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Lincoln Park · Chicago

Fullerton Pointe

Two neighboring buildings. Sixteen residences. A single quiet block of Lincoln Park — drawn, built and finished in conversation with the neighborhood around them.

The commission

Lincoln Park, in two quietly composed volumes.

Fullerton Pointe is a pair of four-story buildings set side-by-side on West Fullerton — a limestone-clad flat-front and a softer, arched sibling — unified by a single hand and a single material palette.

The east building reads as a contemporary town home: tall rectangular casements, clean stone reveals, a formal entry set back from the street. The west building answers in round-arched windows and bowed balconies — a warmer, more classical cadence drawn from the pre-war greystones that line the block. Together they behave like one address; apart they keep the rhythm of Lincoln Park intact.

Inside, the residences share a consistent language: rift-sawn white oak floors, honed quartzite, unlacquered brass, and windows placed to follow the sun. We drew them for people who want Lincoln Park and still want privacy — a dedicated entry, a proper mudroom, and a kitchen that was actually drawn to be cooked in.

16
Residences across two buildings
2026
First keys handed over
0
Days on market, not publicly listed
38 mi
Average sourcing radius
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The site

A block that remembers itself.

Our site sits a half-block east of the park on a tree-lined stretch of West Fullerton — a block with the gentle rhythm that makes Lincoln Park feel like Lincoln Park. Stone-front two-flats from the 1890s. Red-brick six-flats from the 1920s. A church. A coffee shop that's been there forty years.

Building here means working inside that rhythm, not against it. A single long façade would have broken the block. Two siblings — slightly different in their expression — step into the cadence instead.

The goal was never to announce ourselves — it was to join the block, convincingly.
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The architecture

Two hands, one voice.

The east building is the quieter of the two: cast-stone lintels, deep-set rectangular windows, and recessed juliet balconies that cast real shadow. It reads almost like a row of town homes stitched into one address.

The west building picks up the block's older accent — round-arched windows at every level, a formal round-arched entry, and shallow bowed bays that catch the light as it crosses Fullerton. The two buildings share a single stone palette, a single window color, a single bronze hardware family. Stand on the opposite sidewalk and they read as one composition in two voices.

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The plan

Drawn for a day's use.

Each residence was planned around how a day actually moves. A dedicated entry hall — not a hallway — with full detailed wall paneling, a bench for boots, and a place for the coat before you ever reach the living room. Kitchens anchored on the quiet side of the plan, with a sightline to the dining table and the front door.

Fullerton Pointe is where we put our sound and structure budget: a poured concrete stair core instead of stick framing, an extra-deep floor sandwich with Hushboard and a second plywood layer underfoot, resilient channels in the demising walls, and windows rated for heavy acoustic attenuation at the street. You hear the city when you want to, and not when you don't.

Inside the residences

A walk through, room by room.

Each residence is drawn for a day's use. Below, a tour of the rooms — drag or use the arrows to see more angles of each space.

Room 01

Arrival

Every residence begins at a proper entry hall — panelled walls, a quiet bench, and a view that carries the eye deep into the plan before anyone takes their coat off.

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01519 foyer — arched enfilade
02513 building foyer — herringbone floor
03Rear service foyer — powder wing
Room 02

The Kitchen

Every kitchen was drawn first. Rift-sawn white oak millwork, a fluted island, honed quartzite counters and slab backsplash, and integrated appliances that disappear into the cabinetry.

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01Simplex kitchen — fluted island & waterfall bar
02Duplex kitchen — open to the living room
03Kitchen looking to the dining room
04Duplex arched wet bar with mirror back
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Room 03

Living & Dining

Open but deliberately composed — a fireplace wall at one end, a dining table at the other, and a tall window wall that opens onto the private balcony.

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01Great room — fireplace at dusk
02Living & dining with balcony beyond
03Duplex intimate fireplace seating room
04Dining room at the arched bay — 519 building
05Private balcony — sliders to dining room
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Room 04

The Primary Suite

A generously scaled bedroom, its own dressing corridor, and a bath finished in honed quartzite and brass with a walk-in shower and a separate soaking tub.

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01Primary bedroom — oak panelling
02Primary bedroom — simplex plan
03Lower-level guest suite
04Primary bath — walnut vanity & fluted shower
05Primary bath — freestanding soaking tub
06Primary bath — double vanity at the window
07Primary bath — simplex plan
08Guest powder room — lime acid wash
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Room 05

The Outdoor Areas

Every residence has its own private terrace. The penthouses add a full rooftop room with a grill kitchen, a dining table, and an open view to the skyline.

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01Penthouse rooftop — skyline at late afternoon
02Covered rear porch — Duplex residences only
03Private balcony
The materials

A short list of materials, used everywhere.

Honed quartzite
Full-slab kitchens · book-matched baths
Rift & quartered white oak
Herringbone & chevron — floors and panelling
Unlacquered brass
Ages with the residence
Cast stone
Full exterior cladding
Handset stretcher brick
West building — arched openings, bowed bays
Lime acid wash
Guest powder room
Floor plans

Three floor plates, sixteen residences.

The Duplex
4 bed · 3.5 bath · Private balcony and garage roof decks
The Simplex
3 bed · 2.5 bath · Bay exposures · Private balcony
Penthouse · Either Building
The Penthouse
3 bed · 2.5 bath · Private rooftop
The location

Close to the park, kept from the avenue.

The site sits a half-block east of the park and a few strides north of Fullerton — an address that puts the Conservatory, the Zoo, and the lakefront path inside a ten-minute walk, without putting any of that traffic at your front door.

Most mornings the block wakes up to school drop-off, the corner café, and the couple at the greystone next door walking their dog. That is, truthfully, the product.

Address
513-519 W Fullerton Ave · Chicago, IL 60614
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