152 North Jefferson. It remains, and is being renovated.
The long, three-story building at 152 North Jefferson stays, but the additions it spawned in the back lot have been leveled into a smooth, blank canvas. And now there’s a foundation permit on file with the City of Chicago, as of yesterday, to start construction on the new 14-story residential tower at 165 North Desplaines Street in the West Loop..
Our permit tells us to expect 199 apartments, with 99 parking spaces and some ground-floor retail. Power Construction is on the clock as your general contractor. Donald Copper from GREC Architects of Chicago did the design chores. Gerding Edlen is the developer.
This officially puts us on Tower Crane Alert!
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- A rendering of 165 North Desplaines from GREC Architects.
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- What the “back lot” used to look like…
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- …before Heneghan Wrecking came in.
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- The Haymarket memorial along Desplaines Street.
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- It was packed up and moved to avoid damage during construction. It will be back.
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- Another GREC render, showing the Haymarket memorial back in place.
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- Even the rubble is gone now.
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- Blank slate.
