While early renderings showed a facade partially clad in angular glass fiber reinforced concrete panels, updated images now show a more conservative glass curtain wall system.
The overhaul, which will be the first major renovation to the station since it opened fifty years ago, will ensure that the station is accessible from all entrances and will also include better platform lighting, security cameras, and train trackers.
A $265 million joint venture is poised to transform a 5.6-acre site located in the middle of Illinois Medical District on Chicago’s west side. Plans call for the renovation of an existing apartment complex and the addition of 500 new units.
A major new Gensler-designed development for the Illinois Medical District will expand the operational capacity of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System.