Developer wants to convert River North office, once home to a shoe factory, into apartments

Developer wants to convert River North office, once home to a shoe factory, into apartments

Real estate investment firm Concord Capital plans to convert a River North loft office building into apartments, the latest in a string of proposed adaptive reuse projects in the neighborhood.Salesforce's former River North office and the nearby building at 116 W. Illinois St. are slated for a conversion from office to residential.If the property gets rezoned by the City Council, the project would create 66 apartments while retaining the buildin…