The seven-story Aberdeen Crossing in West Town is barreling toward the finish line, with glass and brickwork largely wrapped and crews now focused on the ground-floor buildout. The 99-unit project, sitting just west of the Grand Blue Line station, will pair new apartments with a compact retail space that is already being pushed to prospective tenants. With the exterior essentially locked in, the big scramble now is on the interiors and a spring retail launch.
According to Chicago YIMBY, exterior work on Aberdeen Crossing’s residential floors appeared complete as of January 2026, leaving only the ground-level finishes to wrap up. The site at 1100 West Grand is being developed by Wildwood Investments, with Contemporary Concepts serving as contractor and bKL Architecture leading the design. The project is proceeding as an as-of-right development, which means no units were reserved as designated affordable housing.
What’s inside Aberdeen Crossing
The building is slated to deliver 99 apartments, ranging from studios and convertibles to one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts, with amenity decks planned on both the second and seventh floors and a leasing office anchoring the ground level. Plans also include a 28-space parking garage and roughly 99 bicycle storage spots aimed at transit riders and nearby workers, according to Building Up Chicago.
Retail space is being marketed
The ground floor will feature a modest retail shell, and that commercial space is already up for lease with delivery targeted for early April. A listing on LoopNet details a 1,778-square-foot unit with a shell condition scheduled for April 1, 2026, giving local businesses a relatively short window to lock in a lease before residents start moving in.
Timeline and permits
Construction ramped up quickly after a caisson permit was issued in August 2024, with crews breaking ground in October 2024, followed by the installation of a tower crane and a rapid structural frame build through 2025. The project has topped out and is now focused on cladding and glazing, with developers targeting the first quarter of 2026 for apartment availability, as reported by Chicago YIMBY.
Transit and neighborhood context
Aberdeen Crossing sits roughly a half mile west of the Grand Blue Line station, with Route 65 buses stopping directly at the building and additional transit options at Grand/Milwaukee/Halsted for routes 8 and 56. Neighbors should note that Halsted-area bus service has been temporarily rerouted while the nearby Halsted Street viaduct and Chicago Avenue bridge are rebuilt; Block Club Chicago and the CTA break down the detours and stop changes that remain in effect.
What this means for West Town
For West Town, Aberdeen Crossing adds another midrise infill project to the skyline, boosting rental supply within striking distance of the Loop and Fulton Market. Because it moved ahead as-of-right, however, it delivers that new inventory without required affordable set-asides. Local development watchers point to the site’s visibility from I‑90/94 and its close ties to nearby job centers as key reasons the team is hustling to finish interiors and get the retail space leased as soon as possible, a pattern noted by Building Up Chicago.
