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With its first office-to-housing project done, Chicago advances ‘next chapter’ for its downtown
The Bellwether adds 117 apartments, including 41 affordable units, as Chicago advances a plan for 1,765 mixed-income homes from vacant office space.
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Construction DiveWith its first office-to-housing project done, Chicago advances ‘next chapter’ for its downtown
The adaptive reuse project in the city's Loop has 117 mixed-income residential units. More conversions are in the pipeline.
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Downtown Chicago opens the doors of first office-to-housing project
Downtown Chicago opens the doors of first office-to-housing project Zachary Whalen Fri, 10/02/2026 - 05:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption The Bellwether is the first of six office conversion projects that the Chicago Department of Planning Development is considering. Downtown Chicago's first completed office-to-housing conversion project opened earlier this month in the central business district. The Rector building, now called the Bellwe…
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