Much has been written about the West Loop’s gritty past, from the days of the Randolph and Fulton Markets to Skid Row. In the last few decades, the City has made strategic investments in the area, building on the buzz that Harpo Studios and Restaurant Row had created. In 2009,...
1123 W. Randolph
Development Proposal On Monday, December 10 Matt Ferrino and Jon Morgan of 1123 West Randolph LLC and Katie Jahnke Dale of DLA Piper presented a proposed development at 1123 W. Randolph, the southeast corner of Randolph and May Street. The property, located next to the former Market restaurant, is a...
120 N. Green (Main Third Bowl)
Development Proposal On Monday, December 10, representatives of Main Third Bowl, the current owners of 120 N. Green, met with the NoWL Development Committee to present the details of their proposed zoning change to the property, which currently houses Nellcote and RM Champagne Salon on the ground floor. The building owners...
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...
1050 & 1125 W. Van Buren (Tandem Partners)
Development Proposal On Monday, January 8, 2018, and again on Monday, May 14, representatives from Tandem Partners (owner/developer), Antunovich Associates (architect), and Thompson Coburn (attorney) presented a proposal for two residential buildings along Van Buren. The design of the two buildings is influenced by the Chicago School style, with masonry...
Fulton & Ogden, Updated Concept (Trammell Crow)
Development Proposal On Monday, July 9, Johnny Carlson of Trammell Crow returned to our committee (see original meeting summary here) to present a revised concept for a proposed building to be located at the corner of Fulton Market & Ogden. Previously conceived as a 19-story, 198 ft, 315-unit apartment building, the...
1515 W. Monroe (Cedar Street) Letter of Opposition
June 15, 2016 Alderman Jason Ervin, 28th Ward City of Chicago 2602 W. 16th Street, Chicago, IL 60608 Re: 1515 W. Monroe – Rezoning & Application for an Amendment to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance Dear Alderman Ervin, In response to learning that Monroe 1515 LLC is going before the...
1114 W. Fulton Market (FMH Holdings, LLC)
On May 2nd, representatives from developer FMH Holdings, LLC presented their proposal for the upzoning of an existing four-story building located midway between May and Aberdeen Streets on Fulton Market Street. Upzoning the property to DX-5 is proposed 1) to bring the building into compliance and 2) to support a...
1325 W. Randolph (HKS)
Development Proposal On Monday April 09, 2018, Alex Najem, Ross Babel, David Mazzella, Tony Montalato, Karl Gustafson, Kyle Davis of HKS (property owner and architects), along with Meg George of Akerman, LLC presented a proposed 9-story (130 ft.) residential and retail building for the property at 1325 W. Randolph –...
West Loop Chicago Public Library – April 4th Meeting Recap
The West Loop community had an opportunity to learn about the new Fulton-Haymarket Branch of the Chicago Public Library (CPL) on Wednesday, April 4 at Sterling Bay’s space, located at 1034 W. Randolph. This is an initial recap of the meeting. As we receive additional facts from the parties involved in the...