16 June 2021

Carbon-Neutral Mixed-Use High-Rise Wins Chicago Design Competition

An affordable mixed-use carbon-neutral high-rise designed by The Community Builders and Studio Gang has been selected as the winner of the City of Chicago’s C40...

14 June 2021

A Competition to Give Chicago's Thompson Center New Life Opens

A competition open to the general public to re-envision the State of Illinois “Thompson” Center has been launched by the Chicago Architecture Center and the...

08 June 2021

Plans for Chicago Mixed-Use High-Rise Moving Forward

The Chicago City Council has approved a 47-story mixed-use tower, located at 640 W Washington Boulevard in West Loop Gate. The development will replace an...

01 June 2021

Final Hurdle Cleared for Megadevelopment in Chicago

The Chicago City Council has approved the 3.3-hectare (8.1-acre) North Union megadevelopment in the Near North Side. Planned by JDL Development, the project site is...

18 May 2021

Chicago Skyscraper Getting a Big Makeover

Accenture Tower in Chicago will undergo a US$22 million renovation, including indoor and outdoor amenities and the addition of 90,000 square feet (8,361 square meters)...

14 May 2021

High-Rise Lab Planned for Chicago’s Fulton Market

Chicago developer Mark Goodman wants to build a 19-story life sciences lab building along the western edge of the Fulton Market District, a project that...

10 May 2021

Helmut Jahn, One of American Architecture's Most Celebrated Figures, Dies Age 81

Helmut Jahn, the architect behind some of America's best-known buildings, has died in a bicycle accident aged 81. The German-American designer, whose high-profile projects include...

23 April 2021

Skydeck at Chicago's Tallest Building Reopens Featuring a New Interactive Museum

EQ Office announced the exciting reopening of Skydeck Chicago at Willis Tower to the public on 23 April, 2021 after completing an extensive redevelopment. The...

22 April 2021

Chicago Opens the Door to More Branded High-Rise Signage

Chicago’s skyline could be in for changes after the city passed rules that could allow more signs on some office towers. The rules, which would...

19 April 2021

Developer Unveils Plan for Almost 2,700 Apartments on Chicago's Goose Island

A Canadian developer has unveiled plans to bring up to 2,650 apartments to a part of the city that now has no residents. Onni Group...

13 April 2021

Chicago Office Tower Tops Out

Construction has topped out for the 50-story, 727-foot-tall (221-meter-tall) office tower at 320 S Canal Street in the West Loop. Also known as BMO Tower,...

31 March 2021

New High-Rise Coming to Chicago in Fast-Growing Neighborhood

The Fulton Market District apartment boom is pushing north of Lake Street, the next frontier for housing developers in the neighborhood after a recent city...

11 March 2021

Megaproject in Chicago Gets Key Support from Metra

Developers of the proposed US$20 billion One Central complex on railroad air rights west of Soldier Field have received a show of support from a...

26 February 2021

Developer Plans More Than 1,000 Apartments in Chicago's West Loop

A Canadian developer plans two high-rises with more than 1,000 apartments next to Presidential Towers in the West Loop, a big vote of confidence in...

24 February 2021

Hospital Site Redevelopment Wins Key Approval in Chicago

The developers planning to turn the former Michael Reese Hospital site in Bronzeville into a 49-acre (19.8-hectare) mixed-use campus over the next two decades took...

10 February 2021

Crowdfunding Collapse Sets Back Fulton Market Project in Chicago

The implosion of a New York real estate investment firm has undermined plans for two major developments in Chicago, including a hotel in the Fulton...

03 February 2021

Airline Reduces Chicago Tower Footprint After Sweeping COVID-19-Related Cuts

United Airlines is shrinking its Willis Tower headquarters, where it has about 30 percent fewer workers than before the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline today confirmed...

01 February 2021

Businesses Exit Chicago's Thompson Center as State Buys West Loop Offices

The state of Illinois has bought a West Loop office building, a move that ought to erase any doubt it soon will fully vacate the...

