Since YIMBY’s September update, glass has steadily enclosed most of the remaining floors at 300 N Michigan Avenue, a 47-story skyscraper that recently topped out in the northeast corner of The Loop. Developers Magellan Development Group and Sterling Bay have planned a mix of retail in the base, a 280-key CitizenM hotel on the sixth through 15th floors, and residential apartments on the 17th through 45th floors.
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
As far as amenities, the development will come with a hotel amenity deck on the fourth floor, as well as a private rooftop deck for residents on the 46th floor. On-site parking will yield just 22 vehicle spaces and storage for 48 bikes.
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
The edifice will rise 523 feet to its pinnacle, taking on a contemporary glass design by bKL Architecture. The glass currently enveloping the tower is Vision Glass, whose mullion patterns change according to the interior programming.
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
Given its central location within the downtown Chicago area, 300 N Michigan will offer a range of public transportation options, such as bus access for Routes 3, 6, 20, 26, 66, 124, 143, 146, 147, 148, 151, 157, 850, 851, and 855, all located at the adjacent intersection of Michigan & South Water.
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
Meanwhile, for the CTA L, all lines can be found within a 10-minute walk. The closest of these lines are the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines via a five-minute walk southwest to State/Lake station. Anyone looking to board the Metra will also find Millennium station via a four-minute walk south.
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
300 N Michigan Avenue. Photo by Jack Crawford
Linn-Mathes Inc is serving as the general contractor, while Adjustable Concrete has served as the concrete contractor. An October article by Urbanize reported an estimated construction cost of $250 million, with first move-ins expected for June 2022.
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Totally destroys the cityscape looking South along Michigan AVE.
Especially the view profile of the Carbon and Carbide Bldg.
How many flat, blue glass boxes can one city build. Chicago has become the epitome of banality.
Agreed, the soaring towers of the 1920s and 1930s spoke of culture and aspiration….Larry Booths silly POMO building was a shot in the arm for the Avenue but did nothing to set the tone for how to build in the modern era….and this tower while almost disappearing which is good, doesn’t which isn’t good…..and yeah, how many glass boxes need a city-scape endure.