The first piles were driven into the ground at 1010 South Wells Street in the South Loop on Thursday, marking the beginning of the Riverline residential development. Eschewing caissons, those piles will provide the foundation for this 21-story, 386-unit building from CMK Properties. 1010 South Wells is the first, and northernmost, parcel to be developed for the multi-structure plan.
Rendering of 1010 South Wells Street by Gensler
Rendering of 1010 South Wells Street by Gensler
The endangered, ruggedly handsome Union Station Power House watches from the background. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Brandts Build is the general contractor here, with Goebel Forming as the concrete contractor. They’re working on a design from Gensler, which means this the exact same team responsible for 1717 Michigan, also in the South Loop. The permit to get started here was issued by the city on November 22 of last year.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
The building site, located next to the South Branch of the Chicago River across from the Union Station Power House, sits next to the Roosevelt Collection and the British International School of Chicago along Wells Street. It will add 2,900 square feet of retail space, 182 parking stalls, and all the amenities and modern finishes we’ve come to expect from Chicago’s new residential developments. Riverline will also extend the Chicago Riverwalk along the South Branch from River City to Roosevelt Road.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Residents of Riverline and 1010 South Wells are surrounded by transit options. They’ll live just three blocks south of the LaSalle Street Metra station and its Rock Island Line trains, while the LaSalle Blue Line subway station and Lasalle/Van Buren Loop (Brown/Purple/Green/Orange/Pink) elevated platform are less than a block farther north. Stops for Routes 12, 18, 24, and 62 CTA buses are within a three-block walk. The Roosevelt Red/Green/Orange elevated/subway station is about three-quarters of a mile southeast, and the Harrison Red Line subway station the same distance northeast.
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It’s going well, the location for this type of residential is simple
Looks nice. I like the mix of townhomes along the mid-rises. Will be very cute to look at from the architecture cruises.
Does anyone know if there are plans to connect the river walk at Wolf Point from Wacker down towards the South Loop?
I have seen artist renditions that connect it from Civic Opera House down to Chinatown back in 2019 but nothing serious has materialized since then.
Looks nice and love the density, other than the dead parking warehouse right where one’s gaze goes. Why can’t we reduce parking and specify that all parking podiums at least need to be wrapped by active uses? We’re already nearly tied with NYC for worse traffic congestion on our streets, why are we inviting more and more cars into the dense parts acting like our streets can absorb an infinite amount of traffic?
Looks horrible, premium site with canned architecture. I noticed they took out all the previous overwhelmingly negative comments about the design.
What do you mean? I see lots of negative comments on previous posts, including comments from you. Nothing has been taken out.
Yes, I think the design is bad and a lost opportunity to bring people to this location because of the quality of the architecture. Riverfront sites are rare and should contribute to Chicago’s great architecture. Gensler’s design does not contribute. Thanks for letting me give my opinion.
Yes, your opinion of the design rang loud and clear. My objection was to your accusation that negative comments had been removed.
Daniel, when does the wild Wentworth connector open?
I wish I knew.