Additional renderings have been revealed as the Chicago Community Development Commission approves TIF funds for the upcoming Foundry Park megadevelopment. Sitting on the western edge of Lincoln Park, the project has already received approval from City Council and is set to replace the northern half of the former Lincoln Yards site.
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Strategically stacked concrete block is nearing full height for elevator and stair cores at 135 North Desplaines Street in the West Loop neighborhood. The two cores contain the building’s three means of vertical circulation, with one stairwell by itself near the center of the structure, with the second stairwell and the elevator shaft sharing the south core. The first stairwell has topped out at nine stories; the south core is at the eighth level.
The Chicago City Council has approved plans for the mixed-use development at 2137 West Irving Park Road in North Center. Just a few months ago, we last covered the project when the development team revealed a construction timeline culminating in 2027, with the approval being the last piece missing prior to a groundbreaking this summer.
A permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to transform an 1890s masonry three-unit residence a block west of Wrigley Field into a 15-unit building. With that issuance on June 3, 3651 North Wilton Avenue in Wrigleyville can now add a fourth floor atop the existing building and erect a four-story addition in the side yard to the south as it expands with the additional 12 residences. Filed as new construction rather than a renovation or alteration, the permit comes through with a reported cost of $9.5 million.
Previews have begun of the upcoming Obama Presidential Center at 6001 South Stony Island Avenue within Jackson Park. Set to open this upcoming Juneteenth holiday, June 19, work across the multi-use campus continues as the team tests the facilities and puts the finishing touches on all four main structures developed by the Obama Foundation.
