Location
1101 S. Canal, Chicago, IL 60607 Map
Owner
Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.
Architect
Heights Venture Architects, LLP
The South Loop Whole Foods Market is a 53,000 sf organic foods grocery store located within the new Southgate Market development. This will be Whole Foods’ largest store in Chicago and is seeking a Certified rating under LEED® for Commercial Interiors. There [...]

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2900 W. Ferdinand, Chicago, IL 60612 Map
Owner
Christy Webber Landscapes
Here’s a brief update on the latest component in Christy Webber’s Greenworks project. A 67′ tower is being constructed within the on-site detention pond to house two Aerotecture wind turbines with a total electrical output of 2 kW. The simple but interesting structure is constructed entirely from [...]

Location
1101 S. Canal, Chicago, IL 60607 Map
Owner
JPS Interests
Architect
Eckenhoff Saunders Architects
Southgate Market is a five-story ‘mall’ housing several big-box type retailers, including Whole Foods Market, Office Depot, and Linens and Things. The project is seeking a LEED® for Core and Shell Certified rating. The developer has publicly questioned the value of the certification, so hopefully his [...]

Location
3121 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL 60657 Map
Owner
Private Residence
Architect
Depree Bickford Associates
3121 N. Clifton is a renovation of an existing three-flat into a single family home with a basement rental unit. The project mixes a few high payback major green investments and many inexpensive, common-sense green approaches. Unlike some of the all-out, demonstration green homes we’ve seen [...]

Location
3440 S. Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60616 Map
Owner
Wexford Equities
Architect
Cannon Design

Of the green buildings in Chicago I’ve covered so far, this may be the most low-key about its greenness. The developer’s website has no mention that the project has earned LEED®-CS precertification, which is remarkable considering that the intent of precertification is to boost marketing credibility. Of [...]

Location
300 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60610 Map
Owner
Hines
Architect
Pickard Chilton (Design)
Kendall/Heaton Associates (Architect of Record)
300 N. LaSalle is a 60-story, 1.3 million square foot office tower with 3 levels of underground parking and street and river level restaurant space. The project has earned LEED® Gold pre-certification under the LEED® for Core and Shell program. Construction began [...]