced from the previous height of 831 feet. The entirely residential building will now hold 738 rental apartments instead of 506 condominiums and offer 325 parking spaces. Additionally 356 bike parking spaces will also be provided. There will be no retail space, with a leasing center for the building taking up the open space on the ground floor.

East elevations of original design and proposed design

Previous (left) and Proposed (right) Version of East Elevation for 1000M. Drawings by JAHN

The design of the structure remains mostly intact, with only some minor changes to the top of the tower. The design retains the two volume approach, with a rectangular volume respecting the street wall on the lower portion, and a carved tower portion that widens as it rises. The delineation of that transition is produced via a cut in the facade, creating a visual interruption between the two portions. The tower will cantilever over the existing building at 1006 S Michigan Avenue as in the earlier design.

Site Plan for 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Site Plan for 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Ground Floor Plan for 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Ground Floor Plan for 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Residential access to the tower is mainly off of S Michigan Avenue to the main lobby and elevator bank. For vehicular access, cars will enter from S Wabash Avenue, enter the porte cochere, and then exit via a curb cut on E 9th Street. Access to the parking garage is from the porte cochere. Residents entering from the porte cochere will move through a smaller lobby to the elevator bank. Loading docks will be on the southern side of the building, exclusively accessed from S Wabash Avenue.

Typical Floor Plan for Tier A Apartments and Parking at 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Typical Floor Plan for Tier A Apartments and Parking at 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

The residential units are divided in four tiers. Tier A apartments will face north, south, and east, fronting S Michigan Avenue. They will screen the parking that is located on the western half of the site. Tier B apartments are located above the Tier A units, while still part of the rectangular massing of the lower portion of the tower. The eighth floor is an amenity floor that separates Tier A and Tier B. It will span 50,000 square feet, featuring an outdoor pool and roof deck, as well as multiple indoor amenities.

Typical Floor Plan for Tier B Apartments at 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Typical Floor Plan for Tier B Apartments at 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Tier C apartments are the first units in the carved tower portion, with the start of them delineated by the cut in the facade that delineates the transition from the lower portion to the upper portion. Tier D, dubbed the Skyline Apartments, are located at the top of the tower and are the largest units of the entire building.

Typical Floor Plan for Tier C and D Apartments at 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Typical Floor Plan for Tier C and D Apartments at 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Across the different tiers of apartments, unit sizes will include studios and one-, two-, and three-bedroom residences. The unit sizes range from 500 square feet for studios to 3,000 square feet for penthouse units. Fifty percent of the units will be studios, 27 percent will be one-bedroom apartments, 19 percent of the residences will be two-bedrooms, and 4.5 percent of the unit mix will be three-bedroom homes.

Floor Plan for Amenity Level at 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Floor Plan for Amenity Level at 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

With the transition from condos to rental units, the inclusion of affordable housing is now required. Ten percent of the increase of units is required to be affordable. Due to the addition of 232 units, 23 affordable units will be required. All of those units will be built on site and integrated into the building. The affordable unit mix consists of 11 studios, six one-bedrooms, five two-bedrooms, and one three-bedroom apartment. They will target those with an income up to 60 percent of the Area Median Income.

Building Section of 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

Building Section of 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

As previously reported, the change in unit type from condos to rentals was a result of the financing structure behind the project. The developers secured construction financing in two phases, where the provider had the option to change or rescind funds for the second phase if they chose to. In the late spring of 2020, financing for the second phase was not released by the provider and the project was halted.

East Elevation of 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

East Elevation of 1000M. Drawing by JAHN

With approval from the Chicago Plan Commission, zoning committee, and full Chicago City Council, the development has a clear path towards breaking ground again this fall. Led by McHugh Construction, construction is expected to have a two and a half year timeline to the first deliveries, with a three year timeline for full completion.

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2 Comments on "Groundbreaking Expected This Fall for 1000M as City Council Approves Updated Plan in South Loop"

  1. This will be a great addition to the South Loop skyline. Meanwhile the skyline continues pushing westward via the West Loop.

  2. I don’t buy it will break ground until something official on financing is announced. They have been highly secretive about their financing from the very beginning even through the start of construction. They were also deceptive about why construction ceased blaming Covid while they started another project in Fulton Market at the same time. Hopefully all goes well. This is an important gap to fill, too bad they will fill it with yet another glass and aluminum tower when the original supertall version would have been a spectacular compliment to AON fronting the park. Chicago shot itself in the foot on this one per usual.

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