The Sheridan Sherwin Parking facility started construction in April 2014 after 10 months of community collaboration, 5 months of City of Chicago entitlements, and 5 months of building permitting. This striking design was a product of extensive community collaboration in the traditional neighborhood of Rogers Park, finally winning support from the community in June 2013. To ease the dire need of off-street parking, this open air structure provides the Rogers Park residential and commercial community with 250 parking spaces, which also included electric charging stations for EVs and dedicated ride share vehicle spaces.

At the community’s request, the facility was designed to resemble a non-parking structure, featuring tempered channel glass in a creative composition along the Sheridan and Sherwin facades. The building is set back from the streets to provide pedestrians with airy vistas and lush planting at grade. The remaining facades are clad in brick as a nod to neighboring residential buildings.

To meet the owner’s aggressive schedule of opening in Q2 2015, Cordos employed a fast-track design-build process, managing design and permitting in lockstep with the construction schedule. The project featured an extensive UG stormwater detention structure and steel pile foundation system, which required daily settlement monitoring at adjacent buildings. Construction on the busy corner site required a tower crane to facilitate installation of the structure’s post-tensioned CIP concrete frame. As the project was constructed during the national cement shortage of 2015, Cordos principals worked directly with Prairie Materials to secure enough material for each week’s pour schedule, and even prompted Prairie to reopen a previously closed plant to meet demands.