{"id":395455,"date":"2026-01-08T16:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/395455\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:06:13","slug":"the-glass-is-nearly-full-at-626-south-wabash-in-the-south-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/395455\/","title":{"rendered":"The Glass Is Nearly Full At 626 South Wabash In The South Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now topped out and craneless, 626 South Wabash is within a couple stories of completing its exterior glass installation down in the <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/south-loop\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Loop<\/a>. The apartment tower from DAC Developments and Melrose Ascension Capital topped out in October, then brought the tower crane down in November.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-86553 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-08.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panel installation. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-10.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking straight east from South State Street. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-11.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three levels to go. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-12.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-13.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking south from Harrison Street. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-14.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking south down Wabash Avenue. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-S-Wabash-Avenue-02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1666\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rendering of 626 South Wabash by Antunovich Associates<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-S-Wabash-Avenue-01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2540\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rendering of 626 South Wabash by Antunovich Associates<\/p>\n<p>The 19-story, 164-unit building, designed by Antunovich Associates, is expected to open this fall. Apartments were designated as 80 efficiency units, 24 two-bedroom layouts, and 60 four-bedroom units. However, a permit still pending in the Chicago Data Portal calls for some 17th-story units to be reconfigured from four bedrooms to three bedrooms. The mix of units is geared toward student living.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-01.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upper levels of the south fa\u00e7ade, seen from East Balbo Drive. Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-02.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-03.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-04.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-05.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/626-south-wabash-january-2026-06.jpg\" alt=\"626 South Wabash January 2026 progress update\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Daniel Schell<\/p>\n<p>The tower\u2019s podium will include 60 parking stalls and 3,100 square feet of retail space. Clark Construction is the general contractor, so named by a decree from the express permit program issued in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/g_VSUf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a> to YIMBY\u2019s daily e-mail<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/yimbygram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YIMBYFB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Like<\/a>\u00a0YIMBY on Facebook<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yimbytweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBY\u2019s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/626-south-wabash\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">626 South Wabash<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/south-loop\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Loop<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now topped out and craneless, 626 South Wabash is within a couple stories of completing its exterior glass&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-395455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}