The Link Evanston

General Contractor & Co-Developer

About the Development

Located between Maple and Sherman Avenues in Evanston IL, the Link Evanston is a 280,000 GSF mixed-use building offering ground floor retail and 242 apartments. Units ranging from studios to three-bedroom units average between 390 and 1,150 SF. Designed by bKL Architecture, the building has a brick-and-metal panel façade. Most rooms offer views of downtown Evanston or Lake Michigan. The building’s 3,300 SF of retail space is occupied by a 7-Eleven.

The outdoor amenity space features a pool and multiple seating areas as well as a fully outfitted fitness center and yoga studio. Additionally, a fully equipped and generously sized social lounge is available for residents’ use.

The Link Evanston is walking distance from the Foster “L” station, Northwestern University’s campus, and Evanston’s downtown shopping and dining district. It is also easily accessible from two additional “L” stations as well as the Metra and CTA bus stops in the area. A total of 170 residential and 4 retail parking spaces are available on the premises.

Control the Risk of Innovation

The Link Evanston presented challenges that brought out the best in our team. Any structure under 15-stories that must be non-combustible traditionally utilizes poured-in-place concrete, but this approach results in a loss of efficiency with mid-rise construction. Since we don’t apply high-rise tactics to mid-rise construction and because concrete costs are rising, we chose the Diversacore system for the construction of Link Evanston. When utilized, this system can save significant costs in construction budgets. We were the first to use this system in the Chicagoland area.

Our level of experience enables us to utilize new systems ideal for challenges presented by regulation, cost, and timelines. New systems, though, can bring new management challenges—but we bring the collaborative expertise crucial to success and key to engineering more value in a project.

  • Completion: 2019
  • Location: Evanston, Illinois
  • Role: General Contractor and Co-Developer
  • Architect: bKL Architecture
  • Building Type: 9-story apartment building
  • Square feet: 280,000
  • Units: 242
  • Learn more: https://www.thelinkevanston.com/

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