A vintage masonry building at 660 N Kingsbury St in River North will be gutted to make way for a new condo project, The Park Kingsbury Residences.
The building – at North Kingsbury and West Huron streets – was home to Ronsley Special Events, a design and production company that has relocated.
A sales center will open in the fall, according to Shelly Cellak, a publicist with Burgeon Agency, which is handling public relations for the project. Cataldo / Marovitz, LLC is the developer, and the project will be marketed by Rizzo Realty Group.
According to a post on the River North Residents Association’s Web site, the developer scrapped plans to build a new 26-story tower in place of the building – opting instead to gut the vintage structure. About 50 loft condos with balconies and deeded parking are planned, according to the Web site.
“We commend the developer for this thoughtful and responsible choice, which gives new life to a classic turn-of-the-century masonry building,” the site says.
Great, great news. I was always worried that some of the remaining loft buildings in this part of town would be lost to more highrises with 5 ugly levels of parking.
Kudos to the developer.
I also hope that the developer plans to do something about the crappy white brick at the base. It gives this building a look of hopeless abandonment. Those entry columns also would look more elegant if the base were given some sort of retreatment.
One question–that old-style water tank seen in the picture–is that on top of this building or the neighboring one? I hope that gets preserved as well
the urban politician,
From my eyes, the water tank in the picture did seem to be part of this building.
the urban politician,
We absolutely agree with you. The original brick will be restored to it’s original natural look, and we are doing our best to preserve the water tower. The developer’s goal is to preserve and beautify River North, and give the residents what they are asking for.