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Preliminary Landmark Status Approved For Ludlow Typograph Building In Lincoln Park

7:30 am on December 6, 2021 By Ian Achong

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved preliminary landmark status for the Ludlow Typograph Building at 2032 N Clybourn Avenue in Lincoln Park. Located near the Lincoln Yards mega-development, the 1913 building will be rehabilitated into a mixed-use property by developer Annexation LLC, who recently bought the building for $15 million.

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1323 W Nelson Street

Demolition Permit Approved for 1323 W Nelson Street in Lake View

7:00 am on December 6, 2021 By Bee Ricketts

A demolition permit was last week for a two-story multi-unit frame residence along with a detached frame garage located at 1323 W Nelson Street in the Lake View neighborhood. The permit’s owners have been listed as 1323 W Nelson LLC.

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142 W Erie

River North’s 142 W Erie Finalizes Construction as Chicago 27th Tallest Construction Project

7:45 am on December 5, 2021 By Ian Achong

Coming in at the 27th spot of Chicago YIMBY’s year-end countdown is 142 W Erie Street (formerly known as Bentham) in River North. Sedgwick Development is behind the planning and design for the boutique 14-story retail and condominium project, whose last reported architectural height was 172 feet.

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169 W Ontario Street

New One-Story Addition Kicks off at Former Al’s Beef Restaurant in River North

7:30 am on December 5, 2021 By Jack Crawford

Foundation work can be seen for a new single-story addition at the former site of the iconic Al’s Beef Restaurant, situated at 169 W Ontario Street in River North. The sandwich hub had occupied the existing single-story masonry building from 1985 to 2020, upon which it relocated just one block south to 548 N Wells Street.

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4637 S Indiana Ave, Chicago

New Permit Issued for 4637 S Indiana Avenue in Grand Boulevard

7:00 am on December 5, 2021 By Bee Ricketts

A permit was approved on Friday for a new three-story residential building to be located at 4637 S Indiana Avenue in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood. The owner is listed as Jacek Bochaczyk and plans indicate this project is a frame structure and will yield three total units. The development will replace a vacant lot.

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January 26, 2022

Details Revealed For Mixed-Use Development At 170 N Green Street In The West Loop

