Chicago Construction News staff writer
Construction is getting underway on a 28-storey mixed-use development at 7 W. Elm St. in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood following completion of demolition at the site.
W.E. O’Neil Construction is leading construction of the project for Convexity Properties, with Goettsch Partners providing the design.
The development will include 304 residential units, about 24,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 132 parking spaces and bicycle storage.
Resident amenities will be located on the 18th and 28th floors and will include coworking terraces, a fitness centre, spa, lounge and outdoor pool deck. The project also will include retail space at the ground level as part of a mixed-use design intended to improve the pedestrian environment along West Elm Street and North State Street.
W.E. O’Neil said the project will include affordable housing units and a financial contribution to support additional affordable housing initiatives in Chicago in accordance with city requirements.
The project is part of a redevelopment of a prominent corner in the Gold Coast, a historic neighbourhood north of downtown Chicago.
W.E. O’Neil is working with Convexity Properties and Goettsch Partners on the project.
