Commercial Construction Adaptive Reuse: Reimagining Space
Adaptive Reuse in commercial construction is nothing new. For years, smart Real Estate Developers and property owners have been repurposing everything from old warehouses and industrial properties to shopping malls, hospitals, and historical buildings into creative mixed-use residential and commercial spaces. Two recent examples in Chicago are the Green Exchange and the Regal Mile Movie Studio Complex: Both were former large warehouses adapted to bring new life and usefulness to the community.
Adaptive Reuse is also nothing new for Englewood Construction. As a national construction contractor, our team has been involved in or is currently working on multiple adaptive projects, including repurposing office space into experiential retail, overhauling a shuttered hospital into a senior living community, or consulting on how to turn an old meatpacking plant into a mixed-use development. We even created our own headquarters out of a mid-century grocery store. But there is one potential project in particular that has us excited; the redevelopment of Chicago city-owned property at 1769 W. Pershing.
This complete reimagining of large vacant property in the historic Central Manufacturing District aims to promote health, well-being, and a renewed sense of community on the city’s south side. The proposed 200,000+ square feet redevelopment includes a combination of mixed-use affordable equitable and market-rate housing, innovative office/tech incubator space, a grocery, and community-focused retail. The publicly accessible green roof will have an activity deck complete with educational space, solar power generation, community-based programming, and a ½ mile pedestrian track.
It is ambitious and just the type of project we like to sink our teeth into.
Under the leadership IBT Group LLC, we will be working with the right partners to execute it, including Inherent L3C, Epstein Architects & Engineering, Site Design Group, db\HMSand APMonach, and ARCO Murray.
Stay tuned for more.