26 January 2021

Developers Look to Add Units to Stalled Chicago Tower

After losing their financing last year, the New York City developers of a stalled 74-story residential high-rise next to Grant Park are trying to jump-start...

21 January 2021

Iconic Chicago Building Getting Massive Plaza Renovation

The owner of one of Chicago’s biggest office towers is investing US$6.5 million to demolish and redesign its half-acre (0.2-hectare) plaza in anticipation of greater...

14 January 2021

Developer Scales Back Chicago Lakeshore High-Rise Plans

The developer of a big high-rise proposed just north of Millennium Park has scaled back its plans, slashing the number of hotel rooms in the...

12 January 2021

New Art Installation Revealed at Chicago's Tallest Tower

EQ Office revealed Atmospheric wave wall, a new cultural landmark and the first public art installation in Chicago by globally acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson. Prominently...

21 December 2020

Renderings Unveiled For The Reed At Southbank

Renderings have been revealed for The Reed, the second residential tower at Southbank. Located on a 7.5-acre (3.03-hectare), waterfront site, Southbank is a megadevelopment that...

10 December 2020

Residential Tower Tops Out at 122.9 Meters in Chicago

Construction on Cascade has topped out 396 feet (120 meters) over Lakeshore East. Officially addressed at 455 E Waterside Drive, Cascade is part of the...

08 December 2020

Apartment Towers Pitched for South Loop, Near West Side in Chicago

COVID-19 has slowed Chicago’s economy, but two bullish developers have drawn up ambitious plans that would bring a combined 1,200 apartments to two city neighborhoods....

25 November 2020

Chicago’s Third Tallest Building Gets A New Name

The soaring Vista Tower, the newest addition to Chicago’s famed skyline, now has a new name: St. Regis Chicago. The skyscraper also has a new...

10 November 2020

Major Luxury Hotel Brand Sold in Chicago

After buying a pair of historic Chicago properties and the city's Major League Soccer franchise, Joe Mansueto is making another high-profile purchase: The Waldorf Astoria...

28 October 2020

Nearly 2,700 Homes Planned for Near North Side Site in Chicago

JDL Development plans nearly 2,700 homes on Near North Side property it would buy from the Moody Bible Institute, one of the biggest residential developments...

26 October 2020

Michigan Avenue Hotel Sold and Set for Rebranding

A California luxury hotel company has purchased the former Hard Rock Hotel on Michigan Avenue and will rebrand it after giving the historic building its...

20 October 2020

James Loewenberg, Developer of Chicago High-Rises, Dies at 86

James Loewenberg, a Chicago architect-turned-developer with a portfolio that includes the Aqua and Vista Tower skyscrapers in downtown Chicago, has died at age 86 after...

13 October 2020

Iconic Chicago Tower Bets on the Future of Co-Working

Reports of the demise of co-working during the pandemic are greatly exaggerated, if you ask the owner of Willis Tower. In a bet on the...

08 October 2020

Chicago South Loop Apartment Tower Selling for US$190 Million

A San Francisco investment firm is paying US$190 million for a new 56-story luxury apartment tower along Grant Park, the biggest Chicago multifamily sale of...

29 September 2020

Chicago Apartment Market A Mixed Bag During Pandemic

Chicago landlord Horizon Realty Group has acquired a Lincoln Park apartment building for US$64 million, a price suggesting that multifamily values might not be falling...

25 September 2020

New Partnership Brings Renewable Energy to Chicago Landmark Tower

Dynegy today announced that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Chicago's iconic Willis Tower to provide 100% renewable electricity to the Tower. "Sustainability...

22 September 2020

Chicago Post Office Debuts Massive Rooftop Park

A new 3.5 acre (1.4 hectare) park stretching three city blocks is now open in the southwest corner of the Loop. But most people will...

16 September 2020

Chicago High-Rise Fire Injures Several

David Kuta thought about his next-door neighbor when he opened the front door of his 32nd-floor condo on the Near East Side and saw thick...

