Half of the Lake Street Bridge is gone, and I can’t get over it. And if you’ve driven anywhere near The Loop lately, you can’t either. Same for a bunch of other bridges around the city. But until Monday, CTA elevated train service over the Lake Street Bridge is unavailable too, as the Chicago Department of Transportation prepares to move a new west span into place.
Updated renderings and an opening timeline have been revealed for the redevelopment of the Thompson Center at 100 West Randolph Street in The Loop. Construction is well underway, and commercial space leasing has begun as of earlier this year. Since our last coverage, the design team has made changes to the massive internal atrium to preserve original elements.
New leasing activity and openings have been announced for various outposts along State Street in The Loop, while others have shuttered their doors. Similar to our previous rundowns of commercial activity along Michigan Avenue, Chicago YIMBY looks at ongoing changes across downtown’s secondary commercial strip.
Another mixed-use conversion is progressing in The Loop as the historical structure at 19 South LaSalle Street has received approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Announced a few years back as part of LaSalle Street Reimagined, we most recently covered the project back in January as the building received landmark status.
Initial details have been revealed for the upcoming residential conversion of the existing office building at 209 West Jackson Boulevard in The Loop. Also known as the McKinlock Building, the structure sits on the corner with South Wells Street and has suffered a similar fate as many surrounding buildings, with low office occupancy rates post-pandemic.
