“The Chicago City Council has approved the residential conversion of the loft building at 1220 W Van Buren Street in the West Loop. The historic factory building sits near the corner with S Racine Avenue and would join various developments nearby like 1060 W Van Buren. Efforts for this are being led by Base 3 Development with Filoramo Talsma Architecture.
“It is worth noting this isn’t the first attempt to redevelop the seven-story structure. In 2018 local developer Missner Group revealed their plans which included a two-story addition, however those never panned out. The building itself will be known as Oxxford Lofts, named after the building’s long term tenant Oxxford Clothes who used it for manufacturing.” (Achong, Chicago YIMBY, 11/6/24)
“Designed by Filoramo Talsma Architecture, the development will rehabilitate the historic building that was originally built in 1910 as a manufacturing building. The building will undergo a full restoration of the facade with the cleaning of the masonry and new windows that match the historic design.
“On the ground floor, the building will have a lobby along W. Van Buren Street with a mailroom and amenity space. The historic lobby will remain intact and be incorporated into the larger new lobby.
“On the upper floors, the project will have 112 residential units with a mix of studios, one-beds, one-bed plus dens, and two-beds. To meet ARO requirements, 20% of the units will be set aside as affordable.
“The building will be topped by an amenity penthouse level and outdoor deck on the roof. While the programming is still in flux, the interior would include flexible amenity space and the exterior would have a rooftop deck giving residents a view east towards downtown and south.(Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 7/31/24)
Read the full story at Chicago YIMBY and Urbanize Chicago
- City Council Approves Conversion Of 1220 W Van Buren Street In West Loop, Ian Achong, Chicago YIMBY, 11/6/24
- Residential development planned at 1220 W. Van Buren; Oxxford Lofts will convert the historic building into apartments, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 7/31/24
- Developers plan warehouse-to-apartment conversions in the West Loop, Rachel Herzog, Crain’s Chicago Business, 8/19/24
- 1220 W. Van Buren Street LoopNet Listing