For this update, we are going to head over to the West quadrant of River North, which encapsulates all of Denargo Market. This area is beginning to pick up steam with new plans filed with the city and construction starting on various sites.

COMPLETED

AMLI Art District. Formally known as Denargo Market Phase 3, this eight-story project is complete, with residents starting to move in. Currently, it is the tallest building in Denargo Market however, it will get surpassed by its neighbor within the next few months.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
8 Stories | 337 apt homes | 401 (v) 202 (b) parking
Argyle Residential GFF CFC Construction

DriveTrain. Finishing touches are going in over at DriveTrain. While there is still some landscaping to be done, the majority of the project is complete, with residents moving in. The predominately black facade adds some contrast to the Brighton Boulevard corridor, with the project featuring an industrial look overall.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
6 Stories | 417 apt homes | 559 (v) parking | 11k sf retail
Carmel Partners
4240 Architecture Carmel Construction

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

AMLI RiNo. Consisting of two buildings, AMLI RiNo is nearing the finish line. The first building, facing south, is mostly complete, with finishing touches going up on the north building.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
6 / 7 stories | 390 apt homes | 407 (v) 205 (b) parking
AMLI Studio PBA
AMLI

Hanover RiNo. The large, cleared site between 29th and 31st Street along Brighton Boulevard now has a new project under construction. Hanover RiNo is a new seven-story building that will roughly occupy half of the cleared site. The precast parking structure is making quick progress, with the main structure making its way out of the ground.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
7 Stories | 390 apt homes | 583 (v) parking | 8500 sf retail
Hanover W Partnership
Hanover Construction

In addition, here is a rendering of Hanover RiNo pulled from the construction documents.

Denargo Market Phase 4. The tallest building in the West quadrant of River North is under-construction. When we last visited this project, we reported that it had broken ground, and a luffing jib tower crane was recently erected. While it has taken a bit to get out of the ground, it is now above the street level and going vertical.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
16 Stories | 336 apt homes | 417 (v) parking
Cypress Real Estate GFF CFC Construction

2950 Arkins. Nestled along Arkins Court and the soon-to-be Arkins Promenade, this project has begun to go vertical, with the structure for the first floor nearly complete. A new tower crane also sits on the project site, which contributes to the crane forest in River North.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
8 Stories | 365 apt homes | 18,500 sf retail | 230 (v) parking Holland Partner Group
Engine 8 Architecture Holland Construction

PROPOSED

2700 Wewatta Way. An affordable housing project for transitioning youth has been proposed in Denargo Market next to the Denargo Market Phase 4 project. Currently, the project site is being used for construction staging however, 2700 Wewatta Way is making its way through the city’s permitting process. Below are a couple of renderings and a site photo.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
5 Stories | 56 affordable apt homes | 7 (v) parking
Urban Ventures Shears Adkins Rockmore TBD

Hanover RiNo Phase 2. A concept plan was recently filed with the city for the second phase of the Hanover RiNo project. This project will neighbor Hanover RiNo, which is currently under construction.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
9 Stories | 395 apt homes | 523 (v) parking
Hanover TBD TBD

Denargo Market. There is one, large central field left in Denargo Market that has been ripe for development. Three concept plans were recently filed with the city outlining multiple developments maximizing the zoning for the area. The tables below show the three separate concept plans that were filed with the city.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
10 Stories | 330k sf office | 16k sf retail | 87 (v) parking
Golub & Company
TBD TBD
Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
17 Stories | 600k sf office | 20k sf retail | 1041 (v) parking
Golub & Company
TBD TBD
Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
16 Stories | 336 apt homes | 4,000 sf retail | 340 (v) parking
Golub & Company
TBD TBD

Here is a panorama showing the field present-day.

Steel House. We are mentioning Steel House in this section because the project site has been at a standstill since site preparations were underway six months ago. While all the permits are filed to start construction, no activity has taken place, the banner around the site is mangled, and it doesn’t look like construction is happening any time soon. We hope this project will eventually come back and break ground.

That’s a wrap for this busy quadrant of River North.

Maps for projects mentioned in this post:

AMLI Art District

DriveTrain

AMLI RiNo

Hanover RiNo

Denargo Market Phase 4

2950 Arkins

2700 Wewatta Way

Hanover RiNo Phase 2

Denargo Market