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\"Gensler\u2019s<\/a>
Gensler\u2019s renovation of the Old Chicago Main Post Office includes plans for a 1.6-ha rooftop terrace. <\/span>
All images \u00a9 601w Companies\/Gensler<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Old Chicago Main Post Office, which sat vacant for more than 20 years, is in the midst of a $600-million renovation that will recreate the historic site as a mixed-use facility. Designed by global architecture and planning firm Gensler<\/a>, The Post Office<\/a> adaptive reuse project includes restoration of the building\u2019s lobby, as well as the addition of a 1.6-ha (4-acre) rooftop terrace, a conference center, and a food hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cRestoration of the building\u2019s fa\u00e7ade, windows, main lobby, postmaster-general\u2019s suite, and historic corridors are underway, along with the development of world-class tenant amenities,\u201d reads a release from Gensler. \u201cThis project is as much about transformation as it is about the research of what once was.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The renovation will restore the building\u2019s historic lobby.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, the site served as Chicago\u2019s main mail facility for more than 60 years. In 1997, the post office relocated to a more modernized facility across the street, leaving the original site empty.<\/p>\n

The 260,129-m2<\/sup> (2.8 million-sf) building was purchased by New York City-based real estate firm 601w Companies<\/a> in the spring of 2016 with the intent of rejuvenating the facility. The redevelopment team is comprised of 27 firms, with guidance provided by the City of Chicago, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, and the National Park Service.<\/p>\n

Global healthcare firm Walgreens has signed on as the building\u2019s first tenant. The company has announced a plan to move 1800 employees to its 18,580-m2<\/sup> (200,000-sf) leased space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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