Thursday, January 14, 2016

Party’s Over; It’s Down to Business for the 352 North Union Tower

Rendering of 352 North Union (Courtesy of Alderman Brendan Reilly's office)

Rendering of 352 North Union (Courtesy of Alderman Brendan Reilly’s office)

Two months after being cinched into her cotillion frock and paraded in front of the West Town rabble in her coming out party, 352 North Union is now in full pantsuit mode, ready to be presented to the Chicago Plan Commission. Serious business, this.

Rendering of 352 North Union (Courtesy of Alderman Brendan Reilly's office)

Rendering of 352 North Union (Courtesy of Alderman Brendan Reilly’s office)

The 38-story residential skyscraper just south of the K2 tower at 365 North Halsted features a main entrance off of a new North Union Street cul-de-sac, and an auxiliary exit that squirts cars over Hubbard’s Cave, under North Halsted Street and onto North Green Street.  It is separated from K2 by a 41-foot-wide railroad easement planned to be used for a high-speed rail link from Union Station to Saint Louis.  The building’s southern boundary is also a rail line — the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific rail line, now used by Metra and Amtrak.

The biggest change from when it was originally introduced to the public back in November of 2015 to today is that third access route to and from the parking garage.  Previously there was ground level access from Union Street, and elevated restricted access from the Halsted Street Viaduct.  Now there is also a ground level route on the west side, snaking beneath the viaduct, meeting North Green Street.

It also appears that the water feature has been removed from the public dog park.  But that may be an oversight.  In case it isn’t, here’t the firehose for all those yip-yapping little terriers.  Terriers love firehoses:

  • Postal address: 352 North Union Street
  • Common address: 346-58 North Union Street
  • Common address: 347-57 North Halsted Street
  • Developer: Chicago Self Storage
  • Developer: Cardiff Mason Development
  • Architecture firm: Pappageorge Haymes
  • Maximum height: 450 feet
  • Roof height: 429 feet
  • Building width: 129 feet
  • Floors: 38
  • Residences: 373
  • Current zoning: DS-5 (Downtown Service District)
  • Gross site area: 62,640 square feet
  • Net site area: 54,130 square feet
  • Floor Area Ratio: 6.0
  • Parking: 145 spaces
  • Bicycle parking: 77 spaces
  • Loading docks: 1
  • Green roof alert! (50%)

Diagram of 352 North Union Street
Diagram of 352 North Union Street
Diagram of 352 North Union Street
Diagram of 352 North Union Street
Diagram of 352 North Union Street
Diagram of 352 North Union Street
Diagram of 352 North Union Street
Diagram of 352 North Union Street
Rendering of 352 North Union (Courtesy of Alderman Brendan Reilly's office)

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from The Chicago Architecture Blog http://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2016/01/14/partys-over-its-down-to-business-for-the-352-north-union-tower/


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