Bowman provided civil site engineering services and prepared construction documents for the development of Block Thirty Seven, a mixed-use retail and entertainment, CTA transit station, office and retail project at 108 North State Street. The project included approximately 550,000 sq. ft. of space across three structures including areas for retail, entertainment, Class A commercial office space and residential units. It also includes a Pedway level housing additional retail space and a future CTA facility.
Responsibilities included coordination with the City of Chicago and protection of utilities, freight and CTA tunnels at the site. Two separate buildings were constructed on the site: the 17-story office building, which included one level of basement space, and the four-story above-grade retail tower, which included four levels of basement space.
To accommodate the new CTA station, the project required a 50-foot vertical excavation along with site paving, grading and drainage, rooftop stormwater detention, street lighting and protection of existing utilities, freight tunnels and roadways supporting the 17-story media tower and the four-story above-grade retail mall.