GI Stone, one of the country’s leading commercial stone suppliers, announced it has completed a broad scope of stonework for three high-profile developments in Chicago: luxury rental towers Onni Fulton Market by Onni Group and The Row Fulton Market by Related Midwest; and 1229 W. Concord Place, Sterling Bay’s first life sciences building at Lincoln Yards. GI Stone’s work spanned from common areas and amenity spaces to the interiors of luxury penthouses with rents north of $15,000 a month.
Penthouses, amenities and indoor/outdoor common areas at Onni Fulton Market
Developer Onni Group brought in GI Stone for Onni Fulton Market, its new luxury apartment building designed by Pappageorge Haymes Partners. GI Stone’s scope included sourcing and installing the stone for the kitchens and bathrooms of all apartments, as well as the fireplace surround in the penthouse units; indoor amenities, like the spa, demonstration kitchen and lounge fireplace surround; the building’s lobby and elevator vestibule; and outdoor amenities, including grilling and dining areas as well as a two-sided fireplace.
According to Dandamudi, her firm’s work in the five penthouses at Onni Fulton Market was a highlight of the project as large amounts of quartzite, porcelain and marble were used across the kitchen counters, shelving, bathrooms and fireplaces. Other standout stone features in the building include the amenity lounge fireplace, which is made of asymmetrical quartzite and was deceptively complicated to cut and install, and the demonstration kitchen, which pairs Dekton countertops with Invisacook technology, allowing residents to cook directly on the counter. And the heaviest stone coffee table GI Stone has ever installed can be found in Onni’s lobby. Clocking in at 4,000 pounds, the coffee table is made from one piece of Spanish Nero Marquina marble.
Lincoln Yards’ life sciences building
After working with developer Sterling Bay on a number of projects, including McDonald’s Chicago headquarters, GI Stone was proud to install stone for 1229 W. Concord Place, a life sciences building at Lincoln Yards, the firm’s 53-acre mixed-use development along the North Branch of the Chicago River.
GI Stone’s work at 1229 W. Concord Place included countertops for the amenity kitchen, bathrooms, locker rooms and a show-stopping reception desk.
Power Construction and Gensler oversaw the general construction and design, respectively, for 1229 W. Concord Place.
The Row Fulton Market
With a relationship that dates back to 500 N. Lake Shore Drive in 2013, GI Stone was honored to contribute to Related Midwest’s newest apartment high-rise, The Row Fulton Market. Located in the heart of Fulton Market at 164 N. Peoria St., the 43-story, 300-unit luxury apartment tower was designed to make an impression, a key component of which is the array of stone GI Stone installed throughout the building, including the lobby, demonstration kitchen, outdoor grilling area and all apartment interiors.
The hallmark of the building’s lobby is its grand reception desk, which features a unique polished marble that creates a two-tone effect across the top and bottom of the desk despite the marble all coming from the same slab. “People swear these are two different types of stone, but they aren’t – that’s part of Related’s genius. The marble Related wanted is not only unbelievably striking, but it also gives the impression of two different types of stone for an amazing value,” noted Dandamudi. To complement the reception desk, GI Stone installed Italian travertine on the walls, floors and fireplace surround of the lobby.
In addition to partnering with Related’s internal design team, GI Stone worked alongside Morris Adjmi Architects on The Row Fulton Market, as well as commercial interior design firm MAWD (March and White Design) and general contractor BOWA Construction.
