Nick Melrose Dishes On Chicago’s Challenges And Staying Power During The Real Deal's 'Building Luxury' Panel

The Real Deal Chicago



There's no shortage of headlines about the recent lull in high-rise new construction in Chicago, but some developers are making it happen with creative approaches. One example is Taylor Johnson client Straits Row, a new 18-story tower in the South Loop developed by Q Investment Properties and Melrose Ascension Capital (MAC), which opened in the spring. MAC founder Nick Melrose joined The Real Deal Chicago’s “Building Luxury” panel last month to share how the two firms maximized density by incorporating co-living with traditional units, enabling them to bring to market what represents half of the new deliveries in downtown Chicago this year.



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