Mere months ago, The Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza was just a hulking parking garage, an eyesore that echoed the failure of developer R.M. Chin & Associates‘ Grand Pier Center project, but now the steel tower stretches nearly two dozen stories above its base. Developer Centrum Properties is dressing up the mammoth base pretty nicely (see more pictures inside) and creating loft-style condos. The Fairbanks, the first of three planned residential and retail buildings making up Cityfront Plaza, has 240 one- to three-bedroom condos priced from the $370s to $1 million. “Terrace homes” just above the base structure have private outdoor gardens. Amenities include a theater with stadium seating, a fitness room and an outdoor swimming pool, and a sales center is located onsite at 240 E Illinois St.
