Plans have been revealed for the residential conversion of the remaining office floors within the Pittsfield Building at 55 E Washington Street in The Loop. Located on the corner with S Wabash Avenue, the art-deco meets gothic style skyscraper already contains units on some of its floors. Developer Tom Liravongsa is leading the new redevelopment efforts.
One row of glass, just above street level, is making its way around the Thompson Center, as Google renovations continue at Helmut Jahn’s Loop office building. Starting on the corner of Clark and Lake Streets, the glass stretches the entirety of the north façade, then down the west façade along LaSalle Street to Randolph Street. There’s more along the west side of the Randolph facing, and then just a few panes along Clark Street.
A demolition permit was issued Friday for a one-story commercial building at 424 South Wabash Avenue in The Loop. And it looks like that means a long-awaited hotel project is about ready to get started on the site.
Chicago has six tower cranes operating around the city, now that general contractor Clark Construction has finished installing theirs at the Thompson Center in The Loop. As you probably know by now, the Thompson Center is undergoing a complete renovation before Google moves into the building. The crane was erected this past weekend on the south side of the building, along Randolph Street. It will remain on site for 10-12 months as it lifts the new exterior panels into place.
Initial details have been revealed for the residential conversion of 309 W Washington Street in The Loop. Located on the intersection with N Franklin Street near the river, the historical building joins others across the city center in conversions as well as sits across the street from the last vacant lot within The Loop.
