FULTON MARKET — A 29-story, nearly 400-unit apartment building will officially replace a vacant lot in Fulton Market after gaining City Council approval Wednesday.
Thomas Roszak Architecture is developing the site at 1200 W. Carroll Ave., which was formerly owned by development firm Sterling Bay.
The building will have 397 apartments — a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units plus a few two-bedroom layouts with dens — along with about 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Twenty percent of the units will be affordable.
The design aims to create a walkable corridor with small shops and cafés around a new public plaza called Carroll Place, developers previously said.
Proposed residential development at 1200 W Carroll in the West Loop. Credit: Thomas Roszak Architecture LLC
The plaza will add about 16,000 square feet of open green space at the corner of Carroll and Racine avenues. Renderings show a landscaped plaza with seating, trees and public art; the area would host neighborhood events such as farmers markets and movie nights. Developers said the plaza would use a high-grade artificial turf to withstand heavy use while maintaining a “natural” appearance.
The building also includes 154 parking spaces and more than 400 indoor bike parking spaces, plus a new Divvy station funded by the developer.
Listen to the Block Club Chicago podcast: