As the development boom in West Loop continues, developers have shifted their focus to projects that attract a more temporary resident: the hotel guest. Just a few years ago the only hotel you could find in the neighborhood was the 398-room Crowne Plaza at Halsted and Monroe. Originally built in...
West Loop Design Guidelines
730 W. Randolph (Acosta Ezgur)
Development Proposal On Monday, September 17, 2018, Michael Ezgur of Acosta Ezgur and David Gensch of Hirsch MPG Architects presented a proposed 8-story (126 ft.) office building for the property at 730 W. Randolph. Currently the property is occupied by a vacant lot. The proposed all-brick office building would be...
310 N. Sangamon (PVJS Company)
Development Proposal On Monday, January 8, 2018, representatives from PVJS Company (owner/developer), Solomon Cordwell Buenz (architect), and DLA Piper (attorney) presented a proposal for a twelve-story (165 ft) office building located at 310 N. Sangamon, the current Amerigas site one block east of Google and across an alley from Ace...
2017 NoWL Development Review
The past year has been another cycle of extraordinary development in our neighborhood. The Neighbors of West Loop Development Committee has worked hard to keep up with everything, help residents understand the impacts of each new project, gather input from the community, and relay our positions to the West Loop aldermen. Since January we...
1515 W. Monroe, Former Salvation Army Site (Cedar Street)
Development Proposal On Monday November 13, 2017, Mark Heffron of Cedar Street presented a proposed redevelopment of the former Salvation Army Freedom Center site located at Monroe and Ashland. This five-building complex has been vacant since the Salvation Army relocated the Freedom Center to West Humboldt Park in 2014. Currently...
State of the 27th Ward (2017)
On Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Neighbors of West Loop hosted a “State of the 27th Ward” event at Haymarket Pub & Brewery (737 W. Randolph). During the event, Alderman Walter Burnett led a discussion about current topics of interest in the 27th Ward and the West Loop as a whole, including public...