The apartment building at 1723 South Michigan Avenue is going vertical in the South Loop. Thanks to the efforts of GC Brandts Build, with assistance from concrete contractor Goebel Forming, work on the future 12-story structure has reached the second level.

Looking northeast form the northwest corner of Michigan and 18th. Photo by Daniel Schell

Future ground-floor retail spaces. Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell
Gensler is the design architect behind the project from CMK Companies, which will deliver 149 rental units to the neighborhood. A podium occupying the first two floors will include 89 parking spaces, with retail opportunities occupying the ground-level spaces along the Michigan Avenue sidewalk.

From the alley running north-south behind the site. Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell
To date, 1723 South Michigan has received construction permits from the City of Chicago permits for:
Piles (no caissons were drilled here) – issued 7/11/2023
Foundation/superstructure – issued 8/18/2023
Full building – issued 9/5/2023
Alteration (removal one full level of parking) – issued 1/2/2024
Tower crane – issued 5/24/2024

Steel pile permit, via Chicago Data Portal

Foundation/superstructure permit, via Chicago Data Portal

Full building permit, via Chicago Data Portal

Alteration permit, via Chicago Data Portal

Tower crane permit, via Chicago Data Portal
Residents of 1723 South Michigan will have a CTA bus stop right outside their door serving Routes 1,3, and 4. There is a Divvy bike rack less than a block south, on the northwest corner of Michigan and 18th. The Cermak/McCormick Place Green Line platform is approximately three blocks to the southwest, at Cermak and State.
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Love it! Congratulations for the developer and their team.
Looking for information on Units available for purchase. Can anyone provide a phone number or email to contact?
These are rental units, so they won’t be for sale. But you can contact the developer at info@cmkrealty.com