Salesforce Tower

January 12, 2022

Salesforce Tower Core Tops Out in River North

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Excavation is progressing at 32 West 48th Street, Excavation is progressing at 32 West 48th Street, the site of a 31-story hotel tower in Midtown, Manhattan’s Diamond District. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Extell, the 456-foot-tall structure will yield 213,158 square feet and 534 hotel rooms. N47 Associates LLC is stated as the owner and AECOM Tishman is the general contractor for the project, which is located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, directly south of the Rockefeller Center complex. Ancora Engineering was the engineer of record for the previous demolition and current excavation. YIMBY first covered the development in November 2020, when permits were filed for the building’s construction. At that time, demolition of the two low-rise former occupants of the site had already been completed. New photographs by @mchlanglo793 show excavators working around the southern edge of the property along West 47th Street and gradually proceeding north toward West 48th Street. Fragments of the old steel superstructure can be seen scattered among the leftover rubble. This will be extracted from the ground as excavation progresses, and foundations should likely commence later this spring. ​ ​The new hotel development will contain 168,897 square feet designated for commercial use, with each guest room expected to measure around 316 square feet. There will also be a cellar and sub-cellar below street level. The main rendering depicts a fairly orthodox-shaped tower set back from a multi-story podium, and a minor cantilever on the western elevation. The building is shown clad in a glass curtain wall with a mixture of light and dark mullions with varying horizontal and vertical emphasis. Guests with rooms on the upper floors will likely have views of the Rockefeller Center to the north, as well as views of the Empire State Building and Extell’s 590-foot-tall International Gem Tower to the south. ​ ​A completion date has been posted on site for September 2024.
New York YIMBY recently revealed a set of renderin New York YIMBY recently revealed a set of renderings for 185 East 109th Street, a 17-story residential building in East Harlem. Designed by S. Weider Architects, the structure will yield 101 apartments and an assortment of health and wellness amenities. While not confirmed, the building will reportedly debut as a rental property. The development site is located on the corner of East 109th Street and Third Avenue and will replace a low-rise auto repair shop. Demolition permits for the auto shop were filed in September 2021, but it is unclear when the new building is expected to debut. The rendering above illustrates a façade comprised of a varying mix of pale and dark gray cladding with oversized, industrial-style windows. As the building rises, its envelope will peel back to reveal a central vertical volume, as if sprouting from within. ​ ​So far there are no renderings of the residences or planned amenity spaces. However,​preliminary depictions released last year offered a glimpse of how the building’s indoor swimming pool could look when the tower is completed. Additional amenities are expected to include a business center with coworking spaces, a spa and treatment rooms, bike storage, and communal outdoor spaces. At this time, the project team has not released a development schedule or anticipated date of delivery. See our article from earlier this week for the full scope.
Work nears completion on The Aman New York, a resi Work nears completion on The Aman New York, a residential and hotel conversion and expansion of the 30-story Crown Building at 730 Fifth Avenue in Midtown. Designed by Jean-Michel Gathy for OKO Group, the project involves a low-rise annex and the restoration and repurposing of the 101-year-old Warren and Wetmore-designed office tower into 83 guest rooms and 22 residences. Gilbane Building Company is serving as the general contractor for the development, which spans Fifth Avenue between West 56th and West 57th Streets, aka Billionaires’ Row. Photographs by @mchlanglo793 show the construction elevator has been disassembled from the northern elevation and work on the annex has largely concluded.  ​A residential entrance on West 56th Street will lead to dedicated elevators that can stop on floors with access to the hotel, the spa, and Members Club. The Aman Hotel will occupy floors four through 24, directly below the 22 condominium units spanning 95,000 square feet. Each will average more than 4,300 square feet with sales led by Aman’s in-house sales team.  ​ ​The hotel will occupy around 117,000 square feet. On the 14th floor is a sky lobby with a connecting outdoor wrap-around garden terrace. Amenities include a cigar bar, piano bar, and 7,000 square feet of outdoor dining space, a subterranean jazz club with curated entertainment, a wine library, and three dining options including a Japanese restaurant called Nama and a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant called Arva. The Aman Spa will span three floors and nearly 25,000 square feet and will only be accessible to residents, club members, and hotel guests. The spa will contain a 20-meter-long indoor swimming pool surrounded by fire pits and daybeds, two spa houses with a double treatment room, sauna and steam rooms, a fitness center with yoga and Pilates studios, women’s and men’s salons, a wellness lounge and juice bar, and wardrobe service. ​ ​Closings at Aman New York are expected to occur in the first quarter of 2022, while the hotel portion will open in May.
