Final exterior touches are underway for Cassidy on Canal, a 33-story, 355-foot-tall mixed-use high rise located at 350 N Canal Street in the Fulton River District. The project is being co-developed by The Habitat Company and Diversified Real Estate Capital LLC.
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
The $139 million project, managed by McHugh Construction, began in fall 2022 and is expected to be fully completed this coming spring. The building’s design, by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, incorporates floor-to-ceiling windows, bronze metal cladding, and brick cladding, with some bricks sourced from the demolished Cassidy Tire Building.
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
The ground floor of the building includes 1,300 square feet of retail space, while the upper floors contain 343 residential units, ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments. Some units have private balconies. The fifth floor features amenities such as a pool deck, spa, fitness center, conference area, and pet area. The building also has a parking garage with space for 123 vehicles and a bicycle storage area for 185 bikes.
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
Cassidy on Canal. Photo by Jack Crawford
The building is accessible by CTA bus routes 12, 37, 56, and 65. The Clinton station, serving the Green and Pink CTA lines, is nearby, and the Ogilvie Transportation Center is an eight-minute walk from the site.
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Honestly really appreciate how this one turned out. It has an appropriate stature and material for it’s site
I agree – it’s much better in person than the design renderings. It’s always nice when this happens.
All the complainers can go eat rocks. This one turned out better than 99% of recent US developments
Yeap. You remembered. It’s funny how people get worked up over renderings.
It’s still an ugly form of a tower.
It is a very unassuming tower that does little to the area besides providing some housing and, I guess, some jobs. It’s an investment at a time when most entities have been extraordinarily hostile.
The architecture is still meh. It is far from the worst tall things built in the world. The reflective glazing will better show off other adjacent stuff. This tower is just another unassuming high-rise helping keep Chicago’s rents below the status quo.
Oh yes, because your work is just stellar.
The form is clumsy, and the podium is dumpy. Hoping vines do their best to mask out the rest of the blank wall that used to be that low-rise brick structure with a wall ad that added some flair to the street appeal.
Is it a crime to criticize bland architecture? At least I can use more than the word “banal.”
No, your work is really stellar. You have created an exceptional piece of architectural work that has had a significant impact on the beauty of Chicago. Your standards are nothing short of exceptional!
Now time to build the one next door 800 feet high, chicago must keep building
Well, it’s not beautiful, but definitely better than the rendering
Agreed, renderings looked like a project for downtown Phoenix but it actually contrasts nicely with most of the new mid-rise construction.
This one really does look better in real life. I’ll admit I was worried when it saw the renderings years ago.