First look at what’s coming to 1723 South Michigan

Posted on June 19, 2024 by danieldschell

1723 South Michigan rendering via Gensler.

Gensler has released renderings of the 12-story building under construction at 1723 South Michigan in the South Loop. I hadn’t seen even a hint of what this development was going to look like, so I’m grateful to Gensler for letting us have a peek.

1723 South Michigan started out as a 13-story building when first permitted last year. That’s changed, as of a revised permit issued in January. It’s now a 12-story, 149-unit building with 89 parking spaces built into the first two levels. There is no below-grade parking. There *is* ground-floor retail space, and lots of glass and balconies. What looks like a glass railing along the top of the building gives the appearance of a rooftop deck. We’ll have to wait on that detail.

1723 South Michigan is being built by Brandts Build, with Goebel Forming on concrete. (Not cement. Concrete.) CMK Companies is the developer, and Gensler, of course, is the design architect.

Oh, and those renderings show “1717” on the building. So maybe we’re in for a name change soon on this development. We’ll have more news on that as it…develops.

Revision permit via Chicago Data Portal.

Chicago’s newest tower crane goes to work at 1723 South Michigan

Posted on June 7, 2024 by danieldschell

There’s a new tower crane in town, picking stuff up and setting it back down, and it’s going to send 1723 South Michigan vertical. This 12-story, 149-unit rental building is being developed by CMK Companies. Along with retail space on the ground floor, the first three levels will include 89 parking stalls.

Congratulations to Brandts Build for their first tower crane on my count. Hopefully there will be a couple more one block west when this one’s finished. Shout-out as well to Goebel Forming, the concrete contractor here.

And now, the tower crane photos:

1723 South Michigan gets in on the tower crane fun

Posted on May 21, 2024 by danieldschell

The tower crane stub rises from the construction site at 1723 South Michigan in the South Loop

A tower crane base has been set at the 1723 South Michigan construction site. A long stroll down through the South Loop was timed perfectly, as it appeared the crane base was being planted in concrete Tuesday just before I got there.

Will this tower crane be erected in time to make it onto the June count? We started May with nine. The stub at 220 North Ada in the Fulton Market District and this one could get us to 11, sparing any others being taken down.

1723 South Michigan is a 12-story, 149-unit rental building being developed by CMK Companies. (They also have a couple sites a block west on South Wabash. Those should get going once the South Michigan property is well underway, if not completed.) Along with retail space on the ground floor, the first two levels will include 89 parking stalls.

Gensler is the design architect. Brandts Build is the general contractor, a company I’m adding to my tower crane count for the first time.

Permits received for 1723 South Michigan (they were issued some time ago) include:
Vertical pile — 150 of them — issued 07/11/2023
Foundation/partial superstructure — issued 08/14/2023
Full building — issued 09/05/2023

There is a permit pending for the tower crane; as of Tuesday May 21, that permit has not shown up on the City of Chicago’s issued permits page.