500 North Milwaukee Surprises Again
Dec03

500 North Milwaukee Surprises Again

Written By on December 3, 2015 in Construction, Fulton River District, Grand Avenue, Milwaukee Avenue, _story

The last time we walked past Akara Partners‘ 500 North Milwaukee Avenue, we were greeted by new signage for Kenect Chicago. As you may well know, we like to see creative name changes here at The Blog, and replacing an address with a unique moniker always scores points in our book. It was for no particular reason that we found ourselves back in the Fulton River District again this week, and lo and behold, there was our other...

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500 North Milwaukee Now Called Kenect Chicago
Nov09

500 North Milwaukee Now Called Kenect Chicago

Written By on November 9, 2015 in Construction, Fulton River District, Grand Avenue, Green Street, Milwaukee Avenue, Peoria Street, Skyscrapers, _story

The low-and-high rise development formerly known by its address of 500 North Milwaukee Avenue is now being called Kenect Chicago. New signs went up around the construction site recently where Akara Partners‘ 14-story residential block and a matching four-story combo residential and retail building are being constructed.  There’s also a knectchicago.com web site to go with it. The different shades of orange triangles and...

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