As first reported by the Chicago Tribune, ground has officially been broken on Essex on the Park, a high-profile new apartment tower located at 808 S. Michigan Avenue in the South Loop. But as impressive as this new 479-unit tower looks, it’s not the only major project underway around this part of the neighborhood.
Construction for a 76-story apartment building at 1200 S. Indiana also began last month, which will also add an additional 792 ultra-luxury rentals to the expanding South Loop market. This particular development, which is being called One Grant Park, was designed by New York-based architect Rafael Vinoly and also include a second tower, which is already planned.
The Helmut Jahn-designed tower at 1000 S. Michigan is also in the works,
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