Near North Firehouse Plan Returns as a 29-Story Office Tower

Written By Editor on July 23, 2018 in Near North Side, Proposals, Skyscrapers, _story

The 2017 plan to replace the Chicago Engine Company 42 fire station with a skyscraper is back in play.  At a public meeting last week, Friedman Properties unveiled its more fully-realized notion for the space — a 29-story office tower designed by Goettsch Partners. The fire station won’t go away.  Instead, a new 29,000 square-foot fire station will be incorporated into the new skyscraper, making the firefighters of 42 house...