Status: Under construction
At the corner of Lake and Halsted, work is underway on a 17-story, 725,000-square-foot office complex known by the address of 167 N. Green Street. Shapack Partners and Focus Development tapped Gensler to design the building which features 129 parking spaces and a retail-lined pedestrian “mews” that runs beneath the building between Halsted and Green.

Status: Under construction 
New York-based developer Thor Equities is hard at work on this 18-story, staircase-like office project at the former site of the John R. Morreale Meat warehouse, Isaacson & Stein Fish Company building, and The Mid nightclub. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 800 W. Fulton Market pushes skyward with multiple setbacks and landscaped terraces for a much slimmer profile when viewed from the east and the west. A below-ground garage provides 36 parking spaces.

Status: Approved
Currently occupied by the former Coyne College building, the site at 330 N. Green will eventually give way to a 20-story office tower from developer Sterling Bay and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The glassy design boasts an elevated “porch” amenity deck with paddle tennis and swinging benches. 330 N. Green could break ground as soon as this year.

Status: Site prep
Sterling Bay originally envisioned a nine-story movie theater and parking garage development at 345 N. Morgan Street, just north of the Ace Hotel. The developer changed its mind and is instead building an 11-story, 178-foot-tall office project. Designed by Eckenhoff Saunders Architects, the dark brick structure is linked to Google’s Chicago expansion.

Status: Under construction
This 13-story office project comes from veteran Chicago real estate firm Mark Goodman & Associates, New York-based partner Tishman Speyer and architecture firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz. It broke ground at the site previously occupied by the AmeriGas propane fueling facility and will open in 2021. The development contains 225,000 square feet of office space, ground-floor retail, and a 47-stall parking garage.

Status: Under construction 
This 12-story office project from developer Parkside Realty and Chicago architecture firm Lamar Johnson Collaborative replaces a parking lot. Dubbed Fulton East, it calls for 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail topped by 54 parking spaces, 85,000 square feet of office space, and a landscaped rooftop amenity deck. Fulton East will open for business in 2020.

Status: Approved 
A collaboration between Thor Properties and HPA will see the existing three-story Columbus Meats building at 942 W. Fulton renovated and vertically expanded one level. The mixed-use project will contain office space and retail storefronts.

Status: Under construction 
Thor and HPA are teaming up again on a project that combines two existing historic buildings on the southwest corner of Fulton and Peoria, and a new structure that replaces an existing one-story building. The result is a single, five-story commercial building behind three distinct facades. International snack-making company Mondelez is moving its HQ and more than 400 employees to the development in mid-2020.

Status: Under construction
This boutique hotel project reuses the existing four-story brick building at 310 N. Peoria and adds a single-story vertical expansion. Designed by architect Hirsch Associates, the development will contain 3,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space—most likely occupied by a restaurant—topped by a maximum of 28 hotel rooms. It landed its construction permit in spring 2019.

Status: Proposed
This 10-story office building at 375 N. Morgan Street was announced by Latsko Interests in 2017. Envisioned for a vacant lot along the train tracks, the conceptual design features a stepped layout with a setback at each level, providing tenants with private outdoor amenity spaces.

Status: Proposed
The first major commercial development pitched north of Kinzie Street, this 16-story project from Dallas-based developer Trammell Crow would bring roughly 400,000 square feet of land space dedicated to life sciences, 165 parking spots, and streetscape improvements to the area. The glassy design from ESG Architects includes curving corner balconies alternating every two floors.

Status: Under construction
This eight-story retail and office development recently broke ground at the corner of Carpenter Street and Carroll Avenue. The project comes from Murphy Development Group, Creek Lane Capital, and Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture. The 100-foot-tall, brick-clad structure will feature 27 on-site parking spots and a rooftop amenity deck.

Status: Approved 
This two-part development at the corner of Fulton Market and Carpenter Street calls for a six-story office building and a 12-story hotel. Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, which currently has its offices on the site, is designing both buildings and will own and occupy the office portion of the project. The 200-room hotel structure will be operated by California-based Montage Hotel’s Pendry brand, reported Crain’s. The transit-oriented development (TOD) includes parking for 15 vehicles.

Status: Under construction

Furniture company Herman Miller intends to occupy all 45,000 square feet in this upcoming complex which includes the renovation of an existing two-story brick building plus a new five-story structure next door. The 1100 W. Fulton project comes from developer Fulton St. Companies and Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture.

