Facade installation is now wrapping up for The Reed at Southbank, a 41-story residential building located at 234 W Polk Street in South Loop. Developed by Lendlease, the 447-foot tower is part of the larger four-building masterplan known as “Southbank”, which was split off from CMK’s planned Riverline development to the south. The Southbank plans also include an extended Riverwalk and a small urban park at its center.
Work on a small urban park has begun at the site of 1400 S Wabash Avenue, where CMK Companies is also wrapping up a 30-story tower, now topped out at 350 feet. The mixed-use tower, whose headline name is 1400 Wabash, will bring 299 rental units and ground-floor retail space to the South Loop neighborhood.
Chicago once had its own Grand Central Station, a proud and bustling hub of railway activity, now existing only in the annals of history. The magnificent South Loop structure, designed by a renowned architect and boasting a rich past, was eventually overshadowed by its more famous counterparts. This latest installment in our series delves into the story of this lost legend, exploring its history, the vision of its architect, its demolition, and its present day incarnation.
Digital Realty has submitted a revised proposal for a data center in South Loop at 321 E 21st Street. The new plan comes after the initial project, approved in 2014 as part of a larger Planned Development, lapsed due to the developer not completing the project before the PD approval expired.
A new residential development is in the proposal phase for 1225 S Indiana Avenue in South Loop. The privately-funded project, dubbed Parkway Residences, will replace a vacant grass lot with a five-story building containing 100 for-rent dwelling units. In collaboration with unknown developer, 2RZ Architecture has envisioned the low-rise structure to include landscaped terraces, a club room, a fitness room, a sprawling rooftop terrace, and an accompanying public park. The heavily landscaped grounds have been conceived by the landscape architecture firm Blue Stem Design.
