10 North Main

Mount Prospect, Illinois

To capitalize on Mount Prospect’s rapid development, Harlem Irving Companies and First Equity teamed up with OKW Architects to create a transitional residential development. The concept aimed to bridge the gap between contemporary urban living with the more traditional single-family homes north of Mount Prospect’s downtown.

The development was designed with varying materials and parapet heights to break up the massing and give the structure a more residential feel and scale. Inspired by the rhythm and design language of Mount Prospect’s public library, the resulting 97-unit building is clad in warm materials with contemporary detailing.

10 North Main’s amenities are set at the top of the building, in a visually separate volume that draws the eye upward. The market responded: the development was nearly completely leased not long after its debut.

Photography by Wayne Cable