Preliminary landmark recommendations have been approved by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks for two buildings in The Loop, ahead of their residential conversions. Located at 19 South LaSalle Street and 105 West Adams Street, both developments have been in the works for over a year and are part of the city’s LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative.
The residential conversion of The Pittsfield Building at 55 East Washington Street in The Loop has received the blessing of the Chicago Plan Commission. Developer Tom Liravongsa, The Skyscraper Guy, submitted a request to rezone the tower from DR-10 Downtown Residential District to DX-16 Downtown Residential District and then to Residential Business Planned Development so he can turn empty office space into 214 dwelling units, including 43 units set aside as on-site affordable.
Demolition of the commercial building at 424 South Wabash Avenue in The Loop is complete, with the structure razed from the site and the old foundation dug away and smoothed over. That means site prep is the next step toward the upcoming Marriott Tribute Portfolio Hotel long planned for the site.
The transformation of the Thompson Center into the new Google HQ in The Loop continues, as the new glass skin continues to wrap around the building’s skeleton. As is well known by now, the Prime Group is renovating the former state office building, with a deal in place to sell it to Google upon completion. Google plans to move employees in next year.
Updated details have been revealed for a potential mixed-use skyscraper at 301 South Wacker Drive in The Loop. The new structure would rise on the corner of West Jackson Boulevard directly across the street from the Willis Tower, replacing the north garden of 311 Wacker. The project is being led by Texas-based developer Hines.
