Pritzker saves the Thompson Center in $70 million deal
The Helmut Jahn-designed building will be converted into a mixed-use property with office, retail and hotel space.
By Nereida Moreno
Pritzker saves the Thompson Center in $70 million deal
The Helmut Jahn-designed building will be converted into a mixed-use property with office, retail and hotel space.
By Nereida Moreno
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Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday announced plans to sell the James R. Thompson Center for $70 million. The new majority owners plan to preserve the building with new office, retail and hotel space.
Reset takes a closer look at plans for the iconic Helmut Jahn-designed building.
GUESTS: Lee Bey, Chicago Sun-Times editorial board member, author of Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side
Ward Miller, executive director at Preservation Chicago