Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
The weekly newsletter from the 42nd Ward on Friday included details for a proposed residential development at 669 North Michigan Avenue in Streeterville. AMLI Residential would like to erect a 56-story, 668-foot apartment tower designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz on the site, for now most prominently known for the Niketown store on the Magnificent Mile.
The building would stand on the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Erie Street, extending north up the block towards Huron Street. The structure at 679 North Michigan housing the H&M clothing store on the corner with Huron is not included in the project, and would not be razed.
Information in the announcement indicates a 498-unit tower. An eight-story podium would include the residential lobby on the ground floor, 26,000+ square feet of retail space on the first and second floors, 199 parking spaces on levels three through seven, and the eighth level would be a mechanical floor with a 200-space bike storage room and the leasing office. The 56th floor would also be mechanical. Parking would be accessed from Erie Street, while trash and loading zones would be on the alley behind the building, parallel to Michigan Avenue.