North Union | 871 North Franklin

Project Description

Located in North Union by JDL Development, this project represents the smallest adaptive reuse component of this multi-block project.  North Union is a mega-development on the Near North Side of Chicago that will add thousands of residential units + ample commercial space to the area bounded by the CTA Brown Line tracks + Wells St. between Oak St. + Chestnut St. Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture asked Latent Design to re-design this 3 story masonry + concrete warehouse from the 1920's previously owned by the Moody Bible Institute.  Including a 2 story CFS addition we will deliver 36 studio, 1, 2 + 3 bedroom apartments featuring a ground floor restaurant opening up the the new Site Design park to the east.

Project Details

Date
2024
Location
Chicago, IL
Area
55,000 sf
Typology
Residential | Adaptive Reuse
Client
JDL Development

Partners

Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, Forefront Structural, Power Construction

Project Gallery

Interior spaces featured the existing Bell Column Structure
Clear Anodized with Mural
Copper Anodized East Elevation
  1. 1 Two Story Addition Concept

    Massing + Fenestration studies

  2. 2 Unit Planning Studies

    Units L2-3 Base Building

  3. 3 Unit Planning Studies

    Units L5 Addition

  4. 4 Plans

    Ground Floor

  5. 5 Plans

    L2-3 Base Building

  6. 6 Plans

    L4 Addition

  7. 7 Plans

    L4 Addition

  8. 8 Detail

    Façade System

Clear Anodized with Mural
Bell Columns were planned as a focal point in each unit.
Carving out an new lobby with simple materials
Adaptive Reuse breathes new life into historic structures activating neglected assets in Chicago's rich building stock.

Katherine DarnstadtFounding Principal, Latent Design