While it might seem odd to have a roundup for Union Station, as most of the neighborhood is built out, a proposal has been submitted for one of the last parcels in the neighborhood, giving us two projects to visit today.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Mercer Union Station. Formally covered under the name 19th and Chestnut, Mercer Union Station has been making swift progress. The project has topped out, the facade is starting to go up, and the tower crane has recently come down. When looking back at the renderings, this project’s facade will feature brick and concrete-style paneling. Both of these elements can be seen going up in the photos below.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
13 Stories | 198 apt homes | 13 (v) parking Greystar Shears Adkins Rockmore
Shaw Construction

PROPOSED

Chestnut Place. At the north corner of 19th and Chestnut stands the last parcel available for development in the Union Station neighborhood. A dirt surface parking lot and a half-torn-down office building that was once connected to a storage facility currently occupy the site. As you may have seen in our Summer 2022 Infill Summary, a new concept plan has been submitted for this last parcel. Plans call for a 12-story building that would provide the neighborhood with an additional 204 homes.

Project Description Developer Architect Most Recent Activity
12 Stories | 204 apt homes | 172 (v) parking
TBD
TBD Concept Plan (2022-06-29)

While I once mentioned at the conclusion of a 19th and Chestnut update that it would be nice to see this last parcel rezoned for 30 or so stories, it is still a sweet end of an era to see the complete build-out of Union Station on the horizon; a place that was nothing but dusty fields just 12 years ago.

Maps for projects mentioned in this post:

Mercer Union Station

Chestnut Place