Skyscraper Poised to Erase Familiar Chicago Warehouse
If you spent Memorial Day Weekend in quarantine fretting about people in the park executing their God-given right to spread a deadly virus to strangers (“I’m fine...*hack*hack*hack*“), or wondering about the phlegm warriors hocking loogies onto the CTA Brown Line platform (Is there no Zyrtec in Ravenswood?), then you might have missed the news that the Chicago Plan Commission turned its thumb up to the plan to build...
Wayback Wednesday: Hubbard Place Under Construction
For today’s look into the photo archive, we go back seven years to December 14, 2012 — Seven years ago. Hubbard Place under construction in December 2012 (file) That’s where we find Hubbard Place under construction at 360 West Hubbard Street in River North. The 43-story sister of Kingsbury Plaza brought another 450 new homes to the neighborhood in 2014. But in this photo from two years earlier, you can see McHugh...
33-Story Banquet Coming to the Fulton River District
What’s better than a State Street Thanksgiving parade stuffed with Jesse White Tumblers? How about a 33-story skyscraper stuffed into the Fulton River District? 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly went all Father Christmas on us Thanksgiving eve, letting the development cat out of his red velvet bag. November 2019 rendering of 344 North Canal (via the Office of Alderman Brendan Reilly) The pope’s nose at...
Shoptalk: New Honcho at Habitat
There’s a new leader over at The Habitat Company. Matt Fiascone is taking the lead at the development company, known most recently for its Hubbard Place residential tower (360 West Hubbard Street) in River North. Check out the press release below for the deets: The Habitat Company, a leading property manager and developer, is pleased to announce that Matt Fiascone has been promoted to president of the organization. As...
Status Update: Hubbard Place
It’s been a while since we checked in on Hubbard Place (360 West Hubbard Street) in River North, and guess what… it’s pretty much done. People have been living in the building since October of last year, but as you can see from these pictures, there are still some finishing touches behind those orange barrels that have to be taken care of before the place won’t sound like a construction zone anymore. Hubbard...
Status Update: Hubbard Place All Gussied Up
The last time we checked in with Hubbard Place (360 East Hubbard Street), we took you on a hard-hat tour of the 43-story residential skyscraper from the concrete and exposed rebar of its bowels to its unfenestrated penthouse. Now, as Hubbard Place approaches occupancy, you don’t have to imagine what it will look like when it’s done any longer. The public relations company for The Habitat Company sent over new photographs...
Status Update: Hubbard and Its Brother
Fulton River Spy Alex sent in this picture showing the nearly-complete exterior of Hubbard Place (360 East Hubbard Street), the new River North residential tower that we’ve explored in depth here several times. You can also see its older sibling, Kingsbury Plaza (520 North Kingsbury Street) to the left, and the East Bank Club filling in the space between the two towers. All three buildings and a tiny parking lot are part of the...
Why Hubbard Place Looks The Way It Does
Last month we took you on a tour inside the skyscraper going up in River North known as Hubbard Place. Recently we sat down with John Lahey, C.E.O. of Solomon Cordwell Buenz, the Chicago architecture firm that designed the building to learn more about its planning. Editor: Hubbard Place is the southern bookend of this development, which has been slowly coming together since the 70’s. Kingsbury Plaza (520 North Kingsbury Street)...
Mark Segal on The Habitat Company’s History, Philosophy and Why it’s Not Afraid of the Poor
Recently we went behind-the-scenes, up-the-construction-hoist, and through-the-dust to bring you an early preview of Hubbard Place (360 West Hubbard Street), The Habitat Company’s new residential skyscraper under construction in River North. I also sat down with Mark Segal, the president and C.E.O. of Habitat and talked to him about his company, and its work in Chicago. Editor: For those who aren’t familiar with The...
Inside The New Habitat on Hubbard
If you go anywhere near River North lately, you can’t help but notice the neighborhood’s newest skyscraper, Hubbard Place (360 East Hubbard Street). Rising behind the Merchandise Mart and across the street from the East Bank Club, it commands attention as it plays off its older sister to the north, Kingsbury Plaza (520 North Kingsbury Street). On a recent sunny morning I had the chance to stop by Hubbard Place and get a...
