Infinite Chicago

The Steger Gibbons & Pickwick Renovation comprises the redevelopment of three historic buildings in Chicago’s Loop into a mixed-use student housing and retail complex. The renovation of the 17-story and 19-story buildings retains street-oriented commercial functions at the ground level. The second floor is dedicated to residents services and amenity functions. Resident access is focused through the Steger Building lobby where security, mail, and messaging services are located. Modern accessibility and life safety codes are addressed by joining the buildings with a connecting bridge at all floors above the 5th level. The roof of the Gibbons Building is improved with a new outdoor terrace and event room addition with height and massing carefully coordinated for compliance with historic site line requirements. The masonry clad steel frame buildings have had fire escapes removed and their facades carefully repaired in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation. The Steger Building also has had a missing terra cotta cornice replaced together with historically accurate storefront replacements along Jackson Boulevard and Wabash Avenue. Along with a restored lobby and tree lined streetscape, these buildings revive an important corner in Chicago’s largest student campus.

AWARDS
J. Timothy Anderson Award for Historic Rehabilitation, Best Market-Rate/Mixed-Income Residential, National Housing and Rehabilitation Association

Pillars of the Industry Award, Best Adaptive Re-use, National Association of Homes Builders (NAHB)

Block, Street & Building Award, Congress for the New Urbanism Illinois

Silver Award, Building Design+Construction (BD+C) Reconstruction Awards, BD+C Magazine

Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation Excellence (The Steger Building), City of Chicago Commission on Chicago Landmarks

Finalist, Urban Land Institute Chicago Vision Awards, from Urban Land Institute Chicago

Honoree, Real Estate & Building Industries Council of Landmarks Illinois

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