Related Group and Alta Developers launched sales a Related Group and Alta Developers launched sales at Casa Bella by B&B Italia (Casa Bella), a 55-story luxury residential building planned for 1400 Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami, Florida. Designed by Arquitectonica with landscaping by Enzo Enea, Casa Bella will offer 312 condominium units featuring stunningly-designed interiors by Lissoni New York in collaboration with high-end Italian furniture company B&B Italia. Sales are exclusively handled by Fortune International Realty. Casa Bella will be located in the heart of the Arts & Entertainment District (former Omni District), one of Miami’s most prestigious neighborhoods, offering access to an international hub of arts, dining, finance, culture, and entertainment.  ​ Floor plans for the 312 homes ranging from one to four bedrooms sized between 711 to 2,187 square feet. In addition to soaring ceilings and panoramic water views, all residences feature an exquisite selection of European-fixtures and finishes as well as private elevator access. Buyers looking for additional living space can choose from a selection of 24 marquee penthouses ranging from 2,605 to 5,890 square feet. The four upper penthouses feature 12-foot ceilings and wrap-around terraces with incredible water and city views. Casa Bella will offer two full floors of amenity spaces, complete with dedicated entertainment spaces overlooking Biscayne Bay.  The deposit structure will require 20% of the asking price at contract, 10% at ground breaking, 10% when the building tops off, and ultimately 60% at closing. Units are priced from $550,000 to $2M for non-penthouse floor plans. Pricing for Penthouse units has not been unveiled. See the full story on out Florida YIMBY articvle for the high-end and extensive list of luxury amenities, along with additional renderings of the sleek exterior and lavish interiors.
Construction continues on the Mandarin Oriental Re Construction continues on the Mandarin Oriental Residences Fifth Avenue, a 29-story residential conversion at 685 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Marin Architects for SHVO in partnership with Deutsche Finance, the $135 million project will convert 100,000 square feet of former office space into a condominium property managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, above Fifth Avenue retail frontage marketed by Brookfield Properties. The Rinaldi Group of New York, LLC is the general contractor of the project, which is located between East 53rd and East 54th Streets. Last month, the Mandarin Oriental Residences Fifth Avenue launched sales for the 69 turnkey residences. This will be the first east coast residential-only property for the hotel brand, following the debut of the Mandarin Oriental Residences Beverly Hills, also developed by SHVO. Douglas Elliman Development Marketing is handling sales and marketing of the fully furnished units, which range from $2.5 million for junior suites to $15 million for two-bedroom layouts. The developers are expecting a projected sellout of $343,000,000. Homes begin on the sixth floor and YIMBY previously stated there will be four duplexes. Photographs by @mchlanglo793 show the new floors covered in black netting and scaffolding. Restoration of the original edifice and installation of the brick and stone envelope for the 21st century expansion should run in tandem this year. ​ ​Residences have bespoke interiors with accessories such as Mandarin Oriental-branded toothbrushes, Frette linens on Mandarin Oriental mattresses, Aqua di Parma beauty products, Dyson hair dryers, Mason Pearson hairbrushes, and Molteni kitchens with Miele appliances. The property will also boast Boulud Prive, a private restaurant and bar run by Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud accessible to occupants of the New York and Beverly Hills properties. Other amenities are an outdoor rooftop swimming pool, a spa, a fitness center and lounges on the 25th floor, a concierge, housekeeping service, personal training, dog walking, and personal shopping. ​685 Fifth Avenue should finish by the end of 2022. Renderings 2 through 6 by DBOX Photography.
Creative Artists Agency recently announced that th Creative Artists Agency recently announced that the CAA headquarters will soon be moving to a new location at 1950 Avenue of the Stars in Century City, Los Angeles. The design proposal calls for the development of a 37-story high-rise office tower that will serve as CAA’s head office. Nearly after two decades, things are finally coming to fruition. JMB Realty is the project developer. Bjarke Ingels Group is responsible for the design concepts. ​ ​The high-rise office tower will span a total built-up area of 730,000 square feet. There will also be two acres of landscaped courtyards and gardens, and will sit almost directly above a new subway station now being built at the intersection of Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars. The design team expects to achieve LEED Platinum Certification for the tower. Also within the edifice is going to be dining areas, meeting rooms, event spaces, a private lobby, entrance, and parking areas. ​ ​The agency’s headquarters is currently centered in a neighboring building at 2000 Avenue of the Stars, with satellite offices scattered in a handful of adjacent towers. JMB Realty has sought to redevelop the site at 1950 Avenue of the Stars since 2005, when the Chicago-based firm first initiated plans for high-rise condominium complex on the site. After securing approvals, the company pivoted toward an office tower in 2011, but later reverted to its original residential plan in 2018. After starting foundation work on the property in 2019, JMB once again decided on the office. JMB Realty is expected to complete construction of the building in 2026.
