Mixed-use development at 630 S. Wabash gets fresh look

Fresh renderings have been revealed to the public of a planned mixed-use development at 630 S. Wabash Ave. Originally revealed in August 2021, the project is a venture between DAC Developments and Melrose Ascension Capital. The project site is a vacant lot just south of E. Harrison St, fronting S. Wabash Ave and backing up to the CTA L tracks above S. Holden Ct.

With an updated design by Antunovich Associates, the project will deliver a 19-story mixed-use building. Rising just under 218 feet, it will hold 164 residential units as well as 4,100 square feet of ground floor retail space. The design utilizes a mix of black and white metal panels to break up the massing otherwise encased in a glass window wall system. 

Marketing the building towards students and young professionals, the unit mix will include 80 studios, ranging from 450 to 580 square feet, 24 two-beds averaging 800 square feet, and 60 four-bedroom configurations averaging 1,200 square feet. Studios will rent for an estimated $1,700/month, larger studios will rent for about $2,100/month, two-beds will rent for approximately $3,000/month, and the four-bedroom units will rent for roughly $5,000/month.

Tenant amenities will reside on the top two floors, featuring a fitness center, yoga studio, coworking space, resident lounge, outdoor terrace, basketball court, and rooftop pool and hot tub. Residents will be provided with 64 car parking spaces and 100 bicycle parking spaces.  

The development is moving forward as-of right, under the existing DX-12 zoning. The developers are not looking at any zoning amendments or variances, so it will require no formal approvals from the city. Focus Construction is the general contractor for the project, with construction reportedly expected to begin sometime this year.