18 August 2020

Apartment Tower in Chicago to Convert Office Space to Classroom Space During COVID-19 Pandemic

A 57-story apartment tower in the Streeterville neighborhood plans to convert some of its office space to small classrooms, betting that frazzled families will seek...

13 August 2020

Mies van der Rohe Dormitory Gets Renovated in Chicago

Mies van der Rohe’s workhorse tower gets a vibrant remake as a dorm at Chicago’s Illinois Institute of Technology. On the first floor of a...

06 August 2020

Megadevelopment with Biotech Component Prepares for 2021 Groundbreaking, While Life Sciences Lab Moves Forward in Chicago

Early 2021 groundbreaking planned for $6 billion Lincoln Yards megadevelopment on North Side Sterling Bay plans to break ground on the US$6 billion Lincoln Yards...

31 July 2020

Chicago Developer to Buy Out Supertall Building's Partner for US$270 million

The Chicago developer building the 101-story Vista Tower on the Chicago River has agreed to buy out its majority Chinese partner for US$270 million, ending...

20 July 2020

A 47-Story High-Rise is Set to Break Ground in Chicago During the Pandemic

Two major Chicago developers are expected to break ground next month on a 47-story apartment and hotel tower on North Michigan Avenue, in what would...

15 July 2020

Restaurant Atop Chicago's Lake Point Tower to Close, be Sold

One of Chicago’s highest-altitude restaurants is for sale, offering the rare opportunity for another restaurant — or a resident — to take over the top...

10 July 2020

Lender Halts Funding for Skyscraper in Chicago's Downtown Due to Pandemic

A Helmut Jahn-designed skyscraper along South Michigan Avenue is on hold at least until September 2020 and buyers of the luxury units are being offered...

26 June 2020

Chicago Near North Siders Disapprove of 43-Story Apartment Tower Plan

One of Chicago’s busiest luxury residential developers wants to build a 43-story apartment high-rise using air rights from a Near North Side church, but nearby...

23 June 2020

US$185 Million Observatory is Latest Chicago Project Delayed by Coronavirus

The Aon Center has paused plans to build an observatory with a thrill ride atop Chicago’s third-tallest skyscraper, and the US$185 million project will start...

17 June 2020

Plan To Replace Abandoned Chicago Spire Site With Two Apartment Buildings Advances In Zoning Committee

After significantly scaling back their plans to finally fill in the massive hole left behind by the abandoned 2,000-foot (609-meter) Chicago Spire project, developers will...

27 May 2020

Plans Approved For 102-Story Skyscraper That Could Be Chicago's Second-Tallest

A 102-story skyscraper known as Tribune East Tower could become Chicago’s second tallest building in the coming years, after aldermen on Wednesday, 20 May, 2020...

23 April 2020

Foundation Preparations Begin at 60-Story Office Tower Along Chicago River

Development of the 60-story Salesforce Tower has kicked off along the Chicago River after the project secured a US$500 million-plus construction loan that is one of the...

20 April 2020

Investor Acquires Residential High-Rise in Chicago

New Jersey-based Strategic Properties of North America (SPNA) has partnered with South Korean investor Mirae Asset Daewoo to acquire a luxury Chicago apartment building for...

09 April 2020

New Affordable Housing Projects in Chicago Receive Federal Tax Credits

Eleven new developments bringing a combined 1,083 units of affordable housing to Chicago’s North, South, and West sides are moving forward after being selected by...

31 March 2020

CTBUH EIC Interviewed in Crain's Piece on How High-Rise Living Transformed Chicago's Skyline

How high-rise living has transformed Chicago's skyline The great Chicago apartment boom reshaped the city’s skyline with dozens of fancy new high-rises. But it didn’t...

31 March 2020

Architecture Firm in Chicago Uses 3D Printer to Create Face Masks for Healthcare Workers

bKL Architecture, a firm headquartered at the Aqua tower in Chicago's Lakeshore East neighborhood, is doing its part to be of service during the COVID-19...

