CHICAGO SUN TIMES
September 19, 2025
Abby Miller


Chicago’s Zoning Board of Appeals paved the way Friday for the development of a nine-story residential building in River North, breathing new life into a surface parking lot at the corner of Huron and Orleans streets.

Called RiverWard, the building at 310 W. Huron St. will have 149 apartments, including studios, convertibles and one- and two-bedroom units. It will also have 11 duplexes with private patios, according to plans by Chicago-based developer ZSD Corp.

The building’s top floor will have amenities, such as a roof deck, indoor lounge, fitness center and co-working space.

The ground floor will have 3,800 square feet of retail. RiverWard will also have outdoor green space — something ZSD’s attorney Katie Jahnke Dale said “was very important to the community.”

ZSD anticipates completing the project in 2027.

Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) said in an August newsletter to constituents the development is allowed under its current zoning. But ZSD applied for special-use approvals with the board to develop units below the second floor and to decrease the off-street parking requirement from 65 to 21 spaces.

The property is next to the Brown and Purple L lines. The transit-served location makes the site eligible for reduced parking requirements, according to Reilly’s office.