Status: Proposed

This unusual proposal for at 1111 W. Carroll calls for a technology incubator, office space, display galleries, a hotel, and a 300-seat auditorium. The project would be “owner occupied” and built by a joint venture of TechNexus, Ocean Tomo, and Cogent Management Group, rather than a traditional real estate developer. Rising 18-stories or roughly 300 feet, the City Technology Center features a more traditional-looking base topped by a glassy tower designed by Pappageorge Haymes Partners. Neighbors opposing the proposal launched a website and petition titled “Save Fulton.”

Status: Proposed

Around the corner from 1155 W. Fulton Market, Domus and Space Architects are planning to build a new six-story commercial building at the site of a parking lot at 213 N. Racine. The plan incorporates offices and retail as well as ground floor parking for 30 cars.

Status: Proposed
At nearly 700,000 square feet in size, this mixed-use development slated for 1200 W. Fulton Market is one of the largest proposals in the area. It calls for a pair of 300- and 240-foot towers containing over 600,000 square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of retail, two public plazas, and parking for 335 cars. Co-developers the Ryan Companies and IBT Group and architecture firm CallisonRTKL still need zoning approval but hope to break ground on Axis West this fall.

Status: Proposed
Another Sterling Bay office project is in the works at 1200 W. Carroll. Here, the developer filed a recent zoning application for a 14-story commercial building designed by Gensler. The project will top out at 227 feet and contain retail and office space plus 90 parking spaces, according to the filing.

Status: Under construction 
Replacing a parking lot along Ogden Avenue, this 14-story office development is another collaboration between developer Trammell Crow and ESG Architects. The project features a rooftop deck for tenants and 115 parking spaces. A portion of the 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space will be offered at an affordable rate. West End on Fulton opens soon.

Status: Approved

This 33-story, transit-oriented apartment tower will rise 330 feet at the corner of Lake and May streets. With 555 units, the project is one of the largest rental developments in the rapidly changing neighborhood. It comes from LG Development and the architects at Gensler.

Status: Approved

LG’s zoning application for the apartment plan at 1132-57 W. Lake also includes an office project slated for the neighboring vacant lot at 1150 W. Lake Street. Also designed by Gensler, the glass and metal building will rise 11 stories and includes below-ground parking.

Status: Proposed

The 245-foot-tall brick and glass hotel development would replace a parking lot at the corner of Lake and Sangamon streets. Developed by F&F Realty and designed by FitzGerald Associates Architects, the 20-story plan includes 199 guest rooms and parking for 43 vehicles. Unlike the neighborhood’s boutique offerings such as the Hoxton, Ace, and Soho House, the upcoming project would house a more affordable Marriott franchise.

Status: Approved

This proposed 21-story high-rise hotel project would take out two small parking lots and a cluster of low-rise structures at the corner of Lake and Halsted. Here, developer North Park Ventures and GREC Architects envision pair of hotels with a combined 476 guest rooms. The ground level would contain lobby space, restaurants, and a vehicular drive connecting Lake to Halsted.

Status: Approved
Long-time Fulton Market neighbor Bridgford Food has plans to eventually redevelop its production facility into a mixed-use building at the southwest corner of Lake and Green. Designed by HPA, the 17-story tower will contain ground floor commercial space topped by 250 parking spaces and 314 rental units.

Status: Proposed
Replacing a bank building at the northwest corner of Randolph and Sangamon, this commercial project comes from L3 Capital. The development offers five retail spaces ranging from roughly 2,800 to 10,000 square feet in size, according to a marketing flyer.

Status: Proposed
L3 has plans to redevelop a second bank property at 1020 W. Randolph Street into a commercial building with nearly 20,000 square feet of retail and office space.

Status: Proposed
This three-story proposal from L3 replaces a demolished structure that was once home to the cast of MTV’s The Real World. The new building will offer 13,800 square feet of retail and office space, according to the developer’s website.

Status: Approved 
Slated to replace the Fabbri Sausage plant, this 20-story project from MCZ Development would contain 236 rental units, 3,900 square feet of retail, and 70 parking spaces. The transit-oriented development is designed by architect Solomon Cordwell Buenz and would also feature a tenant pool deck and 13th-floor “sky lounge.”

Status: Approved

A joint venture between New York-based developer DDG and Chicago-based Marc Realty plans a 16-story 259-room Standard Hotel at 1234 W. Randolph Street, replacing a dairy facility. The L-shaped design comes from NORR Architects and New York-based James Carpenter Design Associates and features a rooftop pool and bar, a 2,500-square-foot restaurant space, and a small public plaza along Randolph.

