Development Proposal On Monday, October 10, 2016, Fred Krol and other representatives from Sterling Bay and Katie Jahnke Dale from DLA Piper presented a proposed office building to be located on Lake between Aberdeen and Carpenter (Ward 27). The building would span the entire width of the block along Lake,...
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845 W. Madison (H2O Site)
Development Proposal On Monday, September 12, 2016, Chad Broderick from the John Buck Company, Tom Weeks of Lendlease Development, and Greg Randall from GREC Architects presented an updated concept for a proposed development at 845 W. Madison (H2O site). The site was originally proposed as a four-building complex on top...
1134 W. Washington – Publishing House B&B
Development Proposal On Monday, September 12, 2016, owner Shawn Uldridge presented Publishing House Bed & Breakfast, which is planned to open at 1134 W. Washington Blvd in the spring of 2017. The former Museum of Holography, the building includes a garden/basement level and three stories above. The project will include...
905 & 942 W. Fulton – Thor
Development Proposal On Monday, August 8, 2016, Geoff Ross from Thor Equities and Krista Weir of Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture presented two proposed office/retail building developments along Fulton Street. The first development involves the restoration and expansion of two existing historic buildings on the southwest corner of Fulton and Peoria (905...
801 W. Lake – Shapack Partners
Development Proposal On Monday, August 8, 2016, Jeff Shapack from Shapack Partners and Tim Anderson from Focus Development presented a proposed 20-story (240 ft) extended-stay hotel on the southwest corner of Lake and Halsted (178 N. Halsted/801 W. Lake). The site sits within the “Lake Street Business and Service” area...
Development Committee July Meeting
Overview The July meeting of the Neighbors of West Loop Development Committee did not include any developer presentations. Instead, the attendees discussed several topics, as described below. Feedback on Recently Presented Developments 848 W. Randolph (Nobu Hotel): The committee identified parking as the top issue for this development. May will...
110 N. Carpenter – Sterling Bay
On Wednesday, July 20 Fred Krol and other representatives of Sterling Bay presented their plans for 110 N. Carpenter/1045 W. Randolph in the 27th Ward, which will house the future McDonald’s global headquarters. The building is planned to be 150 ft in height (125 ft to the brick parapet of...
833 W. Jackson – Crayton Advisors
Development Proposal On Monday, June 13, representatives of Crayton Advisors presented a proposed rooftop penthouse on the existing property at 833 W. Jackson in the 27th Ward. The building is located near 850 W. Jackson (an office building), Jak’s Tap, a parking lot, and other properties owned by Crayton Partners....
848 W Randolph – Nobu Hotel
On Monday, June 13, Rolando Acosta from Acosta Ezgur, LLC along with Spiro Tsaparas and Mark Hunt from 854 Randolph, LLC presented the updated proposal for 848 W Randolph (Nobu). 848 W Randolph is in the 27th Ward. The location is currently a vacant lot. The new facility will include...
1210 W. Lake – R^2 Companies
Matt Duhig with R^2 and Bernie Citron & Talar Hovnanian of Thompson Coburn met with the NOWL Development Committee to discuss a proposed development at 1210 W. Lake Street. R^2 currently owns the building, which has Wizard Werks auto body shop as its sole tenant. Wizard Works expressed...