The History Outside Your Office Window
Today (May 4, 2011) marks the 125th anniversary of the Haymarket Riot. This was one of the key events that changed the course of labor relations in the United States, and much of the rest of the...
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Old Saint Patrick’s Church to Build Office Tower
Yesterday the good people over at the Fulton River District Association posted a note on our Facebook Page, letting people know that after years of talk and speculation, Old Saint Patrick’s Church is...
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A Fire Station Repurposed
Francis Xavier Warde School Old Saint Pats Campus A few weeks ago, we featured a building in Cabrini Green that was one of the old Chicago Fire Insurance Patrol buildings. The Fire Insurance Patrols...
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Elevating Old Saint Pat’s
Work has begun to add an elevator and a cloister to Old Saint Patrick’s Church (180 South DesPlaines Street) in the West Loop. The elevator project will give people in wheelchairs reliable access to...
View ArticleBriefly: Honoring Ida, Old Saint, New Hotel
Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt has been selected to create a monument honoring historic anti-lynching published Ida B. Wells to be placed on the median at East 37th Street and South Langley Street in...
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Lots of Gripes, Few Changes With Old Saint Pat’s Tower Plan
The design of the proposed office tower at 625 West Adams Street has been revised. In response to the concerns of neighbors about the building’s size and harsh reflections from the setting sun,...
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New Blood May Be The Catalyst For The West Loop
For years now the surface parking lot at 630 West Washington Street has teased us with its giant sign promising that The Catalyst is coming soon. Soon may finally have come. The Marquette Companies,...
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Alta at K Station Gets Maple-Flavored
Alta at K Station. Photograph courtesy of Fifield Companies. Ten months after selling the Echelon at K Station (353 North Desplaines Street), Fifield Companies has sold its sister project, Alta at K...
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The West Loop’s Mothballed BP Tower May Still Rise Under a Different Name
Christmas came late to Chicago’s skyscraper enthusiasts when last week a plan was announced to erect a 75-story office tower at 601 West Monroe Street. For the first time in a long time, their...
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K2 Open and Ready for Chicago’s New Generation of Renters
Just in time for apartment-hunting weather, another shiny new Chicago apartment tower is now open for business. K2 (365 North Halsted Street) is the final piece of the K Station development in the...
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Amenities Help Sell Catalyst, The Sleek New West Loop Rental Building
When I moved into my West Loop apartment in 2011, a cool view of the city skyline from the roof—and propane BBQ grills up there—seemed like great add-ons to a living space with high ceilings and...
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Demolition Crews Tear Into 156 North Jefferson Street
Heneghan Wrecking, doing what they do: “Creating Space.” Over the past three weeks, you’ve told you here and here about the new residential project happening at what is now 156 North Jefferson Street...
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