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WITH THIS SUMMER’S DEBUT OF SLEEK RESIDENTIAL TOWER THE SINCLAIR, FIFIELD COMPANIES STAKES ITS CLAIM AS THE LEADER OF CHICAGO’S LUXURY RENTAL SCENE.
Fifield Companies stakes its claim as Chicago’s luxury rental leader with the debut of sleek residential tower The Sinclair.
Visionaries change their worlds. They think big. They execute. But most significantly, they fill a need before we even know it’s there. Judging from the thousands of contented tenants who live in Randy and Steve Fifield’s luxurious Chicago towers—all architectural show-stoppers packed with exceptional amenities—the duo are visionaries of the highest order.
Recent projects seal their spot as the royal couple of luxe rentals: NEXT (347 W. Chestnut St., 312-3613199; nextapts.com) in River North; The Sinclair (1201 N. Lasalle Dr., 312-260-3712; sinclair apts.com) in the Gold Coast; and 727 W. Madison (312-8551600; fifieldco.com) in the West Loop, set for a 2018 delivery. Signature amenities—from gourmet coffee bars and dog runs to outdoor pools and yoga studios—reign supreme at NEXT and The Sinclair, but the latter “is the most over the top yet,” says Steve, pointing to a 35,000-square-foot outdoor deck (the city’s largest) and a fully stocked fitness center.
How did the pair hit on their current business model? Steve says it was Randy’s brainchild. “I’d done offices for decades, but Randy was a residential developer and talked me into doing a condo conversion with her in 1999,” he explains. “We never expected it to