Progress is ramping up at 370 North Morgan in the Fulton Market District, as Skender and McHugh Concrete pass the four-story podium and pour concrete for level five. They got started with caissons for the Vista Property Group’s residential tower this spring.
370 North Morgan rendering by Antunovich Associates
That podium will hold 190 parking spaces for the tower on levels two through flour, while the ground floor will include the apartment lobby and about 4,500 square feet of retail space. The 28 stories above the podium will contain 494 apartments, and those are the floors that have now started pouring.
The first of two construction hoists, which were permitted in July, has been set up on the west end of the site. The full building permit was issued back on July 14, so the crew can see this one through to its full 32-story, 356-foot height.
370 North Morgan is a design by Antunovich Associates. The tower is expected to have a 24-month construction duration, which would mean an opening date for tenants in the second quarter of 2027.
A look at progress as of September 24, including a few bird’s-eye views, follows below.
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
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Bird and bees. 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
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
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
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
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Great photography! Can’t wait to read all the anti parking garage comments.
LOL so true.
The question is, why aren’t you and pro more housing for people over car storage, especially above ground? Do you actually think it’s a good thing that all of these new cars get to come into one of the rare walkable cities of the US, creating more congestion and a less-walkable urban experience? Do you think there’s no real cost to this and it’s just an “amenity”?
I don’t think having space for some cars in a project that is adding almost 500 apartments to the neighborhood is prioritizing car storage over people. An idealized world where people don’t need cars to get to work or go to see family is great and all, but that’s unfortunately not the world we live in.
If the developer has determined that the best way to fill the building is to offer parking, that’s their call. After all, the majority of Chicago’s population lives in the suburbs so for may, they want the ability to walk or drive.
^LOL
38% spaces/unit ratio is far from egregious in today’s West Loop market for the renter demographic they will be targeting. Plenty of people reverse commute who live in this area (nurses at suburban hospitals are one of many examples). The solution can’t simply be that those people live out in the suburbs within walking distance of their hospital.
I’m all for practical steps for a better, sustainable cityscape – in that vein, a serious question:
What sorts of policy/infrastructure shifts can/should we make as a city that make sense for today (project financial viability, and tenant needs/attractiveness) and tomorrow’s city of the future? Is there some sort of tax abatement/extended bus route investment program that could be established? How about eliminating the Uber tack on taxes if you live in a building with no parking / you don’t own a car?
There’s already property tax abatements for affordable units in new developments, so how much tax abatement can the city/county allow for when the budget is already royally screwed (for decades to come!)?
The finances don’t appear to be approachable to address a more holistic car boycott in Chicago other than one-offs for specific development types like co-liviing/student housing that cater to demographics with little to no vehicles. Having dreams of a near-carless urban environment like Manhattan, Tokyo, and Amsterdam are not a reasonable comparison from either a cultural or geographical standpoint.
So yes, 38% is a pretty reasonable incremental car-reducing improvement, if you ask me.
Excellent. Now that the parking is topped out we will start to see the human spaces getting built up. I love to see how much denser Fulton Market is becoming.
I don’t care for the excessive amount of parking but the height is a 9/10 for me