The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the multi-phase Halsted Landing development at 700 W Chicago Avenue in River West. Sitting on the intersection with N Halsted Street on the banks of the Chicago River, the project is the eventual continuation of Halsted Point across the water. Both of these are being led by Canadian developer Onni Group who has been bullish on Chicago in recent years.
Current view of Halsted Landing by Goettsch Partners
Rendering of Halsted Landing by Goettsch Partners
While news on the project broke last year, earlier this year we gave a detailed description of each phase of the project and their estimated timelines which can be found here. The $1.1 billion proposal will not break ground until around 2029 when Halsted Point is completed, with an anticipated completion date in the first half of 2037.
Site plan of Halsted Landing by Goettsch Partners
Site plan of Halsted Landing by Goettsch Partners
Consisting of four skyscrapers and two mid-rises, the completed project will bring 2,451 residential units, of which 490 will be affordable, 280 hotel rooms, over 55,000 square feet of commercial space, and 1,950 vehicle parking spaces of which some will be underground. The towers will all rise from large podiums with occupied ground floors and liner units, thus giving the development an active feel.
Rendering of Halsted Landing by Goettsch Partners
Rendering of Halsted Landing by Goettsch Partners
Phase one is the most defined as of now, this will rise 600 feet tall and contain 688 residential units. These will be made up of 208 efficiencies, 252 one-bedrooms, 174 two-bedrooms, and 58 three-bedroom layouts, of which 138 will be affordable. There will also be a spot for a future mid-rise on the west end of the podium and 400 feet of riverwalk included in this phase.
Rendering of Halsted Landing park by Goettsch Partners
Rendering of Halsted Landing riverwalk by Goettsch Partners
Future phases will bring towers as tall as 650 feet and a multi-level riverwalk with shops, sitting spaces, playground, water taxi stop, and a river overlook which could potentially become a bridge across the river to Halsted Point. The Goettsch Partners-designed project will be mostly clad in glass with bronze-toned accents.
Rendering of Halsted Landing riverwalk by Goettsch Partners
Rendering of Halsted Landing riverwalk by Goettsch Partners
The proposal will now just need City Council approval before it is clear to rise, requiring the demolition of the old Tribune building on the site. While the developer has stated the first phase of Halsted Point across the river is expected to start early next year; gaming experts recently casted doubts on the large Bally’s casino which will sit across the street from Halsted Landing and is expected to kick-start much of the area’s new proposals.
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Two THOUSAND parking spots.
2500 apartments
And we’re trying to create a city where that many people living in high rises are encouraged to drive instead of get around a myriad of other ways? We need parking maximums asap.
Chicago is no longer a city with dependable mass transit. Leadership has failed and I don’t blame the market for demanding parking.
If this isn’t even scheduled to break ground until 2029, and completion is projected an entire 13 years from now, these plans and renderings are pretty much meaningless. So much can change in just five years, let alone the full timeline they’ve set out.
I’m surprise the entitlements last that long. Most planned developments (perhaps not in the City) only last for a year before construction needs to begin.
This will be wonderful when it is done, except for the lack of traffic capacity at that intersection. The Chicago bridge needs to be rebuilt at four lanes plus bike lanes. There should be a water taxi stop at the riverfront. And most imporatntly, there needs to be two additional rail lines added. An east west option to connect the red, brow, purple, and blue lines with the added benefit of preplacing the god forsaken Chicago bus. And a new north south Halsted subway line.
Make no small plans
Make no small plans!! Please run for alderman Mr. B!
Agree about the train line and wondering why we haven’t heard anything about it. I don’t see any rail in what’s available for Lincoln Yards renderings, or anything in the news about how the line would progress through Goose Island. I would be delighted to hear I’ve missed something!
Stop thinking inside the car only, we want people traffic capacity, not car traffic capacity. The bridge is fine, if we want to move more people, make the transit much higher frequency and more reliable, protect the bike lanes with concrete so people feel safe to ride, and make it a joy to walk. That’s how any world class large city handles increasing density, not by “upgrading” car traffic capacity.
The Chicago bridge, along with Chicago/Halsted viaduct, is getting rebuilt this Q4 but not how you think.
I cannot drop link here but go to northbranchworks dot org and see blog post.
Plenty o’ years ahead for this project to get completely cancelled.
The city needs a crosstown CTA transit line connecting red, purple and blue. There’s an opportunity here but the current administration is lame.
The Halsted Landing concept will change many times before it actually happens.
I completely agree with this, it’s long overdue and would be city-changing in such a positive way and make the CTA much more desirable and convenient for tens if not hundreds of thousands of more people.
Is that Tribune land to the south where Bally’s is supposed to build big enough for domed stadium? If it is it would be a great stadium Bally can build by MC
Mccormack place lakeside Then leave soldier field and the park alone Trib site is 32 Acres but odd shaped but looks just as big as that Soldier field south lot Also a equity firm oak St ? actually, owns Trib site now Good partner for Bears or any NFL team JW