27 March 2020

Under-Construction Skyscrapers in Chicago Secure Financing

Lendlease and Magellan Development have landed US$283 million in construction financing for their two residential towers rising in Chicago’s Lakeshore East. The projects will have...

26 March 2020

Under-Construction Chicago Skyscrapers Acquire New Tenants

Real estate investment firm Heitman has inked a lease for 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) at Riverside Investment & Development and Howard Hughes’ under-construction...

24 February 2020

Residential Buildings Proposed for Chicago’s Fulton Market Receive Initial Approval

Chicago officials approved two high-rise apartment developments that would build 920 apartments in Fulton Market despite criticism that few apartments would be set aside for...

04 February 2020

Office and Residential Towers Proposed on Chicago’s North Side

Chicago’s lakefront rarely sees much in the way of new development since most of the prime waterfront real estate is already built-up. But in the...

20 December 2019

Skyscraper Projects in Chicago’s Near West Side Move Forward

Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) announced the groundbreaking on 20 December 2019 for Union Station Tower, also known as BMO Tower, a new 50-story...

05 December 2019

Chicago Skyscraper Plans to Start Construction After Securing Financial Backing

Work is set to begin in December 2019 on a 1.5 million-square-foot (139,000-square-meter) office tower alongside Union Station, after the developers landed a US$476 million...

21 November 2019

Planned Chicago Supertall Undergoes Minimal Changes After Community Review

On 19 November 2019, developers unveiled updated plans for a mixed-use supertall tower slated for the parking lot just east of Chicago’s landmark Tribune Tower....

08 October 2019

Chicago’s Next Supertall Nears Approval Amid Flurry of Development

The developer of a proposed supertall skyscraper on North Michigan Avenue next to Tribune Tower is nearing an agreement with the city in “a couple...

03 October 2019

Three New Projects in Development for Chicago’s West Loop Neighborhood

Already a forest of construction cranes, Chicago’s booming Fulton Market District is preparing to welcome more big projects to its pipeline. Developers have submitted zoning...

10 September 2019

Chicago Renovation Pays Homage to Building’s Mod Design History

The South Loop apartment building that was once headquarters to the Ebony/Jet publishing empire is in the final stages of renovation. The groovy look of...

29 August 2019

Multi-Phase Residential Tower Complex Nears Completion in Chicago

On Chicago’s Near North Side, the third and final high-rise of the multi-phase plan to redevelop the Atrium Village housing complex into Old Town Park...

13 August 2019

Glass-Clad Mixed-Use Tower to Replace Old Brick Building in Chicago

Just weeks after securing a zoning change from city officials, developer Sterling Bay is moving forward with its plans to demolish an older building on...

07 August 2019

Controversy Surrounds Chicago West Loop Apartment Towers

Despite pushback from neighbors, a West Loop alderman said he is likely to sign off on a trio of new buildings that would bring nearly...

29 July 2019

Elevator Malfunctions Continue in Chicago Skyscraper

A group of people on floor 96 of the former John Hancock Center in Chicago became entrapped on their elevator to the ground floor over...

23 July 2019

A Condo Tower Will Break Ground in Chicago in September

A 47-story condo tower known as Cirrus readies to break ground in Chicago. Located steps from Lake Michigan, Navy Pier, Maggie Daley Park, and the...

18 July 2019

Transformation of Chicago’s Willis Tower Begins with New Art-Filled Lobby

EQ Office, the US office portfolio company owned by Blackstone, has reopened Willis Tower’s Wacker Drive lobby, featuring a new, one-of-a-kind art installation created by...

17 July 2019

Chicago’s Fulton Market Sees Continued Expansion

Online job marketplace Glassdoor plans to hire 500 employees in Chicago over the next few years and has expanded its office in the Fulton Market...

15 July 2019

Tech Giant to Expand Into Chicago’s West Loop

Downtown Chicago’s booming tech scene is in for another big jump. Accenture will be expanding into seven floors of the newly named Accenture Tower, bringing...

12 June 2019

Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Chicago’s Obama Center

A federal judge declared Tuesday, 11 June, 2019 that “construction should commence without delay” on the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) in Chicago’s historic Jackson Park....

