This week, YIMBY captured shots of the near-complete demolition at 1200 W Fulton Street in Fulton Market, set to give rise to a major new three-building development. The full-block plan will replace a parking lot and three existing one-story industrial buildings, delivering 1.5 million square feet of mixed-use space designed by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture (HPA). The developer, Fulton Street Companies, is spearheading the development alongside Waterton, a local landlord company, and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital.
Rendering of 1200 W Fulton Street development from Fulton Street by HPA
1200 W Fulton. Photo by Jack Crawford
1200 W Fulton. Photo by Jack Crawford
The current plans have indicated that the shortest edifice of the three will be a 10-story, 200,000-square-foot life sciences building, which will sit directly on the intersection with a gable roof and a large glass curtain wall facing Fulton Street. To the west will be a 25-story, 500,000-square-foot office building with a square industrial-style base and stacked glass massing above the halfway point. Both of these buildings will have to follow the new guidelines established with Fulton Street becoming a pedestrian street, allowing the project to be a Transit Oriented Development.
1200 W Fulton Market (gold). Model by Jack Crawford / Rebar Radar
Rendering of life sciences building from Carroll Avenue by HPA
Anchoring the development will be a 50-story tower reaching 600 feet tall at the northwest corner of the site close to W Carroll Avenue. The tower will hold 500 apartments managed by Waterton and a 200-key hotel in its staggering massing with an industrial-style base as well. In addition, a 200,000-square-foot fitness center from a national group, which is yet to be revealed.
1200 W Fulton. Photo by Jack Crawford
As far as transportation, the nearest CTA buses can be found for Routes 8, 9, X9, 20, and 65 all within a 10-minute walk. Meanwhile, the closest CTA L service can be found for the Green and Pink Lines via a seven-minute walk southeast to Morgan Station.
1200 W Fulton Market (gold). Model by Jack Crawford / Rebar Radar
One Chicago (red) if it were placed next to 1200 W Fulton (gold). Model by Jack Crawford / Rebar Radar
To offer a sense of scale, another recent full-block megadevelopment, known as One Chicago, was also designed by HPA. This River North complex is roughly 40% larger than 1200 W Fulton with a square footage of 2.1 million. Height-wise, One Chicago has also consolidated its extra floor space despite fewer towers through its 971- and 579-foot heights.
One Chicago (red) if it were placed next to 1200 W Fulton (gold). Model by Jack Crawford / Rebar Radar
1200 W Fulton. Photo by Jack Crawford
As for the next steps, full permits still require issuance before any construction can begin. Apart from the received demolition permits, no other filings have been made, and an anticipated completion timeline has not yet been revealed.
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Another HUGE, ugly glass monster set to obliterate our views and destroy another low rise brick and iron building that leant Fulton Market its unique character. The alderman cares nothing about our neighborhood because even though he doesn’t live here, he’ll be rich when he retires to Florida. But as long as the developers get what they want and the city gets its taxes and our Alderman lines his pockets we should all just go along and watch our unique, funky uncrowded neighborhood go to he’ll.
Big NIMBY energy on a YIMBY site… lol
What even was Fulton before the restaurants? Dying warehouses and underutilized density minutes from downtown?
Growing up around East Pilsen area, there was nothing to see here besides Greek Town. Today, there are fun places to hang out during or after work, weekends especially. The area could benefit from some other types of recreation or entertainment, and another good-sized park would do wonders, but the additions of major residential will only make the city/area more liveable. You can see the street views from 2008. Fulton wasn’t anything special.
Fulton market needs a supertall tower hopefully soon
Keep Fulton funky, are you serious? As someone pointed above – anyone can see what it used to look like years ago on google maps lol. Sad area with nothing to do, and now it’s a destination, only thanks to all the new construction.
Yeah I have no sympathy for a NIMBY in a neighborhood that was a meat packing district 15 years ago.
Great job to all the architects developers designers Chicago is looking great thank you thank you and thank you!
Never mind the haters!