Sterling Bay/ADM Mill story
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"The mill was built by the Eckhart & Swan Milling Company in 1897, with additions made in 1910, according to Preservation Chicago research. Grain elevators were added in 1927 and silos in 1948, according to the historic preservation group. Chicago-based ADM bought the plant for $14 million in 1990, according to Cook County property records.
Sterling Bay had planned to keep parts of the structure. It considered incorporating the silos into an office or residential building or using them for recreational activities such as climbing walls inside them, Crown said.
However, engineers determined the buildings couldn’t be saved, Crown said.
“We did a number of studies, but the condition of the buildings didn’t allow us to do it,” Crown said. “The structural integrity was not there. The buildings and silos are holding one another up, basically. It wasn’t practical.”
Sterling Bay now plans a ground-up development that could include some combination of office, residential, hotel and retail space, Crown said. It must secure zoning, and the firm has yet to present plans to city officials.