Proposed Loop Office Tower Stacks on Five More Stories
The new design for 130 North Franklin was unveiled earlier this week at a public meeting held by developer Tishman Speyer. Unlike developers who construct then flip high-rise developments, particularly office towers, Tishman Speyer is in the property management business and owns 13.5 million square feet in Chicago, making it one of the largest landlords in downtown. The original concept for the office tower was to stand in at about 48 stories with 1.109 million square feet of space, but the revised plan now calls for 53 stories with 1,377,360 square feet of leasable space. If the project moves forward as currently proposed, it will become the largest office tower to begin construction during the post-recession construction boom now underway. The tower's crown is expected to top out 751 feet, allowing this building to clear the forest of adjacent tall buildings whose heights plateau in the 550-650 foot range.
The Hotel Chicago at Marina City is undergoing a $10 million renovation which is expected to take five months to complete. Late last month, the 354 room hotel formally unveiled its completely rehabbed ground floor lobby space. [Loop North News]Could this Soil Sampling Rig in Old Town Signal Something Big?
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Chicago's Near North Side is witnessing a flood of major development activity from new towers coming to River North, the redevelopment of the large Cabrini-Green site and possibly something new coming to Old Town. A reader recently spotted a soil sampling rig at the surface parking lot at the southwest corner of North Park Avenue and North Avenue and sent us a few photos.
What's All the Fuss About Memphis Design?
Photo via Memphis Milano
Briefly forgotten, but by no means gone, Memphis—the 1980s phenomenon that shook the design world to its foundations—is creeping back into the mainstream. At this year's Salone del Mobile, signs of its re-emergence were widespread. Original Memphis, which peaked from 1981 to 1987, illustrates the hallmarks of postmodern '80s design: strong geometric motifs, mixed materials often including laminate, clashing and saturated colors, and a repudiation of anything streamlined and tasteful—a veritable "shotgun wedding between Bauhaus and Fisher-Price."
From young designers issuing riffs on Memphis furniture to the reissued 1980s classics themselves, here's what we saw in Milan (also known as the city that gave birth to the movement)
48 Brand New Single Family Homes Coming to Old Irving Park
[Renderings by Pappageorge Haymes]
A whole slew of nearly 50 brand new single family homes are coming to Milwaukee Avenue in Old Irving Park as developer Ranquist Development Group gears up to dig in on its new Basecamp Old Irving Park project. No stranger to row home development, Ranquist has built dozens of row homes in Logan Square and in River North, near the former Cabrini-Green site. Demand for new single family homes is strong, and Ranquist's previous projects have no problems lining up buyers, often selling out well before delivery.
While the city's skyline is quite beautiful at night, the massive level of light pollution from Chicago ensures that residents don't really get to see many stars. The changes in lighting technology will increase energy efficiency and shape the way the city's skyline looks in the coming years. [WBEZ]Behold, Lincoln Park's Most Glorious PoMo Home Returns With Major Updates and Major Price Bump
Consider it something like the holy grail of postmodern homes in Lincoln Park. This thing is so '90s, it could have played a supporting role in Space Jam. While this angular three bedroom home looks shiny and new with its plethora of updates, it was once the subject of a very bizarre home listing when it first hit the market in May 2011 (like, almost Buffalo Bill bizarre). It's got wavy lines, glass block windows, a really sweet rooftop deck and white walls everywhere. While it can't necessarily be considered a true time capsule due to its interior makeover, this home would certainly be a perfect stage for some Memphis furniture and Patrick Nagel prints. After numerous price chops, the home sold for $839,500 in January 2014, but reenters the market this week with an ambitious $1.8 million ask.
River North's Kitschy Ed Debevic's to Make Way for New Tower
Following in the steps of the pizza adorned Gino's East restaurant and the retro Howard Johnson Inn, another kitschy relic in River North is being targeted for redevelopment. According to Crain's, developer JDL is eyeing the '50s-themed Ed Debevic's restaurant and is planning a residential tower for the property at 640 N. Wells Street. With activityin the South Loop, Gold Coast, Uptown and now River North, JDL is quickly becoming one of the city's busiest tower builders. No word just yet on whether the new tower for Wells Street will be apartments, condos or a mix of both, but it's clear that the once touristy stretch is making more room for permanent residents.
