Full building permit issued for 919 W. Fulton

A full building permit has been issued for the mixed-use development at 919 W. Fulton. Since developers Fulton Street Companies and JDL Development celebrated the groundbreaking back in November 2023, initial construction has begun on the project. Situated in Fulton Market, the project marked Chicago’s first major new office development to commence construction in over a year.

The 400,000 square foot mixed-use building is set to become home to the headquarters of Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, who will occupy 112,000 square feet of space in the 11-story building. On the ground floor, Gibsons Restaurant Group will occupy 15,500 square feet of the planned retail space. 65 car parking spaces will be included in an underground parking level.

Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and FitzGerald, the 11-story building features a facade that was designed to fit into the historic context and exhibits a series of notches and setbacks as it rises to reduce its visual impact on the historic Fulton-Randolph Market District that it will sit within. Originally planned to connect to the residential building at 910 W. Lake and convert it into more office space, the revised scope of the project will leave the existing building as apartments due to the stronger demand for residential. 

The project pays great attention to air quality, material selection, energy efficiency, wellness and environmental impact, and is pursuing WELL and LEED Silver certifications. With two lobbies—one on Sangamon and one corridor connecting access between Fulton and Lake streets—the address of the finished building will be 217 N Sangamon.

Financial backing for the project was secured through strategic partnerships with Bank OZK and Manulife Investment Management. SNK Capital assumed the pivotal role as the lead equity investment partner. With Skender serving as general contractor, the construction is expected to be completed in 2025.