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Is it time to make more beds in The Loop?

Back in August, a soil sampling rig burrowed into the asphalt parking lot at 180 West Randolph. Not one to speculate, I still rampantly speculated that something could well be in the near future for the site.

This morning, Crain’s Chicago is reporting that the lot has been sold to Quadram Global, already known in Chicago for the Godfrey Hotel and Essex Inn. This guarantees the possibility that maybe a new hotel might be tentatively planned for The Loop (was that undefinitive enough?) directly across the street from the Kimpton Hotel Allegro. Time will surely tell.

: Soil sampling in August.

: The lot, with its FOR SALE sign, has sat idle for a long time.

: 180 West Randolph, with the Kimpton Hotel Allegro in the background.

https://twitter.com/vidlerd/status/762688007694680064

Thanks to that heads-up from Twitter user @vidlerd, we know there’s been some soil sampling happening in the almost-always-empty parking lot at 180 West Randolph Street in The Loop. (You still get in big trouble if you park there though.)

Sometimes, soil sampling means construction is imminent. And sometimes it doesn’t. This parking lot is up for sale, and so far there’s nothing to indicate a transaction. Is the soil being tested for the sake of a prospective buyer? By the lot owner, just so they know all there is to know about the lot they’re selling? The answers to these and many other questions are out there. The question is, are the questions?

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