·Coming to Ed Debevic's menu: condos or apartments? [Crain's]
·Previous JDL Development coverage [Curbed Chicago]
·Coming to Ed Debevic's menu: condos or apartments? [Crain's]
·Previous JDL Development coverage [Curbed Chicago]
1K Fulton; Chicago's Hottest Neighborhoods; More
[Video via the Curbed Chicago Flickr pool/Bill Guerriero]
·A museum of 'No-Longer-Art' opens in Hyde Park [Chicago Mag]
·Logan Square towers headed for approval [DNAinfo]
·Adaptive reuse in Chicago [Chicago Architecture Foundation]
·HPA discusses 1K Fulton project [Chicago Architect]
·Chicago's hottest neighborhoods [Tribune]
·A grandmother spent the night at United Center [BizBash]
·Logan Square towers headed for approval [DNAinfo]
·Adaptive reuse in Chicago [Chicago Architecture Foundation]
·HPA discusses 1K Fulton project [Chicago Architect]
·Chicago's hottest neighborhoods [Tribune]
·A grandmother spent the night at United Center [BizBash]
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Thousands of New Residences Slated for Former Cabrini-Green
Last night, the Chicago Housing Authority formally unveiled its most recent and fully detailed proposal for the nearly 65 acres of land that once belonged the massive Cabrini-Green housing project. Earlier this year, the CHA unveiled a draft plan for the site, which sought to draw out an idea of where housing, retail and new park spaces would be located, however, last night's meeting offered a clearer picture of how many housing units are planned for the area. The large area will be redeveloped in three phases, and will ultimately produce 2,330 to 2,830 new residences.
Curbed Chicago is your go-to place for all things real estate and neighborhood news, but did you know we also have a glorious Facebook page and Twitter feed? Head on over to the Curbed Chicago Facebookand Twitter pages to give them a "like" and your social media feeds will magically become filled with awesome Curbed content.Three Bed Next to Wrigley Has Room for Your Beer Pong Table
Located just steps away from Wrigley Field, this quaint two-flat on Clifton Avenue is no stranger to noise and excitement. And for $2,100 per month, three dudes should be able to scrounge up enough cash to pay the rent for this second floor, three bedroom, two bathroomapartment. Beyond its proximity to Wrigley Field, the 1,600 square foot unit sports central air and heat and even has a little stand alone bar in the front living room area. In the listing, the landlord has indicated that no pets or smoking is allowed, however not coincidentally enough, they've also stated that Cubs fans are preferred. All you need is a black leather sofa, a flat screen TV, a couple of mattresses and a ping pong table, and it's home sweet home.
President of Christian University Drops $2M on Trump Condo
The president of Olivet Nazarene University out in Bourbonnais has just dropped a huge stack of cash on a plush 2,100 square foot unit in River North's Trump Tower, the Tribune reports. Having served as the private evangelical university's president for nearly 25 years, John C. Bowling will certainly be closer to God living on the supertall skyscraper's 46th floor. The two bedroom, two and a half bathroom unit listed in January for $2.1 million and the sale officially closed at the end of March for exactly $2 million. What would Jesus do?
Introducing Alexandra Lange as Curbed Architecture Critic
We're pleased as punch to announce that as of this week, design critic Alexandra Lange is joining Curbed to write a monthly architecture column. Combining the street-friendly perspective of Ada Louise Huxtable with the critical commentary of peers like Justin Davidson and Michael Kimmelman, Lange has crafted a freelance career that combines deep research with an incisive viewpoint on all things design. "Curbed has always practiced a form of architecture criticism," Lange says, pointing out recurring features like Rendering vs. Realityand the sites' aptitude in coining nicknames "for the latest mountains, blots and ripples to descend upon our cities."
"I think I share that irreverence but add context, experience, and the dorky-but-necessary dream that architecture can make cities better for everyone," she says. "Architecture criticism has already outgrown the old model of one city-one newspaper-one critic, and I look forward to exploring what being a critic for the floating digital world can mean."
Posters that mimic the Streets and Sanitation Department's signs warning of rats have begun popping up around Wicker Park. However, these satirical signs don't warn of rats, they instead indicate that the area's homeless population is being targeted. [DNAinfo]SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
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