Hyde Park under Construction: Harper Court, Hyatt Place

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Harper Court, Hyde Park, Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture.  150,000 square feet office; 150,000 square feet retail.

 

Hyatt Place, Hyde Park, Legat Architects.

Porcelain tile and zinc shingle facade.

Across 53rd, the clunky brick of a former Borders purchased by the U of C was stripped away and given a new facade for a Hyde Park flagship of the Akira chain.