Work is continuing on the renovation of 660 Fifth Work is continuing on the renovation of 660 Fifth Avenue, a 64-year-old, 39-story commercial building in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox for Brookfield Properties, the interior overhaul and a complete re-cladding will replace the old aluminum envelope with a modern glass curtain wall. The 1.25 million-square-foot property is located along Fifth Avenue between West 52nd and 53rd Streets and was formerly addressed as 666 Fifth Avenue. Photographs by @mchlanglo793 show a substantial number of panels have been added  on the multi-story podium, which is now fully enclosed. Another portion that has progressed is the area around the flat roof parapet. An assembly of metal scaffolding draped behind black netting once covered these upper levels, but now they have been largely taken away, exposing these high office and mechanical floors. The construction crane remains suspended above the structure, and the rest of the office levels surrounded by orange netting should soon be enclosed with the uniform module of floor-to-ceiling glass panels. Each measures 11 feet tall and 19 feet wide, making them the largest of their kind used on a redevelopment project in New York City, according to the developers. ​660 Fifth Avenue’s 21st century facelift and interior makeover is estimated to cost around $400 million and will yield a new lobby, new elevators, and upgrades to the edifice’s infrastructure. Floors four through nine in the podium will span between 66,0000 and 70,000 rentable square feet per level, floors ten through 14 will measure around 40,000 rentable square feet each, and floors 15 through 39 will yield 25,000 rentable square feet each. Amenities include numerous landscaped outdoor terraces spread across four levels measuring 42,000 square feet, a boutique lobby space, on-site parking, and bicycle storage. There will be a separate lobby entrance along West 52nd Street for the main anchor tenant, which will also get two illuminated signs above their lobby and on the top of the building. Brookfield is aiming for LEED Gold certification.  ​ ​The façade upgrade and interior overhaul of 660 Fifth Avenue is anticipated to be completed later this year.
After a year’s break, a new high-rise residentia After a year’s break, a new high-rise residential tower is pushing dirt at 732 South Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. The project proposal includes the development of a 42-story high apartment tower, replacing a surface parking lot on the site. Johnson Fain is responsible for the design concepts and real estate company Mitsui Fudosan America is the project developer. Renderings reveal a building rising to a height of 530 feet, designed in glass with embedded LEDs. Mitsui Fudosan is also required to encase the above-grade parking garage in the same type of glass wrapping the trunk of the tower. A landscaped amenity deck with a swimming pool will cap the podium. ​Upon completion, the project will consist of 438 apartments that will be offered as a mix of studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. A podium parking and approximately 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space will be also be a part of the project. At the time of its groundbreaking in mid-2020, completion of the 8th and Figueroa tower was expected within three years. Besides housing, the project will also result in several off-site improvements, including the addition of a new mid-block crosswalk feeding into Figat7th. The project site is located at the intersection of 8th Street & Figueroa Street, across the street from the Figat7th shopping center. See our LA YIMBY article for additional construction photos and renderings of the edifice.
Construction has reached the halfway point on 131- Construction has reached the halfway point on 131-141 East 47th Street, a 34-story residential skyscraper in Midtown East. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Silverback Development, the 500-foot-tall structure will yield 200 apartments ranging from studios to two-bedroom units as well as 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space with frontage along West 47th Street. Silverback was brought onto the project by Hopson Development Holdings, which purchased the rectangular parcel for $115 million in December 2019 from the original developers, New Empire Real Estate. Structure Tech New York and Cauldwell Wingate are in charge of building the project, which is located between Lexington and Third Avenues. Photographs by @mchlanglo793 show the reinforced concrete superstructure ascending steadily since our last update in August, when the building stood just two stories above street level. Recent photos show the tower eclipsing the first setback on the 18th floor, and it can now be clearly seen from Park Avenue. Façade work has yet to begin, though we expect to see the first panels go up in the coming months. Based on the pace of progress, YIMBY predicts the structure to top out sometime later this spring. It is interesting to note that the building is rising without the use of a conventional construction crane. ​The dusk rendering of 131-141 East 47th Street shows architectural elements nodding to the classic Art Deco style. This is most emphasized in the vertical fins on the final levels and multi-faceted crown, which will be brightly illuminated at night time. There will also be a secondary set of vertical lights at the base of the building, forming a cohesive look with its pinnacle. Few details have been revealed about the interiors, though YIMBY last reported that a sky lounge will be included. ​ ​131-141 East 47th Street is estimated to be completed sometime next year.
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