Let’s head back to River North, where the highest construction concentration is in the entire city. Today we will visit the West quadrant, which encompasses the Denargo Market area with a splash of Brighton Boulevard. It’s been a year since our last roundup of this quadrant, so there has been a lot of progress made in all of the projects.

A quick reminder: we have received comments in previous roundups asking to include renderings as we update, and we have a mechanism in place for that! Each project statistics table contains a link under Project Description; click that to view the latest rendering of the project.

Previous Roundup: River North (West) Roundup MAY 2022

COMPLETED

AMLI RiNo. This two-building project is complete. One notable feature of the project is the bridge connecting the two buildings. This project could have been a single building along Denargo Street, but having it broken up in two helps the street presence.

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

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Denargo Market Phase 4. The tallest project in Denargo Market is now topped out at 16 stories, showing its impressive steel structure. Exterior weatherproofing is underway, which will then be followed by the facade. It is still unclear what the facade materials will be, but a fair amount of dark brick will be incorporated.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
16 Stories | 336 apt homes | 417 (v) 434 (b) parking
Cypress Real Estate
GFF CFC Construction

2700 Wewatta Way. An affordable housing project is underway next door to Denargo Market Phase 4. Located on a relatively small parcel, 2700 Wewatta Way will provide affordable housing for youths between the ages of 18 and 25 and help them transition out of poverty and homelessness.

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

2950 Arkins Way. Tucked along Arkins Court, which will eventually become Arkins Promenade, 2950 Arkins is making significant vertical progress, with the building now over halfway up. There is still a sizeable portion of wood framing to go, but considerable progress is still being made.

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

Hanover RiNo. Also making steady progress is Hanover RiNo. This project is phased, with the first phase making significant vertical progress. The first phase of this project is a seven-story wrap, with the parking garage complete and the structure following behind. On the Brighton Boulevard side, the structure is nearly topped out.

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

Steel House. We are pleased to move the status of Steel House from proposed to under construction. In November 2021, site preparations began for the project but halted for over a year. The project site is now busy, with drilling and excavation underway.

Project Description Developer Architect Contractor
12 Stories | 340k sf office | 11k sf retail | 500 (v) parking
Beacon Capital Open Studio Architecture
GE Johnson

PROPOSED

Hanover RiNo Phase 2. The only project that has made any movement since our previous roundup is Hanover RiNo Phase 2. Parked next to the under-construction Hanover RiNo, phase two will add an additional floor of density, providing nine stories of residential homes. At the start of May, a commercial construction permit was filed, so we will likely see this project get underway in the coming months. Lastly, this project will feature ground-floor retail; however, the breakdown has yet to be available.

Project Description Developer Architect Most Recent Activity
9 Stories | 400 apt homes | 478 (v) parking Hanover
LRK Construction Permit (2023-05-02)

That’s a wrap for this quadrant of River North. Our next roundup of the area will focus on the North quadrant, which is directly north of the West quadrant.

Maps for projects mentioned in this post:

AMLI RiNo

Denargo Market Phase 4

2700 Wewatta Way

2950 Arkins

Hanover RiNo

Steel House

Hanover RiNo Phase 2