Initial details have been revealed for the potential hotel conversion of part of 875 North Michigan Avenue on the northern end of the Magnificent Mile. The iconic tower, commonly known as the John Hancock Center, is working on reimagining itself as it faces high vacancy rates like others in the surrounding area. The parking and office floors are owned by local firm Hearn.
Initial details have been revealed for the expansion of 360 Chicago, located at the top of 875 N Michigan Avenue, commonly known as the John Hancock Center. Sitting on the northern end of the Magnificent Mile, which has seen increased retail vacancy, the project comes two years after the famed Signature Room closed its doors.
Today, YIMBY shows the evolution of Chicago’s skyline through an unlikely pairing: Ferris Bueller and Google Earth. We have three shots from Paramount Picture’s iconic 1986 coming-of-age film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, which we then compare to photos of the city from the same angle today.
Construction is well underway at 800 W Fulton Market, a large office space development in the northwest corner of the fast-developing Fulton Market neighborhood. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and developed by Thor Equities, the rising 18-story structure will occupy an entire block along the northern side of W Fulton Market, between N Green Street and N Halsted Street.