300,000-SQUARE-FOOT LUXURY APARTMENT TOWER UNDERWAY

CHICAGO — Chicago-based McHugh Construction Co. has begun building EnV, a 29-story luxury apartment community located at 161 W. Kinzie St. in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. San Antonio-based Lynd Development Partners is developing the 300,000-square-foot building. Designed to achieve LEED certification, the tower will include a green roof, high-efficiency mechanical systems and carpeting made with recycled fibers. In addition to 249 apartment units, the building will house 27,000 square feet of retail space and a 129-space parking garage on the first three floors. Amenities at the property will include a rooftop deck and pool, a dog run, a fire pit, and a full kitchen and wine storage lockers. Chicago-based architecture firm Valerio Dewalt Train designed the project, which is slated for completion in early 2010.