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Originally Posted by spyguy
Next up for Streeterville: 498 more apartments
By Micah Maidenberg
The developer of the Optima Chicago Center rental building in Streeterville is forging ahead with the project's next phase, adding another big clump of units to an increasingly crowded downtown apartment market.
A venture led by developer and architect David Hovey recently started construction on what Mr. Hovey said would be a 57-story, 498-unit apartment building at 220 E. Illinois St.
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The more I look at this, the more I like it. I'm a firm believer that architecture should be free and boundary breaking as often as possible. To that extent, the stark departure from the blue-glass norm is refreshing.