Scaling Up Co-Living With Adaptive Reuse

In Chicago, a developer plans to convert 31 floors of a commercial building in Chicago into space for 505 co-living residents.

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October 18, 2019, 5:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

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"A Chicago developer plans to bring 505 co-living residents to a 41-story Loop office tower, the largest communal living property ever proposed in the city," reports Ryan Ori.

"CityPads has a deal to buy the top 31 floors of the 92-year-old Clark Adams Building, with plans to invest $80 million converting the office space into small, shared apartments that will be managed by co-living firm Common," adds Ori.

In addition to spreading 505 beds around shared rooms, with three or four beds each, the co-living development will include 159 traditional apartments with a total of 172 beds.

The context for the development news includes a struggling office market, which is facing a growing number of vacancies in the Central Loop.

FULL STORY: Loop office tower to become largest communal living property ever proposed in Chicago

Friday, October 11, 2019 in Chicago Tribune

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