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Summit Completes New Hotel in Chicago’s Chinatown

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The 4-story Addition is the First Branded Hotel in The Heart of the Neighborhood

Summit Design + Build, LLC recently completed the new construction of a 4-story, 80,000 square foot SpringHill Suites Hotel at 2353 S. Wentworth Avenue in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood. The hotel, which was constructed on top of an existing 2-story parking garage and retail center, is only the third hotel in the immediate area.

SpringHill Suites, the 3-star, all-suite hotel brand under parent company Marriott International, brings 148 rooms to the heart of Chinatown, a short distance from the Cermak/Chinatown Red Line station and 1 mile from McCormick Place. The hotel also boasts traditional amenities of the branded hotel variety including a first floor lobby, reception, gym, breakfast room and meeting room. Custom millwork and finishes are featured throughout the hotel.

To complete the vertical expansion, Summit Design + Build followed a detailed logistics plan to phase construction, eliminate disruptions to ongoing tenant operations and prioritize public safety. Major construction activities included:

  • deep micropile foundations to support the new 4-story structure,
  • mobilization of a 500 ton, 400-foot tall crane for the setting of the steel structure, and
  • the build-out of the hotel.

Summit Design + Build served as construction manager, and T2 Mechanical served as the general contractor. Vari Architects provided design services for the SpringHill Suites project.

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Apartments Now In Former Sears Building

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Apartments Now For Rent In Former Lawrence Avenue Sears Building

The redevelopment of the first-ever ground-up Sears department store is complete. “To me, personally, there’s nothing more fulfilling than to take something old, like the Sears building, which was built like a concrete bomb shelter, and make it a welcome addition to the neighborhood again,” states Summit Design + Build Project Executive, Andy vanWaardenburg.  

Read more at Block Club Chicago

Glass Installation at 1111 W Addison

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Glass Installed On 1111 W Addison Street In Wrigleyville

The glass has been installed at Summit Design + Build’s project located at 1111 W. Addison. The development will soon be home to Planet Granite and first-floor retail.

Read more at Chicago YIMBY

1111 W Addison Street. Photo by Jack Crawford

1900 W Lawrence Completed

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1900 W Lawrence Completed

1900 W. Lawrence, a former Sears department store, has been completed. The nearly 100-year-old building now features retail space and apartments.                                

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Summit Completes Office Building at 444 N Orleans

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Summit Completes Renovation of Office Building at 444 N Orleans

Summit Design + Build, LLC, recently completed the renovation of a 4-story mixed-use commercial building located at 444 N. Orleans in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The project, which started in early 2019, included the new construction of a vertical addition to bring the building to a total of five stories.

The existing, 21,000 square foot building that stands at the southwest corner of Illinois and Orleans Street in River North was formerly home to a variety of corporate office tenants and high-end furniture stores prior to being vacated to make way for the renovations. The building now totals over 25,000 square feet, offering first-floor retail space and office or showroom space on the remaining floors in the in-demand River North submarket, just blocks away from the Merchandise Mart, the East Bank Club and multiple public transit lines.

In addition to completing the vertical addition, construction included a major interior renovation with all new MEP systems, new bathrooms, new windows throughout allowing for maximum natural light, 78 feet of first floor retail frontage, and a new, relocated elevator for a more efficient floor plan.

The building’s exterior was also updated by utilizing the existing coarse stucco façade as a scratch coat to install a new, smooth stucco finish. Selective areas of the existing brick façade were removed and replaced by a Dekton ventilated porcelain façade.

444 N. Orleans is being redeveloped by The Lelyn Group. von Weise Associates is providing architectural services.

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2021 U.S. Wood Design Award for Regional Excellence

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1040 W Fulton Wins 2021 U.S. Wood Design Award for Regional Excellence

Summit Design + Build’s new headquarters at 1040 W. Fulton has been awarded the 2021 U.S. Wood Design Award for Regional Excellence.  Awarded by WoodWorks – Wood Products Council, the award celebrates excellence in wood building design and recognizes building designers for their skill and ingenuity.

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Summit Completes Billy Bricks Pizza

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Construction Completed on Billy Bricks Pizza in Clearwater Florida.

The Southeast office of general contractor Summit Design + Build, recently completed the interior fit-out of Billy Bricks Wood Fired Pizza in Clearwater, FL. The family owned and operated pizzerias have been serving Chicagoland since 2005 and the new Clearwater location marks its 10th restaurant.  The restaurant is known for its thin-crust, Neapolitan Inspired pizzas baked in an authentic wood-fired oven.

The project, located at 1100 Cleveland Street, included the 2,506 square foot fit-out of an existing shell tenant space in an existing apartment building (1100 Apex). The build-out of the pizza restaurant included a kitchen with wood-fired pizza oven, dining area, bar area and restrooms.   

Kimmich Smith Architecture, LLC served as the project architect.

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