Construction has commenced on the residential conversion of 79 W Monroe Street in The Loop, becoming the first project to begin from the LaSalle Street Reimagine initiative launched over two-years ago. Work on the historical structure on the corner with S Clark Street is being led by developers R2 Companies and Lagfin of the Campari Group.
A permit was issued by the City of Chicago on March 21 to allow Clark Construction to begin interior alterations to the CTA Station inside the Thompson Center in The Loop. Renovations are permitted for all three levels of the station, including the concourse, ground floor, and upper level. JAHN drew up the plans, as they did for the Thompson Center and its current overhaul for Google. The permit shows a reported construction cost estimate of $35 million.
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.
