Equinox fitness chain plans West Loop hotel

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By: Alby Gallun | Dec 16, 2015 | Crain's Chicago Business

Equinox, where people go to sweat, now wants to give them a place in Chicago to sleep. The New York-based company that runs the Equinox fitness club chain plans to open a 145-room hotel with the same name in a West Loop project proposed by Related Midwest, said Bob Aiken, vice president of the Neighbors of the West Loop, a group that met with the developer about the proposal Dec. 14. The 369-foot tower at 723-729 W. Randolph St. also would include about 20 condominiums on top, he said. The hotel-condo plan marks a shift for Chicago-based Related Midwest, which had been considering about 100 condos on the site. Read More....