It seems like every day there’s news of another highrise project breaking ground in the Windy City, and today is certainly no exception as a new 30-story building begins to take root along the Eisenhower Expressway. Known at this time by only its official address of 1035 W Van Buren, this long-vacant parcel was originally the site of a stillborn condo project that fell victim to the Great Recession.
News broke in February of 2015 that development company Related Midwest had acquired the site and revealed a modern, 308-foot design from New York architect Morris Adjmi with Chicago-based firm GREC acting as architect of record. The plan now calls for 308-rental units perched a top of large parking podium with a host of amenities naturally located above the garage. Though 1035 W Van Buren received its foundation permit back in December, below ground caisson work is just starting now.
Related Midwest looks set to have a busy spring with work on the 843-foot One Bennett Park tower poised to simultaneously start in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood in the coming days. With site preparation already underway, the 67-story Robert A.M. Stern-designed tower will be the first building in the city to reach past 800 feet since the Legacy at Millennium Park topped out in 2009.
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