Initial details have been revealed for the partial residential conversion of 111 W Illinois Street in River North. Located right on the corner with N La Salle Drive, the existing office building runs across the whole block and was most recently home to Salesforce. Now, a local developer, under the name 111 Illinois LLC, has applied for building permits.
Site context map of 111 W Illinois Street via JLL
The long mid-rise was originally built in 2008 and designed by architecture firm SCB. While a WeWork outpost also departed with Salesforce, vacating the upper five floors, the lower half remains occupied by a nonprofit graduate school called the Erikson Institute. The institute already has its own lobby which will remain along with restaurant Roka Akor.
Image of 111 W Illinois Street via SCB
Floor plan of 111 W Illinois Street via JLL
The previous office lobby will be converted into a residential lobby for the residents of the 153-units within floors five through ten. These will be made up of 47 efficiencies and 106 apartments split into one- and two-bedroom layouts. It is unclear if any will be considered affordable. A new bike storage will also be added and potentially a rooftop terrace.
Image of 111 W Illinois Street via SCB
While no renderings or drawings are available, we do know architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes is working on the design. The developer recently paid around $17 million for their portion of the property per Crain’s. At the moment, no project budget or timeline are known.
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Smart folks, with brand new and much nicer 448 Lasalle across the street they have no chance of finding a tenant and we work was doing really bad here. Apartments are much better idea.
This will be the first office-to-residential building that will not require operable windows. The planners are planning to install an efficient HVAC system with lots of fresh outside air.
Crisp and elegant design, AND striking.