Northwest Tower
The Northwest Tower, popularly known as the Coyote Building,[1] is a 12-story art deco building at the corner of North Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. It was designed by Perkins, Chatten & Hammond and built between 1928 and 1929.[2][3]
Overview
The Northwest Tower is one of the first skyscrapers in Chicago to have been constructed outside the downtown area.[4] The tower was built on the site of the Noel State Bank, near the Damen stop on the Chicago 'L'. It was originally marketed to attorneys, doctors, and other professionals.[4] In the 1980s, it became home to the Tower Coyote Gallery, reportedly named because artists thought the building resembled a howling coyote. Over the next two decades, the surrounding neighborhood held an annual arts festival called Around the Coyote.[5] In 2008, the Chicago Zoning Board approved plans to convert the building into a hotel, but financial difficulties prevented the building's owner from moving ahead with the project.[6]
Hotel
In 2012, the property was purchased by a venture backed by Don Wilson and AJ Capita with the intent to renovate the property into a boutique hotel. Hotel Robey, named after the prior name for Damen Avenue, offers 69 rooms and Cafe Robey serving French-American cuisine. They hotel is operated by Grupo Habita, a Mexico-based hotel group with 14 hotels in Mexico and one in New York.[7]
References
- ^ Brenda Fowler. "The Many Accents of Wicker Park". New York Times. March 24, 2002. Retrieved on August 28, 2010.
- ^ Al Chase. "Trio of imposing buildings for neighborhood centers". Chicago Tribune. May 20, 1928. B1.
- ^ Alice Sinkevitch, et al. AIA Guide to Chicago. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003. 265.
- ^ a b Landmark Designation Report: Milwaukee Avenue District. Commission on Chicago Landmarks. May 3, 2007. 21.
- ^ Alan G. Artner. "Call of the wild; Around the Coyote Fall Arts Festival 2005". Chicago Tribune. September 9, 2005. 12.
- ^ Alby Gallun. "Bucktown's tallest building faces foreclosure". Crain's Chicago Business. March 3, 2010. Retrieved on August 28, 2010.
- ^ Alisa Hauser. "New Wicker Park Boutique Hotel Will Include Second Restaurant Next to Pool Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine". DNAinfo. August 26, 2015. Retrieved on December 30, 2015.
External links
- Northwest Tower Building/Coyote Building. ExploreChicago.org