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Residential | DLC RESIDENTIAL - MILLENNIUM ON LASALLE Krivor says. "We want to create a new building that is amazing while keeping the original shell and saving portions of its architecture." Momentum Construction - DLC Residential's general contracting arm - in November 2016 started converting the building into The Millennium on LaSalle, which will include 211 apartments and 5,000 square feet of retail space. The project will be completed next summer. The building features a steel structure and a limestone and 'This has been a fun project, but the historical component adds another layer to it.' terra cotta exterior. Much of the building's exterior, including the windows on its first and second floors, will be preserved, while its interior has been completely gutted and replaced. The most notable exception to the building's interior facelift will be marble columns and ceilings found mainly in its lobby. These details are being removed during construction and then cleaned and re-installed in the renovated lobby, which will feature modern finishes, furniture and lighting. 128 CONSTRUCTION-TODAY.COM SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 Momentum Construction hired consultants to ensure it properly preserves the building's history. "This has been a fun project, but the historical component adds another layer to it," Coldea says. "It's been challenging, but not impossible." Added Amenities In addition to installing new interior walls, Momentum Construction is bolstering the building's structure with new support beams, a shear wall system and additional concrete piles. The structural upgrades were necessary to support a 14th story amenity level being added to the building. The amenity level will include a pool, a lounge with an outdoor fireplace, a bocce ball court, a fitness room, a dog run and a landscaped roof deck. Other building amenities will be found in its basement, which will include a large screening room, two media rooms, a computer lounge, a musical practice space with recording booth, a dog wash room, a laundry/dry cleaning valet and storage. A separate storage area for bicycles will connect to a workshop on the first floor via a staircase with a bike ramp. This workshop will include a part and supply vending machine, work stands and digital media resources. The first floor will also include a coffee/ media lounge.