SQ FEET - Enwave Chicago
Issue 4, 2014 West Loop's Stunning New Skyscraper 150 North Riverside, an Enwave Chicago customer Photos courtesy Goettsch Partners. 42.5 FEET BUILDING OVERHANG ON EACH SIDE OF THE CENTRAL CORE TOTAL GREEN ROOF SIZE 24,000 SQ FEET A new $490 million office tower is under construction in the West Loop, revitalizing an industrial property that sat vacant for more than 50 years. A new Enwave Chicago customer, the 53-story high-rise at 150 North Riverside will be an eye-catching structure with a narrow fourstory base. Goettsch Partners’ innovative design features cantilevers above rail rights-of-way and was inspired by the site’s constraints – railroad tracks to the west and the Chicago River to the east. O’Donnell Investment Co. is project developer. Construction on the skyscraper began in July and is slated for completion in 2016. The site will offer 1.2 million square feet of Class A office space, a landscaped plaza, 1.5-acre public park and riverside promenade. Plans also call for an amphitheater at the river’s edge. Because of the building’s unique design, its street-level footprint occupies less than 25 percent of the total 2-acre site area. “Given the tight site, we needed to optimize every inch of building space,” says Erik Harris, senior associate at Goettsch Partners. “By connecting to Enwave Chicago, we are able to air condition the building without installing bulky chillers and cooling towers. Plus, without cooling towers, 100 percent of the rooftop can be dedicated to a green roof.” Sustainability is a key principle in 150 North Riverside’s design, which is being constructed to achieve LEED for Core and Shell certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Learn more about 150 North Riverside. Vintage Office Buildings Revived as Student Housing Two early 20th-century downtown office buildings have been repurposed, debuting this fall as luxury housing for South Loop university students. Project developer CA- Infinite – an Enwave Chicago customer – is drawing tenants from the growing student populations at DePaul, Roosevelt University, Columbia College Chicago and other South Loop campuses. Courtesy CA-Student Living. Questions or comments? Contact Bonnie Ernst, 312.447.0304 You are receiving this email because you are customer of Enwave Chicago, previously known as Thermal Chicago. Enwave Chicago 200 West Jackson Boulevard Suite 1310 Chicago, IL 60606 Student Living made it possible by converting the adjacent 19-story Steger and 16-story Gibbons buildings into one high-end apartment complex, now named Infinite Chicago. A unique, multistory sky bridge connects the buildings. Located at the northwest corner of Wabash and Jackson, Infinite Chicago is a new Enwave Chicago customer and features 124 apartments housing 400 residents. Amenities include a business center, a 24/7 fitness center, a rooftop clubroom and an outdoor patio. A gourmet Asado coffee shop is located in the former Pickwick Stable in the revitalized historic alley between the buildings. The renovation also includes more than 12,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Learn more.
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