Loop data center pitched for landmarked office building
<p>A Chicago investor’s plan to convert part of a landmark Loop office building into a data center received its first city approval last week, a move Chicago’s leading preservationist group called “a dangerous precedent.”</p><p>Igor Gabal is pitching the conversion of floors two through six of 300 W. into a data center, with a new ComEd vault to power it.
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<p>A Chicago investor’s plan to convert part of a landmark Loop office building into a data center received its first city approval last week, a move Chicago’s leading preservationist group called “a dangerous precedent.”</p><p>Igor Gabal is pitching the conversion of floors two through six of 300 W. into a data center, with a new ComEd vault to power it. Ten backup generators would also be installed on the building’s roof.</p><p>The Commission on Chicago Landmarks' Permit Review Committee approved the project on Aug. 6, though the full commission still has to green light the plan.</p><p>An affiliate of Gabal purchased 300 W.
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- <p>A Chicago investor’s plan to convert part of a landmark Loop office building into a data center received its first city approval last week, a move Chicago’s leading preservationist group called “a dangerous precedent.”</p><p>Igor Gabal is pitching the conversion of floors two through six of 300 W. into a data center, with a new ComEd vault to power it.
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Loop data center pitched for landmarked office building
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