Taking the sixth place in this year’s countdown is the RIU Plaza Hotel Chicago at 150 E Ontario Street in Streeterville. Located just east of the intersection with N Michigan Avenue, the project came in ninth place in last year’s countdown as it replaced an empty lot. Developer The Prime Group worked with local architecture firm Lucien LaGrange Studio on the hotel which will be operated by Spain-based RIU Hotels.
Current construction of RIU Plaza by Jack Crawford
Current construction of RIU Plaza by Jack Crawford
Rising 28 stories and 345 feet in height, the structure occupies the entirety of its site, abutting the two surrounding buildings. Within the Neoclassical-style tower will be 388 guest rooms aimed at foreign tourists as RIU offers full vacation packages across Europe. The ground floor will contain a coffee shop and lobby while the second floor will hold a dining area for breakfast.
2023’s RIU Plaza (left) – 2022’s 360 green (right)
2022 Comparison
2022’s sixth place was 360 N Green in West Loop. The Sterling Bay developed tower was designed by Gensler and is also wrapping up work early next year. The tower rose 24 stories and 399 feet in height.
Floor Difference from 2022: +4 | Height Difference from 2022: -54 feet
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Current construction of RIU Plaza by Jack Crawford
Current construction of RIU Plaza by Jack Crawford
Current construction of RIU Plaza by Jack Crawford
The tower will feature a front colonnade with a round window accent, with most of the structure clad in a painted concrete precast system and aluminum framed windows. Future guests will have bus access to CTA Routes 2, 3, 10, 26, 125, 143, 146, 147, 148, 151, and 157, while the CTA Red Line at Grand station is an eight-minute walk away. The project has topped out and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2024, with W.E. O’Neil executing the work.
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Need a ton of these similarly styled all along Chicago Ave filling in the parking lots and low-rise buildings.
What a fun idea to imagine. Would love to see those spaces on Chicago Ave replaced/upgraded.
People love to hate a concrete or masonry neoclassical building when the renderings drop, but are silent when it actually turns out to be very nice, textured infill. Goof for Riu.
Agreed!