The second phase of the Wild Mile has been completed and opened at 905 W Eastman Street within the Near North Side. While it may have a land address, the public park which first opened in 2021 is completely floating along the banks of the north branch canal of the Chicago River behind the flagship REI store. Now non-profit Urban Rivers is celebrating its first expansion.
Read More
Foundation work is underway at 1220 West Adams Street for the Kensington School West Loop. Having received a new construction permit from the City of Chicago on August 26, general contractor Charles Hall Construction has begun ground-level work with a hand from Taylor Excavation. The permit calls for a three-story building with an unspecified number off-street parking spaces. The new school replaces a former Boy Scouts of America office building and retail shop, which was demolished this spring.
The City of Chicago has issued a permit for the renovation and alteration of a three-story building at 1113 South Racine Avenue in Near West Side. The permit, currently in the inspection phase, will allow…
Multiple projects are moving forward at Gary/Chicago International Airport in hopes of luring back passenger service and expanding cargo operations. The airfield is located at 6001 Airport Road on the northeast edge of the neighboring city. Plans for its expansion come as Gary continues to push for the revitalization of the once industrial city.
After receiving a demolition permit in early August, wrecking work on the former W. C. Reebie & Brother storage building at 5035 North Broadway in Uptown is underway. The contracting team of Milburn Demolition and Bulley & Andrews is working from the south façade, carving hole into the side of the building and working their way inward.
