The Metroburb

The Ameritech Center in Hoffman Estates, originally built as the former AT&T research facility, is being transformed into Bell Works Chicagoland— a destination for business and culture unlike any other in the region. By combining world-class workspaces, curated dining options, one-of-a-kind retail experiences and much more, it will become everything a great downtown can offer, all under one roof. We call it: The Metroburb.

Welcome to the Metroburb

Welcome to the Metroburb

Originally built as the Ameritech Center in 1990, the former AT&T headquarters is a 150-acre corporate campus located in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Designed by Lohan Associates, the 1.65-million-square-foot development housed roughly 5,000 employees at its peak and was vacated in 2016.

Where Talent Connects

Where Talent Connects

Bell Works Chicagoland is transforming the former Ameritech Center into a dynamic, mixed-use space including office, co-working, retail and community services. Dirk Lohan, FAIA, returns to the project with design firm Wight & Company, and joins Alexander Gorlin Architects and NPZ Style + Decor, who led the reimagination of the Bell Works New Jersey Metroburb.

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What is a Metroburb?

Metroburb

(Noun) /metroburb/

An urban hub. A little metropolis in suburbia.

“A large-scale mixed-use building, with great access, office, retail, entertainment, hospitality, residential, health, wellness, fitness, everything you would find in a metropolis but in a great suburban location.”

Perfectly Situated

Perfectly Situated

Bell Works Chicagoland is right off Interstate 90, and only 20 minutes from O’Hare. With more than 30 restaurants within a 10-minute drive of Bell Works, there’s no reason to fall into a routine.

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Bell Works Case Study

By HLW and the USC Spatial Sciences Institute

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Variety Magazine

05/13/22

New Jersey: Film Where Filmmaking Began

BY MEREDITH OGILVIE-THOMPSON

The Daily Herald Chicagoland Bell Works

Daily Herald

5/12/2022

Hoffman Estates approves another spec industrial building near Bell Works

By Eric Peterson

Bell Works Main Atrium

Asbury Park Press

05/12/22

Spring and summer excursions that take you off the beaten path

By Sarah Griesemer

outside of Bell Labs

Curbed

05/06/22

Building the Corporate Menace of Severance Saarinen’s impeccable Bell Labs campus conveys the terror of utopian office design.

By Diana Budds

REBusiness

5/4/2022

Kinema Fitness Opens 31,680 SF FitLab at Bell Works Chicagoland

By REBusiness Staff

Bell Works Chicagoland

REBusiness

5/4/2022

Kinema Fitness Opens 31,680 SF FitLab at Bell Works Chicagoland

By REBusiness Staff

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Let's get down to business 💻

We love seeing our friends at @phmcdotcom #workinspired at their new HQ located at Bell Works Chicagoland 📍

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The Block at Bell Works ⚡ Soon it will offer ev

The Block at Bell Works ⚡

Soon it will offer everything you expect from a great downtown, in an airy and expansive suburban location! Cool places to eat, drink, and shop, and art and culture that will inspire and energize your days will be right outside your office. 🚶

Interested in joining our community of retailers? Reach out to us at 201-249-8911 ☎

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New around here ⁉ Hi there! We are Bell Works C

New around here ⁉

Hi there! We are Bell Works Chicagoland, the world's second Metroburb (a metropolis in suburbia), the first one is located in New Jersey which you can check out here: @bellworks ⚡

We are the transformed AT&T Ameritech building in Hoffman Estates. We have inspiring public spaces, a state-of-the-art fitness studio, a growing community of office + retail tenants, and best of all - we are OPEN📍

The public is welcome to stop in and check out what we have going on Monday-Friday 8am-6pm. Grab a coffee from @ourfairgrounds located in @colab_bw while you're here! We can't wait to meet you 👋

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Run for a cause! 🇺🇸 Saturday June 25th join

Run for a cause! 🇺🇸

Saturday June 25th join us for a half marathon/10K/5K with @allcommunityevents and finish with the flag! Visit our website to register 🏃

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It me 👋 We are excited to share that Bell Work

It me 👋

We are excited to share that Bell Works has been studied for a research report by @hlwinternational and @uscedu Spatial Sciences Institute this year, where they dove into our story + development! You can flip through the Case Study on our website - found under "Explore" 📱

#learninspired

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