bKL-Designed Washington Park National Bank Redevelopment Awarded $5 Million in Community Development Grants
bKL-designed Washington Park National Bank redevelopment has been awarded $5 million in Community Development Grants. The project will turn the abandoned building into a new 5-story mixed-use development, encompassing Class-A office space, ground floor retail space, coworking space, and a food hall.
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bKL’s 160 N Morgan Street Tower is Featured in YIMBY Chicago
YIMBY Chicago highlights the bKL-designed multifamily tower located at 160 N Morgan Street, developed in partnership with Sterling Bay and Ascentris, sharing the latest construction progress and key building features. Read the full story here.
bKL-designed citizenM Chicago Named ALIS Awards’ Development of the Year in Select/Limited Service
citizenM Hotel Chicago, designed by bKL Architecture and developed by Sterling Bay, was named the Development of the Year in Select/Limited Service at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit Awards in Los Angeles, CA.
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bKL’s Thomas Kerwin is Named One of Chicago Cityscape’s Top 5 Architects of 2022
Chicago Cityscape named Thomas Kerwin, bKL Founding Principal, one of Chicago’s top 5 architects, based on the average estimated project cost supplied in each project’s building permit application. Read the full article here.
bKL-Designed 160 N Morgan Takes 8th Place in YIMBY’s Annual Year-End Countdown
160 N Morgan mixed-use tower, designed by bKL Architecture and developed by Sterling Bay, climbs to 8th place in YIMBY Chicago’s Annual Development Year-End Countdown.
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Thomas Kerwin featured in Crain’s 2023 Edition of Who’s Who in Chicago Business
Crain’s curated Who’s Who in Chicago Business returns with the annual issue of The Book, featuring bKL Founding Principal Thomas Kerwin as one of the leaders in the Construction, Architecture and Engineering sector.
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bKL-Designed Cascade Tower Receives Two Multi-Housing News Excellence Awards in 2022
Multi-Housing News held its 16th annual Excellence Awards ceremony, presenting gold, silver, and bronze awards to properties, projects and professionals in 34 categories. bKL-designed Cascade tower, developed by Lendlease and Magellan Development, received Gold Awards in the Best Development & Design: High-Rise category, as well as the Best Amenities category.
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bKL-Designed 300 N. Michigan Featured on WBEZ Chicago
Sasha-Ann Simons from WBEZ Chicago featured the recently completed 300 N Michigan building designed by bKL Architecture during her daily talk show’s (Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons) most recent What’s That Building segment.
New Renderings Released for JBG Smith Development Designed by bKL Architecture
New images provide insight to the bKL-designed, JBG Smith redevelopment for the former Americana hotel site located at 1400 Richmond Highway in the Arlington, VA Crystal City neighborhood.
Thomas Kerwin Speaker at CAGC’s Constructors Connect 2022 Event
bKL Founding Principal, Thomas Kerwin participated in the speaking panel at the CAGC Constructors Connect 2022 event to discuss how commercial construction could emerge from the current era of challenges and change.