New McDonald's Campus Expected to Encourage More West Loop Development Moving Forward
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Construction permits have reportedly been issued for the new McDonald’s headquarters in the West Loop, which will no doubt continue to transform the neighborhood even more so than the current development boom we’ve seen over the past few years.Â
The McDonald’s project will span roughly a block wide and occupy the former Harpo Studios site, which was demolished earliest this year to make way for the new loft-like corporate campus that will now be home to one of the biggest players in fast food.Â
Even with construction just getting started, the magnitude of the project is already being felt by both developers and anybody already living in the West Loop. Last month, renderings were released for a 50-unit condo project that is already being marketed as…
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More than 50 luxury condos could be going in next door to the new McDonald’s Headquarters in the West Loop under a proposal just unveiled to nearby neighbors. The two, nearly identical buildings are slated for 19 N May Street and 1111 W Washington Boulevard as the massive McDonald’s corporate headquarters is going in where Oprah’s Harpo TV Studios once stood.