A permit has been issued to begin foundation construction for the 12-story residential tower at State and 23rd Streets on the Near South Side. Assigned to the address of 2305 South State Street, the building represents Phase 1C of the Southbridge development by The Community Builders. The permit was issued on October 16, just short of four months after its June 24 application date.
Rendering of Southbridge phase 1C by Gensler and Nia Architects
Site plan of Southbridge via DPD
Site context map of Southbridge by Gensler and Nia Architects
The 12-story, 140-foot tower will contain 80 rental apartments consisting of 20 studios, 50 one-bedroom units, and 10 two-bedroom units. The Chicago Housing Authority will reserve 29 units, and another 44 will be designated as affordable apartments. Designed by Gensler and Nia Architects, the building will include a shared rooftop deck, a community room, a dog-wash station, and a bike room. There will be 1,500 square feet of retail space on the first floor fronting 23rd and State. There is no parking included with Phase 1C.
McHugh Construction has been hired as general contractor, with McHugh Concrete on board as the concrete contractor. The foundation permit comes with a reported cost of $2 million; the entirety of Phase 1C is expected to cost about $49 million. The full construction permit, which cites 13 stories instead of 12, has been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since June 23.
Floor plans of Southbridge phase 1C by Gensler and Nia Architects
Elevations of Southbridge phase 1C by Gensler and Nia Architects
Elevations of Southbridge phase 1C by Gensler and Nia Architects
Phase 1C will rise on the east side of the 2300 block of State Street, across from the completed Phase 1A and Phase 1B. Those phases comprise a pair of six-story, 103-unit apartment buildings at 2310 and 2344 South State Street that were completed in 2022.
The southeast corner of 23rd and State Streets, via Google Street View
23rd Place at Southbridge, Phase 1A and 1B, completed in 2022. Photo by Jack Crawford
Local transit options, via Google Maps
Residents of Southbridge will find stops for the CTA’s Route 29 bus on their doorstep. One block north is the Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line train platform, as well as stops for the Route 21 bus. A two-block walk east to Michigan Avenue leads to stops for Routes 1 and 4. The Cermak-Chinatown Red Line platform is about three blocks northwest near Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue.
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Nice to see this project progressing. Good location close to the Cermak-McCormick station.