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Chicago Plans to Use TIF Money to Turn Offices to Housing in Financial District

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City officials seek to re-energize LaSalle Street by providing incentives to convert office building space into apartments and condos. .

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The impact of office-to-residential conversion on downtown areas

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The impact of office-to-residential conversion on downtown areas 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/16/2023 - 08:29 Office Buildings Gensler's Duanne Render looks at the incentives that could bring more office-to-residential conversions to life. The opportunity for cities is massive. Clair West , Toronto, Ontario.

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Top Construction Projects in Chicago

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Chicago is the third-largest city in the U.S., In fact, building construction employment in the Chicago metro region reached 28,400 in December 2021. Chicago is also rated the 2nd highest city in the U.S. Here, we’ll discover the top five construction projects that are currently taking place in the Chicago metropolitan area.

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First Modern Wooden Office Building Planned for Chicago

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Division Street in Chicago. The building would be similar to the seven-story T3 office building finished in 2016 in Minneapolis which was built using engineered wood with each floor separated by a concrete layer. Houston-based Hines Interests is seeking zoning approval for its new project at 1017 W.

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Plans for Chicago’s historic Post Office building revealed by 601W Companies and Gensler

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Since 2016, nearly 100,000 man-hours have been invested in the Old Chicago Main Post Office to prep the building and the site for its planned redevelopment. Now, 601W Companies and Gensler have revealed detailed plans for the redevelopment.

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Nation's Largest Mass-Timber Office Building Slated for Chicago

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Curbed Chicago reports Houston-based commercial real estate developer Hines is planning a six-story, 270,000-square-foot “mass timber” structure at 1017 W. Division Street—ironically the former site of the Big Bay Lumber Yard owned by the Ciral family.

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The Ultimate Office Design Build Case Study – Us!

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So it is with great pride that I announce the completion of our most successful Chicago design build office construction job to date – the new headquarters of Englewood Construction! for what we considered the ultimate office tenant renovation project. The work stations from our old office were fine, so we re-used those.

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