Fulton Market’s full-block condo play at 1325 West Fulton is going on a diet. Fresh renderings for Fulton Bond recast the project as a tighter two-tower setup, with the western building now reading as the site’s main statement piece at roughly 33 stories and about 500 feet. The eastern first phase has been trimmed to around 25 stories, the rounded brick balcony flourishes have mostly been edited out, and the primary tower now sports a corrugated crown. The development team has already finished an on-site sales center in 2025 and is working to lock in presales before any vertical construction starts.
According to Chicago YIMBY, Sulo Development is leading the project with architecture by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and ParkFowler Plus, and the latest imagery first surfaced on the project’s Instagram feed. The outlet reports that the second tower is planned with a dark gray brick exterior and could hold around 100 units, though it remains unclear whether the design revisions affect the overall unit count across the full buildout.
The plan cleared zoning and secured City Council approval in early 2025, a key step that locked in entitlements for the condo scheme, as reported by Block Club Chicago. At that point, the first phase was described as a 29-story, 438-foot tower with roughly 80 condominiums, with additional phases expected to follow on the rest of the block.
Design Revisions and Interiors
The newest images pull back on ornament and streamline the massing, keeping KPF’s interest in masonry and arches while nudging the overall look toward something cleaner and more restrained. Archinect previously highlighted the project’s brick-arch language during the approvals phase, and that DNA is still visible, just with fewer curves and more crisp lines.
On the inside, interior design firm MAWD is pitching a warm, high-end finish package aimed squarely at condo buyers: layered textures, upscale materials, and the kind of neutral palette that is meant to feel expensive without screaming for attention. The design tweaks outside and in suggest a push toward a longer-lasting, masonry-forward presence rather than a purely skyline-chasing gesture.
Sales Center and Timeline
Sulo completed an on-site sales center in 2025 as it ramped up marketing for the first phase, with permit records and site photos documenting the pavilion’s construction that spring. As noted by Chicago YIMBY, the developer has said it plans to presell a portion of units before breaking ground on the tower itself.
The project’s registration page, hosted by Fulton Bond, lists agent contacts and the sales address for would-be buyers, signaling that the shift from glossy renderings to actual contracts is underway, even as the construction start date remains tied to presale activity.
What it Means for Fulton Market
Fulton Market has become one of Chicago’s busiest development corridors, a place where high-design apartments and condos compete with splashy offices and luxury retail for attention. Market research from Cushman & Wakefield tracked the district’s climb onto the list of North America’s “cool streets,” and Fulton Bond’s reworked look seems calibrated to tap into that energy with a brick-heavy, design-conscious condo product.
For now, the big open question is whether the project ultimately returns to a three-tower buildout or settles into a two-phase plan. In the meantime, the new renderings set a decidedly brick-forward tone for the block and add one more design-focused option to a Fulton Market condo scene where buyers already have plenty of choices.
