The Chicago Plan Commission unanimously approved on Thursday a massive and long-anticipated $1.5 billion residential and retail development at the old Main Post Office in the West Loop, a building that has sat vacant since 1996.
Phase one of the project includes a 1,000-foot tower, 2,155 rental units, 300,000 square feet of retail space, 500,000 sqaure feet of office space, and a 321-room hotel, among other features. Phase two of the project includes the construction of a 170-story structure slated for mostly residential use.