Now topped out and craneless, 626 South Wabash is within a couple stories of completing its exterior glass installation down in the South Loop. The apartment tower from DAC Developments and Melrose Ascension Capital topped out in October, then brought the tower crane down in November.
Panel installation. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Looking straight east from South State Street. Photo by Daniel Schell
Three levels to go. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Looking south from Harrison Street. Photo by Daniel Schell
Looking south down Wabash Avenue. Photo by Daniel Schell
Rendering of 626 South Wabash by Antunovich Associates
Rendering of 626 South Wabash by Antunovich Associates
The 19-story, 164-unit building, designed by Antunovich Associates, is expected to open this fall. Apartments were designated as 80 efficiency units, 24 two-bedroom layouts, and 60 four-bedroom units. However, a permit still pending in the Chicago Data Portal calls for some 17th-story units to be reconfigured from four bedrooms to three bedrooms. The mix of units is geared toward student living.
Upper levels of the south façade, seen from East Balbo Drive. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
The tower’s podium will include 60 parking stalls and 3,100 square feet of retail space. Clark Construction is the general contractor, so named by a decree from the express permit program issued in January 2025.
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Hoping De Paul returns the Blackstone Theatre to Nederlander for legitimate theatre .
Even more eventful would be the reopening of the 10th Street theatre and its Yiddish playbills
Nice looking building. Will give added density and activate the sidewalk with retail.
There are so many surface level parking lots on this stretch of Wabash. Hopefully this building will be a success and spur more of those lots to get filled in!