Plans for the upcoming mixed-use development known as Marielle On The Park have been approved by the Chicago City Council. Located across the street from Mary Bartelme Park at 23 South Sangamon Street, the current iteration was revealed back in August after a multi-year design process led by developer Fern Hill.
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A long-vacant lot at 4306 West Kamerling Avenue in West Humboldt Park will soon be improved with a frame two-story plus basement, two-unit residential building. Six weeks after its application start date of August 19, a permit was issued with a reported cost of $180,000 on September 28 for the homes, which will be developed and constructed by Romero’s Construction Service. Cruz Designs and Consultants is named as the architect of record.
A recently announced expansion for the ongoing RiverWard development has been approved by the Chicago City Council. Located at 2259 West Oakdale Avenue in North Center, the expansion would extend the project’s footprint west to the corner with North Oakley Avenue. This would replace an additional vacant lot with added river frontage.
There are a lot of big caisson jobs getting started in Chicago, and DePaul University has tipped off on one of their own with work underway for the new sports practice facility at Sheffield and Belden Avenues in Lincoln Park. It’s still early in the first quarter for teammates Bully & Andrews and concrete contractor Adjustable Concrete, who got permission to drill and fill caissons on May 5. Also on the starting team is Thatcher Foundations; their rig is running drills.
Early details have been revealed for a new short-term lodging development at 5700 South Stony Island Avenue in Hyde Park. The project would sit on the intersection with East 57th Street directly across from the Museum of Science and Industry and Jackson Park, the former of which recently announced a brand-new front entrance.
