US$7bn construction project planned for Chicago’s United Center
24 July 2024
The area around Chicago鈥檚 United Center 鈥 home to championship teams in the US鈥 National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Hockey League (NHL) 鈥 may look a lot different in the next decade after the stadium鈥檚 ownership group announced a US$7 billion mixed-use project to construct new housing, lodging, entertainment venues and parking structures.
The 1901 Project Master Plan designed by RIOS (Rendering/Proloogg.) Image: 1901 Project
Called the 1901 Project, financing is coming entirely from private investment, the scheme鈥檚 website said.
鈥淪pearheaded by the Reinsdorf and Wirtz families, The 1901 Project will transform the West Side with a jolt of new development, bridging neighbourhoods and enhancing opportunities for residents, businesses and all of Chicago,鈥 said 1901 Project.
The Reinsdorfs and Wirtzs are co-owners of the United Center and the two professional sports teams that play there: the Chicago Bulls (NBA) and Chicago Blackhawks (NHL). The United Center also hosts large concerts and conventions; the US Democratic National Convention will be held there in August.
Work would take place over 55 acres (22 hectares), and initial designs include green and open spaces like sporting fields, outdoor pavilions and gardens.
Contractor information was not available.
The plan still needs city approval but, if greenlit, construction would start next spring and run for about ten years, creating 鈥榯housands鈥 of construction jobs.
RIOS is the Phase one architect for the United Center.聽
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