Streeterville residents back Northwestern’s hospital construction plan, but worry about loss of green space

Streeterville residents back Northwestern’s hospital construction plan, but worry about loss of green space

After listening to Northwestern Memorial Hospital officials outline a proposal to build a 1.2 million-square-foot tower on a vacant lot in Streeterville, residents at a Wednesday night community meeting were mostly supportive of the project. Many also mourned the impending loss of one of the neighborhood’s few green spaces. “It was so nice of the hospital to plant wildflowers there that we can enjoy,” said Deborah Gershbein, president of Streete…

Further Details Revealed For New Northwestern Hospital Tower In Streeterville - Chicago YIMBY

Further details have emerged about the upcoming Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, set to rise at 333 East Huron Street in Streeterville. Developed as an expansion of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the new tower will replace much of the long-vacant parcel owned by the hospital on the corner with North Fairbanks Court.