The West Loop's Nobu Hotel Gets a New, Shorter Look

Photo by Booth Hansen

By: Jay Koziarz | March 11, 2016 | Chicago.Curbed.com

After a fairly contentious two-year gestation period, the West Loop’s upcoming Nobu Hotel is showing new signs of life after a major architectural redesign. Hoping to be a relatively early adopter in the Fulton-Randolph area’s booming hospitality scene, developers first pitched their plan for a Nobu-branded boutique hotel and restaurant for the northeast corner of Randolph and Peoria in March of 2014. Announced via press release and without prior consultation with local community groups, the plan immediately came under fire from residents. The West Loop neighbors, in a press release of their own, demanded an "explanation" from Nobu's famous namesake chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa and business partner Robert De Niro (yes, that Robert De Niro). Read More....