Reviving an art deco gem for the modern age.

VIRGIN HOTELS CHICAGO

BUILT

1928

LOCATION

Chicago | Loop

ARCHITECTS

Rapp & Rapp (1928) Booth Hansen (2015)

TYPE

Hotel, Redevelopment

SIZE

Floors

Hotel Keys

Built in 1928 as the Old Dearborn Bank Building, Virgin selected JBC as development manager for the extensive renovation of what had become a threadbare art deco office building, albeit one with landmark status. Today, it is a LEED Gold luxury hotel worthy of the Virgin name with its ornate exterior restored, its carved plaster ceilings revealed, and 250 hotel rooms, three restaurants, and a rooftop cocktail lounge created for discerning guests.