900 Randolph Street Moves To Third Place In 2022 Countdown

Coming in at third place on this year’s countdown is the first official skyscraper on the list at 900 W Randolph Street in the West Loop. Though it is officially located off of N Peoria Street, the structure replaced a one-story building and its adjacent surface parking lot in the quickly growing area, towering above the busy dining strip. Developer Related Midwest, is also planning The 78 mega-development in the nearby South Loop. New York-based Morris Adjmi Architects is responsible for the development’s industrial-style design.

900 Randolph (orange). Model by Jack Crawford

900 Randolph. Photo by Jack Crawford

Rising 43 stories and 495 feet in height, just above the 493-foot or 150-meter skyscraper threshold set by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), the tower itself will sit above a multi-story podium designed to fit in with the surrounding context. Within it will be multiple ground-floor retail spaces with retractable windows and double height ceilings, there will also be a 95-vehicle parking garage that will be fronted by additional residences along Peoria Street to create an active street front.

900 W Randolph Street. Rendering by Morris Adjmi Architects

Conceptual sketch of 900 Randolph by Morris Adjmi Architects

The podium will be topped by a large amenity deck with the railings disguised within the building facade with an outdoor pool and resident lounges and gardens. The square tower itself will have the remaining of the 300 residential units made up of studios, one-, and two-bedroom floor plans with operable windows, of these roughly 60 will be considered on-site affordable apartments though not many details have been revealed on their layouts at the moment. The structure itself will be clad in a lightly tinted curtain wall accented by large black faux-structural braces with rounded corner details.

900 Randolph. Photo by Jack Crawford

With the limited parking and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) designation, the project sits near multiple modes of transit including bus service for CTA Routes 8 and 56 as well as the CTA Pink and Green Lines all within a ten-minute walk. The $200 million structure has topped out since claiming the ninth spot in last year’s countdown, with the facade quickly rising as the LR Contracting Company continues to work towards the anticipated 2023 completion date.

Countdown Comparison Corner (Spot #3)

Today’s article will compare 900 Randolph to New York’s 570 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The tower has the potential to reach more than 1100 feet in height if the developer Extell were to decide to include residential units rather than offices.