Location
1460 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60642  Map
Developer
Structured Development
Architect
Valerio Dewalt Train
Blackhawk/Halsted is a new 150,00 sf four story speculative retail and office buiding (two floors of each) with an adjacent seven level parking garage. The project is in the already-crazy North/Halsted/Clbyourn corridor, just north of the new British School and across the street from the soon-to-be-razed [...]

Location
1328 W. Morse, Chicago, IL 60626  Map
Owner
1328 Morse LLC
Architect
Greene & Proppe Design 
 The Morse Theater is a renovation of a nearly-abandoned 1912 Nickelodeon theater building into a 299-seat music venue and a 99-seat restaurant (The Century Public House). The renovation includes all-new interior structure and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, including addition of a mezzanine bringing [...]

Location
233 N. Michigan, Chicago, IL 60601  Map
Owner
Hannah’s Bretzel
Architect
UrbanLab
Photo courtesy Michelle Litvin
Hannah’s Bretzel, the outrageously popular organic lunch spot, has opened a second location in the Illinois Center (don’t confuse this with the State of IL building, aka Thompson Center). This time, the 1,750 sf space is organic as well, seeking LEED® for Commercial Interiors certification. [...]

Location
6034 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60660 Map
Owner
True Nature Foods
Architect
Echo Studio
True Nature Foods, a community-oriented organic foods store has installed a 1,400 sf green roof on top of their building, a former auto shop. This modest project would be similar to many others in Chicago if it weren’t for the fact that this roof is to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]