Updated plans have been revealed for the proposed mixed-use development at 2800 North Sheridan Road in Lake View. Just under a month ago, we covered the project’s initial plans along West Diversey Parkway. Now, the team has returned with added density and additional uses to improve the streetfront—an approach that has become uncommon as of late.
Site context map of 2800 N Sheridan by Antunovich Associates
Updated rendering of 2800 N Sheridan by Antunovich Associates
Developer Continuum originally planned a 24-story, 281-foot-tall tower and a detached parking garage to replace the existing six-story medical office building and its parking lot to the north. The proposal included 303 units, 10,559 square feet of commercial space within the high-rise, 150 parking spaces, and a small lounge within the garage.
Comparison renderings of 2800 N Sheridan by Antunovich Associates
Now, the Antunovich Associates–designed proposal calls for a 28-story tower rising to 324 feet, still in line with surrounding buildings. The lower levels will continue to include 10,559 square feet of commercial space, along with over 8,500 square feet of amenity space. Above, the tower will now contain 355 units, made up of studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts.
Updated floor plans of 2800 N Sheridan by Antunovich Associates
The most significant change comes to the parking garage. It will contain 152 spaces in a reconfigured layout, allowing for 10,000 square feet of medical office space on the second floor along the streetfront. Additionally, a third floor has been added to accommodate a 26,000-square-foot health club. Both will be accessed from a new lobby replacing the former garage lounge.
Updated rendering of 2800 N Sheridan by Antunovich Associates
Updated rendering of 2800 N Sheridan by Antunovich Associates
Materials across all components will remain consistent, with the lower levels utilizing gray brick and the tower clad in a glass curtain wall with a black metal grid. The added garage levels will be framed by white paneling surrounding floor-to-ceiling windows. Additionally, the team will preserve two sculptures from the original building.
Plans will still need approval from the local alderman before advancing to rezoning with the city. No timeline has been established.
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Nice
Even better!
I maintain that this location could support double this height but this is a nice progression for the project.
That Chicago is long gone.
What is “That Chicago”? This building is the same height as the buildings around it. There was no time when 600 foot towers were going up in this area.
“That Chicago” meaning when developers attempted to pursue new boundaries and city officials would allow it. Back in the 70’s they built a 500′ building in Edgewater which is still the tallest building outside the downtown in all of the metro to this day, 6 decades later. Today its more about not surpassing the buildings next door rather than setting a new precedent. With all the money that’s poured into the north side over the last 30 years along with demand for housing a few 700+’ers should have been built by now transforming the lakefront.
No one has the vision or ambition to be the first to propose/build something dwarfing the surrounding structures.
Why waste the energy to go BOLD when idiots prevent even the most sane of structures like the one in Old Town that will maybe never happen because NIMBYs delayed the construction for half a decade.
It’s not the architects and developers preventing it. It’s not even policy. It’s YOUR neighbors killing the vibe. These are the same people who took advantage of the new heights and views and then downsized the majority of the city afterwards. We are fighting in their playground, and they continue to castrate the process by forcing arbitrary design guidelines across the West Loop, the only area not suffocated by height limits. And still, NIMBYs have the audacity to complain about what “fits” the post-industrial dilapidated neighborhood.
There are at least 4 buildings that are within 1/4 mile that are 50 ft taller.
I have to admit I agree with Drew on this one. It’s residents, not the city, that are killing development. For Edgewater specifically, there’s even an association of all the Sheridan Road lakefront HOAs (mostly high-rises) that takes pride in their actions to prevent more dense developments in the area (AKA No more high-rises).
The power lies with the aldermen full-stop. They appease Nimby’s to a unrealistic degree today. Burnett opened up the 27th for growth and you see the results. Nimby’s have always existed, they’ve just been given outsized authority to scale back projects or completely derail them with the city-wide adoption of the community engagement process.
If Lawson wanted a supertall in this location he could get the parcel upzoned for it. Community orgs can sue but they’ll lose in court like they have time and again.
The knock-on effect is that developers aren’t going to propose anything that radically alters the surroundings knowing the years-long battles they’ll be subjected to for doing so.
No, that’s not true. That’s not true at all…
And Aldermen are elected by their constituents and are supposed to voice their opinions. Take it as a broken element of our city, that is a factor of blame coming from the city, but that wasn’t the intention. The position of Alderman has become overwhelmingly corrupt due to the influence of those who fund their agenda. AKA, the people. So yes, they do have a say, but they are heard by the voices they represent and by those with more means to fund…
You’re basically just calling out an entirely broken society of the haves and have-nots. Tall tower livers built their cake and made sure it cannot be replicated.
Look at that curvy tower duo of Lincoln Park. Very sane structure, was bold in its look, major improvement to the area, and the concerned neighbors on opposite ends of the city, decrying that the end was nigh. So, of course, democracy prevailed, and months of holdup led to reduced plans and maybe a groundbreaking that gets lost in the wind.
Listening to NIMBYs is democracy at play. Your beef is with the neighbors, enabling this behavior. And after 50 years of broken development, we are now at financial ruin. We wouldn’t need nearly as much social support and dubious design guidelines to improve affordability if the pipeline never got squeezed. There’s no guarantee our architecture would be any better if downzoning hadn’t occurred, but I 100% doubt we’d be in the same position today if they hadn’t successfully kneecapped us.
You are correct that aldermen have direct influence and developers have cold feet going above and beyond, but the why is what’s killing us.
Agreed! This is a prime site to create a beautiful and iconic building
Love the design and thrilled to see they’re already talking about adding height instead of reducing it.
Hopefully this project spurs CTA to offer more frequent & reliable buses along a corridor that’s not especially well-served by transit right now, considering its density. My vote would be adding either the #22 or the #36 to the Frequent Bus Network.
Now it’s time to build, I sent in feedback to the 44th ward alderman about encouraging the developer to reduce parking and do more with the parcel that contains the garage with active use. I have no delusions my feedback did anything, but maybe enough people submitted similar feedback that encouraged the developer to not shy away from doing this.
I think it’s ready to build!
Is this health club for the building or the public? 26,000 is huge for an apartment amenity.
If I had to assume, probably the public. Maybe some sort of gym or fitness studio they are looking to sign there?
Presumably separate. I’d imagine the building’s gym is included in the 8500 sqft of amenity space.
Absolutely thrilled they came back denser and taller – I’m used to seeing reduced plans and concessions to nimbys. I personally think it’s a fairly attractive building, especially compared to what’s around it.
Sort of a B grade design, got a little better with the added density. Commuters south on the CTA route #134 are not going to be able to get on. It’s bad now, CTA needs to reexamine this area for better service.
Echoing all other comments— this site absolutely deserves to be the tallest in the image (>477′) but I’m happy it looks okay and it’s taller than the last proposal. CTA should also have boosted service in this area a long time ago.
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