Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) is an international architecture, interior design and planning firm based in Chicago with offices in San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, and Abu Dhabi. Founded in 1931, the firm has been one of the largest contributors to Chicago's skyline. [2]
SCB has worked on 104 projects in the City of Chicago. Its most recent projects include:
| Project | Year Completed | Description |
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| 340 on the Park | 2007 | This 62-story residential tower is the first LEED Silver all residential tower in the Midwest. |
| Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons, Loyola University Chicago | 2008 | A Silver LEED certified 69,000 sf digital research library. Uses 50% less energy than a code compliant building. [4] |
| 215 W Washington | 2010 | A 50-story residential high rise located in the loop. LEED-certified, built with sustainable materials. [5] |
| Legacy Tower | 2009 | The 72-story multi-family residential facility is the tallest all residential building in Chicago. Also contains 41,000 sf of classroom space for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. [6] |
| Lake and Wells 2002 | 2010/2011 | Residential High-rise on the corner of Lake and Washington. One of the major high-rises built within the loop in 2009-2010. Will be ready for occupancy on Nov. 1st, 2010. [7] |
| Addison Park on Clark | TBA | A sustainable, mixed-use facility across the street from Wrigley Field. Project approved by the City Council of Chicago in June 2010. Will be LEED certified. [8] |
| Abu Dhabi City Centre Master Plan | 2030 | A 6-square-mile (16 km2) multi-use development adjacent to the city's current Business District and International Airport. Will hold office space and housing for approximately 400,000 people [9] |
SCB has also designed approximately 226 buildings worldwide, including 66 office buildings, 102 urban mix use buildings, 24 retail, 27 student residences, and 7 transportation facilities in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tucson, Serbia, Slovakia and Toronto. Examples include:
SCB may refer to:
The Heritage at Millennium Park, located at 130 N. Garland Court in Chicago, Illinois is a mixed-use tower. Completed in 2005, with a height of 631 feet (192 m) and 57 floors, the building was designed by the architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz. It is the 36th-tallest building in Chicago. Like many newer buildings, the Heritage preserves and makes use of the façades of four existing buildings in its base.
340 on the Park is a residential tower in the Lakeshore East development of the neighborhood of New Eastside/ East Loop Chicago completed in 2007. The building was the tallest all-residential building in Chicago until the completion of One Museum Park.
One Rincon Hill is an upscale residential complex on the apex of Rincon Hill in San Francisco, California, United States. The complex, designed by Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates and developed by Urban West Associates, consists of two skyscrapers that share a common townhouse podium. It is part of the San Francisco skyline and is visible from several parts of the Bay Area.
The St. James is a luxury residential skyscraper in Washington Square West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The 498 feet (152 m), 45-story high-rise stands along Walnut Street and Washington Square and is the 15th tallest building in Philadelphia.
100 Van Ness is a skyscraper in San Francisco. Formerly an office building, it was converted into residential use. It is located in the Civic Center neighborhood near the San Francisco City Hall on Van Ness Avenue. The building, completed in 1974, stands 400 feet (122 m) and has 29 floors of former office space that housed the California State Automobile Association (CSAA).
The Legacy at Millennium Park is a 72-story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States, located along S. Wabash Avenue, near E. Monroe Street. At 822 feet, it is the seventeenth-tallest building in Chicago.
The year 2009 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The Murano is a residential skyscraper in Center City Philadelphia. Part of a condominium boom occurring in the city, the Murano was announced in 2005 and was developed jointly by Thomas Properties Group and P&A Associates. The building, named after Murano, Italy, was completed in 2008 at a cost of US$165 million. The site, previously occupied by a parking lot, was the location of the Erlanger Theatre from 1927 to 1978.
Millennium Centre is a postmodern skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois in the city's Near North Side neighborhood. The building rises 610 feet. It contains 59 floors, and was completed in 2003. The architectural firm who designed the building was Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates. Millennium Centre notably sold over 95% of its 350 residential units in September 2000, only two days after the developer had released information about the proposed structure; this occurred before the building had even been approved for construction by the City of Chicago. The building's design incorporates a high-rise park on the roof of the 14th floor, with six two-story townhomes circling the park. Millennium Centre is topped off by a 10-foot illuminated spire, which is included in the building's structural height.
Elysées Condominiums is a 529 ft (161m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was built from 1971 to 1972 and has 56 floors. Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates designed the building, which is the 69th tallest in Chicago.
John Lahey, AIA, is an American architect who is chairman and a principal in charge of design for Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB). He is an authority on high-rise residential, transit-oriented development, and innovative design.
Handel Architects LLP is an architecture firm that was founded in New York City in 1994. Led by Partner Gary Handel, the firm has offices in New York City, Boston, San Francisco, and Hong Kong.
399 Fremont Street is a 122 m (400 ft) residential skyscraper in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The tower has 447 residential units on 42 floors, and 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) of amenity space.
Ward Village is a 60-acre (24 ha), master-planned community in the Kaka'ako district of Honolulu. It is being developed by The Howard Hughes Corporation. Once completed, this beachfront development will have luxury residences, retail stores, entertainment venues, pedestrian friendly streets, a Skyline rail station, and public open space.
Park Tower at Transbay is a 43-story, 605-foot (184 m) office skyscraper in San Francisco, California. The tower is located on Block 5 of the San Francisco Transbay development plan at the corner of Beale and Howard Streets, near the Salesforce Transit Center. The tower contains 743,000 square feet (69,000 m2) of office space. The entire office space has been leased by Facebook.
NEMA (Chicago) (also 1210 South Indiana and formerly 113 East Roosevelt or One Grant Park) is a 76-story residential skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois in the Central Station neighborhood, of the Near South Side. The tower, built by developer Crescent Heights, has 800 apartments and rises 896 feet (273.1 m) making it the city's tallest rental apartment building. NEMA is the tenth-tallest building in Chicago as of 2024 and the forty first-tallest building in the United States. It is the tallest all-rental residential building in the city.
Bruce A. Menin is an American businessman. He is a managing principal of Crescent Heights, a real estate development company specializing in the development, ownership, and operation of residential and mixed-use real estate projects in the United States. Crescent Heights is based in Miami Beach, Florida, with regional offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Crescent Heights, Inc, is an American real estate development company based in Miami, Florida, with offices in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
333 North Water is a high-rise apartment building in the Third Ward neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The 342-foot, 31-story high-rise will become the state of Wisconsin's sixth tallest residential building when it is completed, and will feature 295 high-end apartments, 10,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, and an adjoining 7-story parking structure with hundreds of parking spaces.
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