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Lendlease Opens Green Space at Southbank Development
Lendlease recently celebrated the grand opening of Southbank Park, a two-acre green space that anchors the firm’s new Southbank development underway in the South Loop. The seven-acre project will include several mixed-use towers upon completion.
Southbank Park includes an adjacent riverwalk bordering the South Branch of the Chicago River. “By introducing publicly accessible green space and a fully programmed riverwalk, we’ve reestablished connectivity – to the riverfront and between downtown and neighborhoods farther south,” said Ted Weldon, executive general manager for Lendlease Development in Chicago.
Other park amenities include bicycle racks, a central lawn and viewing platform showcasing the river and a skyline view.
“Southbank Park is designed to bring the public and the tower residents to the riverfront,” said Todd Snapp of Perkins&Will, which created the master plan for Southbank. “Eight years ago, nobody would go near the river. Now, people are kayaking on it.”
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