30 April 2019

Two Towers Progress onto Chicago’s Iconic Skyline

Vista Tower reached its final height on April 26 2019, when construction workers poured concrete to form the Chicago skyscraper’s 101st and final floor. That...

24 April 2019

Historic Chicago Board of Trade Building Up for Sale

The owners of the Chicago Board of Trade Building are putting the landmark tower up for sale, looking to cash out with a big profit...

17 April 2019

Two New Apartment Projects Proposed in Chicago’s Gold Coast

Chicago-based developer Newcastle Limited has presented its plans for a pair of mixed-use Gold Coast developments. The two State Street projects would replace a cluster...

11 April 2019

Chicago City Council Approves Two Major Projects

After some aldermanic debate and occasional protester outbursts, the Chicago City Council approved up to $2.4 billion in public subsidies to support The 78 and...

28 March 2019

Chicago to See a New Skyscraper on Michigan Avenue

One of Chicago’s busiest real estate developers wants to build a 47-story residential and hotel tower on a stretch of North Michigan. Sterling Bay is...

22 March 2019

Luxury Co-Working Firm Leases Penthouse in New Wacker Drive Tower in Chicago

The development team behind the new Bank of America Tower going up at 110 N. Wacker Drive today announced a 58,000-square-foot (5,388-square-meter) lease with No18,...

14 March 2019

Multiple Developments Approved and Proposed in Chicago

Chicago’s City Council has approved multiple new projects that are set to change the face of the skyline. Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards was approved by...

06 March 2019

Chicago Development Plans to Include Unprecedented Amount of Affordable Units

The US$6 billion Lincoln Yards megadevelopment will include 600 affordable housing units – twice as many as required in a compromise by Sterling Bay as...

01 March 2019

As One Chicago Lakefront Project Gets a New Deadline, Another is Announced

The owner of the Chicago Spire site could have another year to begin developing the lakefront site, four months after a downtown alderman rejected a...

25 January 2019

Lincoln Yards Wins Plan Commission Approval in Chicago

A $6 billion development that would transform 55 acres (22 hectares) along the North Branch of the Chicago River is a key step closer to...

23 January 2019

The Waldorf-Astoria’s Developer Has a New Luxury Condo Plan in Chicago

The developer that built the Waldorf Astoria hotel and condominium tower about a decade ago is dipping back into the market for ultra-luxe condos in...

18 December 2018

Chicago News Update: TOD Expands, Luxury Condos Come to Oakbrook, and a Hyde Park Project Tops Out.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is looking to expand the City’s Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy to more than 20 high-ridership bus routes along eight major corridors...

12 December 2018

BMO Harris Bank to Occupy New Chicago Union Station Tower

BMO Harris Bank will consolidate its Chicago offices in 2022 at a new 50-story tower next to Union Station, the bank announced on 10 December...

05 December 2018

New Images of the 272-meter NEMA Chicago Revealed

After quietly breaking ground nearly two years ago, the 893-foot (272-meter) apartment tower known as NEMA Chicago has grown to dominate downtown’s southern skyline. The...

30 November 2018

Salesforce to add 1,000 jobs in new Chicago riverfront skyscraper

Salesforce on Friday, November 30, 2018 will announce plans to anchor a new riverfront skyscraper and add at least 1,000 jobs to its Chicago workforce...

30 November 2018

Lower skyscrapers, wider parks in revised Lincoln Yards proposal

Developer Sterling Bay will present revised plans for its $5 billion-plus Lincoln Yards mixed-use development in a public meeting on Nov. 29, 2018.  Shorter skyscrapers —...

29 March 2018

Developers Tweak Plans for Tallest Tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market

A pair of developers hoping to build the tallest tower in the Fulton Market District of Chicago have cut down their plan by eight floors...

23 March 2018

Apartment Tower is Ready to Rise in Chicago’s Hyde Park

A 26-story apartment tower is ready to break ground in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood after receiving its first construction permit on March 19. The South...