Staus: Approved

Slated for the former site of the BellyQ and Urbanbelly restaurants at 1400 W. Randolph Street, this proposal from Naperville-based developer Marquette Companies would rise 25 stories. The Brininstool + Lynch-designed tower would contain 281 apartments, 108 parking spaces, and ground-floor retail.

Staus: Proposed

This modest six-story, nine-unit condo development is slated for the parking lot at the corner of Randolph and May. The transit-oriented proposal comes from 1123 Randolph LLC, which includes Interra Realty, and designer HKS Architects. It includes ground-floor retail space and no parking.

Status: Approved

This slender, eight-story boutique office development would replace a small parking lot at 732 W. Randolph Street, along Restaurant Row. Chicago-based firm Hirsch MPG Architects designed the brick structure as a “contemporary take on a turn-of-the-century building,” according to Neighbors of the West Loop.

Status: Approved
Across the street, Related Midwest plans a mixed-use high-rise rising 550-feet and a 250-foot office tower. Designed by Connecticut-based design firm Roger Ferris + Partners, the two-tower plan includes a 240-room Equinox hotel, 370 rental units, a 30,000-square-foot Equinox health club, and 5,000 square feet of restaurant space.

Status: Approved

Developed by RCG Longview and CLK Properties and designed by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, 1230 W. Washington will incorporate an existing 1920s-era loft building at the corner of Washington and Willard into a nine-story, 160,000-square-foot office complex. Plans dictate a new retail space along Washington Boulevard and parking for 59 cars.

Status: Under construction

Known as “Eveq,” this five-story condo building is rising at 14 N. Bishop Street—previously a vacant lot owned by the adjacent Chicago Pipefitters Local Union 597. Designed by Sullivan, Goulette & Wilson, the development features street-level retail topped by 32 for-sale residences offered in three- and four-bedroom floorplans. Pricing starts at around $795K.

Status: Under constriction 

The seven-story, 42-unit condo project development at the corner of Monroe and Loomis street replaces the Monroe Pavilion Nursing and Treatment Center across from Skinner Park. Designed by architecture firm Booth Hansen, 1400 W. Monroe will offer two- and three-bedroom residences starting around $600,000.

Status: Under construction
The massive redevelopment of the former H2O+ facility at 845 W. Madison spans an entire block. The project from the John Buck Company, Lendlease, and GREC Architects will deliver 586 units spread across a pair of 17-story towers and street-facing townhouses designed to mask the big development’s parking garage. Porte will open summer 2020.

Status: Proposed

This 6-story, 20-unit condo project would fill a narrow gap between two existing residential buildings across from Mary Bartelme Park. The plan from developer ZSD Corp and architecture firm Sullivan Goulette & Wilson has been met with organized opposition from its immediate neighbors, Chicago Block Club reported.

Status: Under construction
Work continues on the latest phase of the West Loop Collection condo project at 220 S. Green Street. The plan from POGN Development comprises several five-story buildings with a total of 40 units priced between $980,000 and $2 million. Construction on the latest phase is expected to wrap up in 2020.

Status: Approved
Chicago-based developer Tandem Partners and architecture firm Antunovich Associates have teamed up on this apartment project at 1050 W. Van Buren Street. Slated to replace the Guy & Sons Auto Rebuilders, the tower will out at 21 stories and deliver 222 rental units.

Status: Proposed 
The latest plan for 1061 W. Van Buren Street calls for a 26-story residential building with 351 units, 69 parking stalls, and commercial retail space, according to the zoning application filed by Ohio-based developer Pizzuti and Chicago-based Related Midwest. The development site is immediately west of Related’s 30-story Landmark West Loop high-rise which opened in late 2017.

Status: Approved
Like the apartment tower slated for 1050 W. Van Buren, this 24-story apartment project also comes from developer Tandem Partners and architect Antunovich Associates. Now under construction, the tower at 1125 W. Van Buren will rise 258 feet and includes 200 rental units and just seven parking spaces.

Status: Under construction
LG Development and NORR Architects are close to welcoming residents to this 10-story, 166-unit apartment building at 1220 W. Jackson. Replacing a parking lot and a low-rise commercial structure, the 115-foot-tall transit-oriented development includes roughly 7,000 square feet of retail and 30 parking spaces.

Status: Under construction

Van Buren Street’s mini-boom isn’t just apartments. The seven-story, 115,000-square-foot former Oxxford Clothing Company warehouse is being renovated and expanded to nine stories and roughly 140,000 square feet of office space. The old 1945 building was rebranded as “The Oxxford” in reference to its longtime industrial tenant.