Extensive facade Installation can be seen for an eight-story mixed-use development known as “Inspire West Town,” located at 1140 W Erie Street in the West Town neighborhood. Bond Companies is the developer behind the project, which will provide both ground-level retail and 113 total apartments. The construction will generate both on- and off-site affordable housing, with six on-site units and 17 that are being subsidized elsewhere in the area. Unit sizes will fall between one- and three-bedrooms, with overhanging private balconies attached to select units.
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town. Rendering by FitzGerald Associates
Inspire West Town is one of a spate of new mixed-use developments popping up in the area, as developers attempt to take advantage of the growing popularity of West Town and its proximity to Fulton Market. The building will contain a variety of amenities, including a 4,300-square-foot pool deck on the second floor, a fitness center, a dog run and spa, and a rooftop deck facing towards the city center. Additionally, there will be a 23-vehicle parking garage and an 86-bike bike room.
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town (1140 W Erie Street). Rendering by FitzGerald Associates
With Fitzgerald Associates Architects behind its design, the structure’s triangular footprint extrudes into a V-shape starting on the second level, from which two connected wings emerge. The facade’s color scheme is made up of a grayscale primary palette with flourishes of pastel colors sprinkled throughout. While renderings depict green accents, the final choice for the paneling leans toward a more pastel turquoise.
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
The transit-oriented project is less than a two-minute walk from the intersection of Milwaukee, Ogden, and Chicago, which offers bus service for Routes 56 and 66. Underneath this same intersection, access to the CTA L Blue Line can be found via Chicago station.
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
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Inspire West Town. Photo by Jack Crawford
Completion is expected for the latter half of this year. Global Builders Inc has served as general contractor, with reported construction costs at $40 million.
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This is where a project with the quality of Ca6 should have went with the high visibility location.
This belongs in a suburb 60 miles away from the city. Pity it’s so boring and seen heavily off i90.