215 West Lake continues ever skyward.
By now, you know the basic details of 215 West Lake. Designed by Chicago firm Thomas Roszak Architecture (who may or may not be calling the new tower “Level”), the new apartment tower at 215 West Lake Street in The Loop replaces a parking garage and a late-1800s-era office building with 33 stories and 265 apartments. Throw in ground floor retail and 152 parking spaces in floors 2-4, and you’ve got yourself a new downtown digs.
This is a Clark Construction build. They’ve been on the job since demolition started last fall. And they’ll continue to build until 215 West Lake opens in 2017.
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- 215 West Lake used to be a parking garage. No one was sad to see it go.
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- 209 West Lake, however, was built in the 1870s, and many called for it to be saved.
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- Gratuitous tower crane shot.
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- Looking down at the east-facing facade.
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- 151 North Franklin street crane in the foreground, tower crane in the background.
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- Looking straight up from Lake Street.
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- Looking west.
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- Through the crane.
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- Clark markings on the core.
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- What can I say. I love tower cranes. Especially when they’re right in the middle of the city.
