Updated renderings and plans have been revealed for a mixed-use development at 640 W Washington Boulevard in West Loop Gate. Located just east of the Kennedy Expressway on the corner with N Des Plaines Street, the tower will replace a surface parking lot. Miami-based developer Crescent Heights, the company behind other recent Chicago skyscrapers including NEMA Chicago in the South Loop, has partnered with local design firm Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture on the skyscraper.
The original plans were approved in 2021 by the city council and were ready to be built as is, however in a recent letter from 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly it was revealed that the design was revised and shortened. The masonry clad lower portion of the building remains with the floating glass top being removed, the building will now rise 38 stories tall.
Although the overall height was reduced, the overall number of units will remain the same with 413 residential units split into studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans. Approximately 41 residences will need to be affordable, however only 10 will be on site with a fee of nearly US$6 million paid out in exchange for the remaining required apartments.
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