CHICAGO — A joint venture between Fulton Street Cos. and SNK Capital has broken ground on 919 W Fulton Street, a high-rise office development in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood.
The development, which will span 409,000 square feet at 919 W. Fulton St., is Chicago’s first major new office development to commence construction in over a year, according to the joint venture. The 11-story building will feature floor-to-ceiling windows; outdoor terraces on all sides; a rooftop lounge and bar; several co-working and conference spaces; and a fitness center.
Chicago-based real estate investor Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has signed on to occupy 170,000 square feet at the property, which will also feature a ground-floor restaurant by the locally based Gibsons Restaurant Group.
The development will also include a 65-stall parking deck on the building’s lower level, which will be connected to an existing lower-level parking structure at 210 N. Peoria St. The project is scheduled for completion in 2025 and will pursue WELL and LEED Silver certifications.
Bank of the Ozarks and Manulife provided financial backing for the property. The development team includes JDL Development, Skender, FitzGerald Associates Architects, Morris Adjimi Architects, Thornton Tomasetti, Eriksson, Syska Hennessy Group and site design group ltd.
The direct vacancy rate in the Chicago Central Business District rose to 21.1 percent in the third quarter of this year, according to CBRE, up over 7 percentage points from the third quarter of 2020. The aftereffects of the COVID-19 shutdowns and the rise of remote and hybrid work are cited as the reasons for the spike in the vacancy rate.
Locally based Fulton Street Cos. is a real estate development company focused on projects in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood.
—Katie Sloan