Newly Installed Windows Bring ZSD Corp’s Madison + Carpenter in West Loop Closer to Completion

Madison + CarpenterMadison + Carpenter. Rendering by SGW Architecture & Design

Facade work is progressing for ZSD Corp‘s “Madison + Carpenter,” a six-story residential condominium building at 6 N Carpenter Street in West Loop. The 13-unit project will be replacing a former set of low-rise masonry buildings.

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Photo by Jack Crawford

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Photo by Jack Crawford

Each unit features four- or five-bedroom floor plans, with sizes ranging from 2,400 to 3,800 square feet, and prices between $2 million and $3 million. The residences will come with an array of features, including floor-to-ceiling windows, open layouts, and large private balconies, as well as a flex room that can be used as an office, home gym, den, or children’s playroom.

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Rendering by SGW Architecture & Design

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Rendering by SGW Architecture & Design

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Photo by Jack Crawford

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Photo by Jack Crawford

The project architect for Madison + Carpenter is SGW Architecture & Design, whose design includes metal cladding, large windows, and sprawling stacked terraces. The beam-like facade extends upward in the southeast corner as an open-air parapet.

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Rendering by SGW Architecture & Design

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Rendering by SGW Architecture & Design

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Rendering by SGW Architecture & Design

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Photo by Jack Crawford

The upcoming development will provide 26 parking spaces for residents, as well as easy access to a variety of transit options within a 10-minute walk. These include nearby Divvy bike stations, bus services for Routes 8 and 20, and L trains for the Green and Pink Lines at Morgan station.

Madison + Carpenter

Madison + Carpenter. Photo by Jack Crawford

The general contractor for the project is ZSD’s subsidiary, ZSD Construction, with a projected completion set for later this year.

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14 Comments on "Newly Installed Windows Bring ZSD Corp’s Madison + Carpenter in West Loop Closer to Completion"

  1. More of these human scale developments and less towers with 5 story bases are needed in this area.

    • Agree. And it’s about time these buildings got wrapped in fabric to provide for a more sensual street interaction.

  2. This is a nice building but it’s seriously taken forever. Like 3 years? That’s what a high-rise takes.

    • This building broke ground Summer 2022.

      • Well, that’s not the full story. Demolition finished July 2021, broke ground February 2022, then it didn’t receive additional permits until the following July. That’s over 2 years at this point. It will probably be finished at the 2.5-year mark, close to my original 3 years (the word “like” implies a hyperbolic estimate)

  3. I think it’s great. That corner is really establishing a vernacular. Sometimes, I go there on Google Street View and try to imagine what they might say to each other. Things like, “My, but you’re a tall drink of water”. It keeps the loneliness at bay.

  4. @Zaptron its because the job has been unfortunately non-union that is why it has taken forever

    • But, as Razorback pointed out, it actually started last summer. Union, please explain how fast-working union labor has contributed to the lightning-quick speed of the Ravenswood Metra Station. A decade later and they’re nearly 75% done. Would non-union labor have taken longer?

      • Incorrect. Demolition finished July 2021, broke ground February 2022, then it didn’t receive additional permits until the following July. That’s over 2 years at this point. It will probably be finished at the 2.5-year mark — it seems permitting held this up a lot.

        • Fair enough. But the issue Union was addressing was the speed of construction (which, since groundbreaking is moving at a pretty good clip). Clearly, this was not a case of work going more slowly because this was a non-union site.

          • Yes, agree. Seems like it got started riiiiight as supply chain issues hit and then COVID-related reduction in bureaucrats-at-work, which caused permitting delays.

          • At 10 months and counting on a building permit for a comprehensive renovation, so I can totally identify.

    • West Loop Builder | February 20, 2023 at 11:30 am | Reply

      Sorry, Union. I’m on the Development/Construction team and that’s just not true.

  5. I was actually working on the building for a couple months as we were the only union trade on the job, we would work in the morning and then non-union trades came in later in the day and never saw progress on anything else during my time there and ended up seeing a Scabby the Rat get posted up at the job a few weeks later so Sorry West Loop Builder, thats just not true

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