Minor tweaks have been revealed for the new residential proposal at 350 N Morgan Street in Fulton Market. Sitting on the intersection with W Carroll Avenue and set to replace a currently cleared site next to Google’s current Midwest HQ. The plans are being brought forward by Sterling Bay, who originally pitched an office tower on the site.
Site context of 350 N Morgan Street by Gensler
Site context of 350 N Morgan Street by Gensler
Years in the making, the originally planned staggered-box office structure was set to build on the success of Google nearby. However, as the tech-giant preps to move to the Loop, and Sterling Bay is looking for new income streams, the previous plans were scrapped. The new building appears to be called ‘The Residences at 350’.
Massing diagram of 350 N Morgan Street by Gensler
Rendering of 350 N Morgan Street by Gensler
We last covered the new proposal late last year, since then the team has slightly reworked the design and presented it to the local community earlier this week. Led by Gensler, the new structure will rise 39 stories and 434 feet in height. The linear tower will be anchored by a four-story podium with a 240-vehicle parking garage.
Ground floor plan of 350 N Morgan Street by Gensler
Amenity floor plan of 350 N Morgan Street by Gensler
The ground floor of the building will contain 11,000 square feet of retail space along Carroll as well as a lobby on Morgan. Slight revisions to the plans now call for the Morgan side of the podium to be pulled back from the sidewalk line like the Carroll side. This will create additional plaza space with the tower now hanging over the main entrance.
Rendering of 350 N Morgan Street by Gensler
Those will be capped by a large outdoor deck with a pool for the residents of the tower above. Within such will be 573 residential units, of which 115 will be considered affordable. The $300 million project will now need approval from the alderman and city for zoning, with Sterling Bay stating they hope to start construction late this year and complete work 24 months later.
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It is noticeable that they have improved the building a bit, they could add another type of tree.
Chicago needs to embrace the honeylocust. They are perfect street trees.
Once you get into the neighborhoods you can find locust (black and honey) quite easily but they would be great for downtown too since they grow so quickly and are tolerant of vehicle pollution
Y’all need a mixture of trees so a monoculture isn’t created. This will prevent disease from wiping out all of the trees.
I used to think this, but it seems like the municipalities that do end up with sub-par trees and an odd look with mismatched canopies. 90% of the risk can be mitigated by using 6-10 core species, without the need to overly diversify. Oak, maple, elm, locust, Kentucky Coffee, linden, and some non-native mixes (ginkg, etc.) are going to be more than enough. I think Chicago did a good job post-elm, but a lot of cities went full on Ash and I think lessons were learned. My favorite new to Chicago species is the Dawn Redwood. I hope the city starts to reintroduce them like a lot of areas in Wisconsin are.
I feel like Chicago is finding a new identity with all this development that’s such a needed push towards modern lifestyles. I hope Chicago can keep pushing until it’s the international city it used to be, in a way it never has been.