Creating public art and open spaces has become a hallmark of developments by Taylor Johnson client Hubbard Street Group. HUBBARD221, 

the firm’s recently completed rental tower in River North, features a public plaza with a sculpture by the late Clement Meadmore, while Wicker Park Connection, a two-building rental community whose second phase opened last month, will include an art-filled walkway that bisects the development, connecting Milwaukee Avenue and Division Street. Knowing HSG’s creative approach would be of interest to others in the industry, TJ pitched and secured a byline on the topic in Multifamily Executive. In the article, HSG Managing Partner John McLinden discusses the top five things developers need to keep in mind when incorporating open space and public art into their projects.

In addition to featuring art in its developments, Hubbard Street Group looks for opportunities to improve existing public spaces nearby. The firm enlisted artist Shawn Bullen to create this colorful mural across from its Centrum Evanston project.