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Could The Gateway Stir To Life in the South Loop?
The start of construction on One Museum Park West in March, 2006 More than a decade ago, the people of the then-new Central Station development in the South Loop were promised a pair of parks. Daniel...
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South Loop Skyscraper Gets Presidential Name
If you know anyone whose address is 1201 South Prairie Avenue, it’s time to update your address book. We received a notice a couple of weeks ago that One Museum Park West (previously One Museum Park...
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Raphael Viñoly Tower to be South Loop’s Tallest Skyscraper; Could be a Twin
Architect Rafael Viñoly next to a model of 113 East Roosevelt The long-vacant corner southeast corner of South Michigan Avenue and East Roosevelt Road is getting a building worthy of its prominent...
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City Approves New Tallest Tower for Chicago’s South Loop
Rendering of 113 East Roosevelt (Courtesy of Crescent Heights) Today the Chicago Plan Commission approved the construction of a 76-story, 829-foot-tall residential skyscraper marking the southwest...
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Permit Issued for 76-Story South Loop Skyscraper
This time last year, there were three super-tall skyscrapers proposed for downtown Chicago. We asked several prominent local architects what they thought the chances were of any of them being built....
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Here’s What the Epic Views From 113 East Roosevelt Will Look Like
A little over a week ago, the hard-working Xerox DocumentCenters at the Chicago City Clerk’s office ingested some bits of paper and spit out the best news the South Loop has heard since the Super Bowl...
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It’s Anchors Aweigh at One Grant Park
As the trio of Grant Park-adjacent skyscrapers begin their journeys from paperwork to parapets, today we take a peek in at One Grant Park (113 East Roosevelt Road/1200 South Indiana Avenue). One Grant...
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Building NEMA: A Day in the Life of a Chicago Skyscraper Construction Worker
If you’ve been following the construction of NEMA Chicago (formerly One Grant Park, formerly 113 East Roosevelt), or any other skyscraper under construction in Chicago, you’ve probably wondered what...
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A Little Skyscraper Abracadabra Along Grant Park
Sometimes the monotony of life becomes a way of life. Keep your head down. Stay off the boss’ radar. Don’t attract attention. But keeping our heads down, while a common survival skill, prevents us...
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Up High in the South Loop: NEMA Towers Over All
In 29 days, Santa comes to town, and the fat old elf will have a few more obstacles to navigate his sleigh around. Among them is NEMA Chicago, the 76-story residential tower going up on the south end...
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Chicago’s NEMA is Way Better Than San Francisco’s NEMA
If you spent New Year’s Eve with your eyes pointed at the sky enjoying the neighborhood’s totally-illegal-but-the-cops-don’t-care fireworks display, you may have noticed a little something special in...
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South Loop Air Rights Neighborhood In Play Again
Recently I was watching House Hunters on HGTV and a couple was looking at condominiums in the South Loop. Someone commented that the view of Soldier Field from the unit they selected would remain...
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Seventy-Six-Story South Loop Skyscraper Officially Finished
While you’re shining up your comically oversized turkey fork for Thanksgiving, keep it handy for your next trip to the South Loop. There, you can stick it in NEMA Chicago, because that building is...
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