Location
1458 S. Canal, Chicago, IL 60607 Map
Owner
Pacific Garden Mission
Architect
Tigerman McCurry Architects
Image produced by Built Light
Pacific Garden Mission is a 3-story, 156,000 sf rescue mission serving homeless men and women. The new building at 14th Place and Canal is a replacement (not without controversy) for the organization’s two existing locations that serve men and women separately, [...]

Location: 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611
Contractor: Bear Construction
Owner: Prime Group Realty Trust
By William Olson
At the Chicago River’s southerly hiccough, a modern icon has gone green.
The building at 330 N. Wabash, Mies Van der Rohe’s architectural encore in America, recently underwent a sustainable renovation and earned the USGBC’s Silver Certification for Existing Buildings (EB) Operations [...]

Name: Exelon City Solar
Location: 1201 W. 120th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60643 View Larger Map
Company: Exelon Corporation
By Rosie Powers
Chicago’s South Side has been swept by sustainability, now housing the largest solar power plant in the United States.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley was one of many local officials who were present for the July 21 dedication of the [...]

Project Location: 3000 River Road, Des Plaines, IL
Owner: Midwest Gaming and Entertainment, LLC
Development Manager: Development Management Associates, LLC
Architect: Klai Juba
General Contractor: Pepper Construction
By Wendy Berger Shapiro
In December 2008, Midwest Gaming and Entertainment, LLC was awarded the exclusive right to apply for the 10th Illinois casino license. The company, led by Chairman Neil Bluhm, began plans [...]

Location: Hannah’s Bretzel, 233 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601
Owner: Florian Pfahler
Architect: UrbanLab

By Azmina Alimohd
The restaurant industry is well-known for its wasteful habits and large carbon footprint, disposing of materials such as Styrofoam, plastic and trash. Fighting the customary commercial business practices, Hannah’s Bretzel brings a new rise to Chicago food consumers.
Hannah’s Bretzel was the first U.S. Green [...]

Location: 155 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606
Owner: JBC Opportunity Fund II & III / Morgan Stanley Real Estate
Developer: The John Buck Company / Brijus Property Company
Architect: Goettsch Partners
General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease
Structural Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Mechanical Engineer: Hill Mechanical Group
Owner-advocate for LEED Management: Environmental Systems Design Inc.
Project Manager: Raphael Carreira—The John Buck Company
Certification: U.S. [...]