in 2010, planned a $155 million project to transform the Putnam and Parker buildings and adjoining properties. The city chose one of the other projects, and the Gills announced a new development in November 2013. Called City Square, the $60 million project would transform the Putnam-Parker block into a suite hotel and market-rate housing in the Putnam Building and Class A office space in the Parker Building. The Parker Building now houses four floors of office space. Wells Fargo Bank was signed as the anchor tenant on the main floor. The top two floors house 20 luxury apartments. There is a connection to the Center Building on the second floor. The Putnam Building houses the hotel and apartments. The lobby, restaurant, and bar are located on the main floor. Most of the 78 suites are located on the second through the sixth floors, and the top two floors house 14 luxury apartments. A restaurant and bar is located on the roof of the building. The hotel is also decorated with over 500 pieces of original artwork created by Midwest artists. The Putnam Center Building houses 12 extended stay rooms and houses amenities such as the swimming pool, fitness center, and executive conference space for the hotel. It also continues to house retail on the main floor. There is a connection with the Eastern Iowa Community College District's downtown campus on the north half of the block. Architecture The Putnam and Parker buildings were originally designed by the Chicago architectural firm of D. H. Burnham & Company. The Putnam Building was the last building completed during Daniel Burnham's lifetime, and The Current Iowa is the only hotel in a building his firm designed. The Parker Building is a modified design by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, a successor to D. H. Burnham & Company with extensive experience designing department stores. Peirce Anderson, who worked for both of the firms, was the architect primarily responsible for the design of both the Putnum and Parker buildings. He served as chief designer for D.H. Burnham & Company when he designed the Putnam Building, and he was a partner and head of the design department for Graham, Anderson, Probst, and White when he designed the M.L. Parker Building. Taussig & Flesch, a Chicago firm that specialized in interior department store designs, was consulted on the Parker Building. Anderson designed the whole half block to have