FitzGerald Announces Six New Projects

February 7, 2012 – FitzGerald Associates Architects has begun working on several new projects, including a 306 unit apartment building in Wheaton, Illinois; the adaptive reuse of a four-story heavy timber loft building in Chicago’s South Loop; the 40,000 square foot indoor athletic training facility in Lake Barrington, Illinois; the expansion of a fitness center in Batavia, Illinois; site planning for a major grocer’s expansion into Ann Arbor, Michigan; and a new 5,700 square foot retail center in Wheaton, Illinois. ... Continue

Construction Underway at CA23 Phase II, Residents Move In at Parkside of Old Town Building Six

February 7, 2012 – Construction has begun on the second phase of CA23, located on a through-block site at 15-23 North Aberdeen and 16-20 North Carpenter Streets in the West Loop.
The first residents have taken occupancy of their units at 544 West Oak Street, the latest building to be constructed at the Parkside of Old Town mixed-income community in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. ... Continue

FitzGerald Associates Hosts Seminar on Lean Construction

February 7, 2012 – This month, FitzGerald Associates, in collaboration with Skender Construction, hosted a seminar on Lean Construction for our staff and guests. Focusing on the Lean Project Development System and related tools, the group explored through case studies local examples of successful implementation of lean construction principles and how their implementation achieved successful outcomes with special emphasis on construction costs and schedule. ... Continue

Historic FitzGerald: Milwaukee-Diversey-Kimball Historic District

February 7, 2012 – FitzGerald Associates predecessor firm Rissman and Hirschfeld had a significant impact on Chicago’s Milwaukee-Diversey-Kimball Historic District, designing two buildings at the six-corners intersection in the city’s Logan Square Neighborhood and a third on an adjacent lot along Milwaukee Avenue between 1927 and 1928. ... Continue

February Staff News

February 7, 2012 – FitzGerald Associates Architects welcomes three new staff members: Tim Blatner, AIA, CDT, LEED AP as a Senior Architect, Aimée Magis as a Staff Architect, and Victor Smith as an Intern Architect. ... Continue

Looking to 2012: Projects and Trends

January 3, 2012 – To begin the year, we rounded up our principals, associates and projects managers and asked them for brief insights on Residential, Retail, Commercial Office, Industrial, and Banking Markets for 2012. ... Continue

2440 North Lakeview Added to National Register of Historic Places

January 3, 2012 – In November, the National Park Service listed 2440 North Lakeview—Designed by Rissman & Hirschfeld in 1927—on the National Register of Historic Places. The news was announced on December 14, 2011 by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. ... Continue

For Your Information: Chicago Department of Buildings Requiring 50% Fee With All Permit Applications

January 3, 2012 – Beginning today, January 3, 2012, The Department of Buildings will start requiring a 50 percent deposit on all permit applications. ... Continue

January 2012 Staff News

January 3, 2012 – Two talented professionals have joined FitzGerald Associates Architects—Rachel Davis has joined the firm as an Architect, and Scott Shaw as a Project Architect ... Continue

FitzGerald Associates Retained for 3D Modeling of Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan

November 25, 2011 – FitzGerald Associates Architects has been selected by Smith Carter Architects & Engineers Inc. to provide BIM Modeling and Construction Document Consultation services to the project team for the $71 Million, 11,582 square meter Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan, designed by KPMB Architects of Toronto. ... Continue

Woodfield Corners Named The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) by Suburban Chicago BOMA

November 24, 2011 – Woodfield Corners, a 170,000 square foot Class A commercial building renovated by Crossroads Development in Schaumburg, Illinois was named The 2011 Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) in the Renovated Building category by the Suburban Chicago Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). ... Continue

FitzGerald Associates Designs for Cici’s Pizza, Tie Bar, Dupage Children’s Museum

November 23, 2011 – FitzGerald has been retained by Cici’s Pizza, Tie Bar and the DuPage Children’s Museum to perform architectural services for retail-buildouts and, in the case of the DuPage Children’s Museum, an expansion of their current facilities. ... Continue