Historic Chicago Office Tower Eyed for Conversion

Designs over the elevator doors and entrances show both Art Deco and Classical Revival touches; image courtesy of Pittsfield Apartments.

An investor in Grand Rapids, Michigan, wants to convert the upper office floors of the 38-story, circa 1927 Pittsfield Building in Chicago into 214 apartments, adding to the 442 residences on floors 13-21 previously converted by Marc Realty, outlets including The Real Deal report, citing Crain’s. Crain’s said Tom Liravongsa of L’Cre Global filed a zoning application for the conversion at 55 East Washington Street following his purchase of 30 of the building’s floors in a foreclosure sale in 2023. The trend is being driven by underutilized downtown office space as remote work creates vacancies, as well as strong residential rental demand. Other conversion projects that have won city approval include 79 West Monroe Street, the Lightner Building at 1006 South Michigan Avenue and 135 South LaSalle Street.

Get more of Elevator World. Sign up for our free e-newsletter.

Please enter a valid email address.
Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.

The winning team from Linden Lodge School; image courtesy of Otis

South London Students Awarded STEM Grant in Otis Program

STATION IN SOUTH INDIA WITH VT INAUGURATED

Railway Station in South India with VT Inaugurated

STANNAH TO MANAGE RAILWAY STATION ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADE

Stannah to Manage Railway Station Accessibility Upgrade

ASCENT ELEVATORS ACQUIRES SELECT CENTURY ELEVATOR ASSETS

Ascent Elevators Acquires Select Century Elevator Assets

image courtesy of CMRL

Fujitec India Awarded CMRL Escalator Contract

GEORGIA TO HIRE SIX NEW ELEVATOR INSPECTORS TO MANAGE ATLANTA ELEVATORS

Georgia to Hire Six New Elevator Inspectors to Manage Atlanta Elevators

ATLAS ELEVATORS ACQUIRES 11,250 M2 IN RIYADH FOR EXPANSION

Atlas Elevators Acquires 11,250 M² in Riyadh Expansion

Attendees listen to a presentation; image courtesy of Fermator.

Fermator Concludes Second Modernization Roadshow in Spain