Downtown Chicago’s Latest Mega Development Hits City Hall With 4,000+ New Homes
A large, underutilized slice of downtown Chicago is about to get utilized out the wazoo. Detailed paperwork has hit City Hall for North Union, the hefty plan to turn a five block slab of Near North Side property into the city’s latest mega development. Diagram of North Union (Via JDL Development) The property in question used to be domain of The Moody Bible Institute. A few years ago, it decided to convert the mostly vacant...
One Chicago Reaches 50 Stories, and Still Climbing
This time last year, we were hoping to see a pair of brand new skyscrapers completed across the street from Holy Name Cathedral when we showed up Christmas 2020 mass. But that’s not going to happen. Hardly anyone is going to Christmas mass in person this year at Holy Name, and the skyscraper duo known as One Chicago isn’t finished yet, anyway. One Chicago under construction (Courtesy of YoChicago!) But that doesn’t...
North Union Looks Like a Big Project in a Modest Space
The plans for the new North Union project have been laid out for everyone to see. It will cover five city blocks just west of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago’s Near North neighborhood. The land was formerly owned by the Institute, but was recently sold so that the Moodys can focus their efforts on things other banking real estate. Diagram of North Union (Via JDL Development) The developer on this one is JDL. You may...
2,600+ New Homes: North Union Public Meeting is This Week
We finally have a good idea how big the new North Union development is going to be. New images from Chicago Planning and Development highlight the North Union property in purple, and the Moody Bible Institute in yellow. Map of North Union highlighted in purple, and the Moody Bible Institute highlighted in yellow. (via Department of Planning and Development) Because it’s only five city blocks, we’re going to stop using the...
Chicago’s Newest Mega Development: North Union
Chicago has seen more than its share of huge developments in recent years. The 78, Riverline, Lincoln Yards, and the River District, are just a few that are already being built, or poised to start filling Chicago’s downtown region with new skyscrapers, homes, offices, and whatnots. The newest name on the roster is “North Union.” According to the Chicago Tribune, North Union is the flag that JDL Development wants to...
Photo Update: One Chicago
Remember when you were a little kid playing with your Tonka trucks and Erector set and pretending you were building something monumental? These guys don’t have to pretend. Here’s the latest One Chicago construction photo update from...
One Chicago Has So Much Glass
There’s a race going on at the corner of State Street and Chicago Avenue. Across from Holy Name Cathedral, it seems like two teams of construction workers are in a competition. The concrete people, pouring floors; and the glaziers trying to glass them in. One Chicago under construction (Courtesy of YoChicago!) That’s an obtuse way of saying that the windows of One Chicago seem to be going up awfully quickly. Much more...
One Chicago Really Glassing Up The Gold Coast
A few weeks ago we told you that the first panes of glass were being applied to One Chicago, the two-tower residential complex rising in what used to be Holy Name Cathedral’s parking lot. Now we have two updated photographs showing the fenestration penetration at the site. July 2020 construction of One Chicago (Courtesy of Gold Coast Spy Joel) The first comes from Gold Coast Spy Joel, who took this picture from Chicago and...
You Stay Glassy, One Chicago
The first panes of glass are in place at One Chicago, the pair of residential towers rising in what used to be Holy Name Cathedral’s parking lot. June 2020 photo of One Chicago under construction (Courtesy of Gold Coast Spy Mike) Gold Coast Spy Mike sent us this demonstration of the fenestration situation by slotting it through our tip line. You may ask yourself, “Self, isn’t it a little early to put up windows on...
Since You Can’t Go Out, Here’s Construction Photos From One Chicago
Remember back when you were searching for a new place in downtown Chicago, and you said to yourself, “I don’t need to pay extra for a nice view — I’ll hardly ever be home!” Ah, good times. If all you can see from your compulsory COVID container is your fat neighbor swinging his frontal overhang to Dancing Queen, then avert your eyes and feast upon the photographic goodness below. One Chicago under construction...
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