Plans are progressing for what is now known as The Deeply Rooted Center for Black Dance and Creative Communities at 5339 South State Street in Washington Park. The brand new structure has been in the works for a few years and has now officially received building permits after partially securing funding back in 2023.
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Construction work on 16 new condominiums from developer ZSD Corp has begun to go vertical at 1282 West Washington Boulevard in the West Loop. Concrete block has risen to form the east wall of the first floor, with one level of the center core rising at the center of the site. The west wall is just getting started, with stacks of palletized block and brick awaiting placement.
A nine-unit building has been permitted by the City of Chicago for 2053 West Irving Park Road in North Center. Using the entity of Irving Flats LLC, which may or may not offer a hint as to the name of the new project, Mangan Builders is the site’s developer and general contractor. Approved on September 9 with a reported cost of $1.275 million, the permit had been in the Chicago Data Portal for 428 days since its application start date of July 8. 2025.
An official groundbreaking has been held for the upcoming mixed-use tower at 1016 West Jackson Boulevard in the West Loop. Sitting on the corner with South Morgan Street, the project has been in the works for a few years and is now officially known as the Julep West Loop. Efforts are being led by Mavrek Development along with Eckenhoff Saunders Architects.
A new construction permit issued by the city allows the development of a two-story plus basement, two-unit frame residence at 2128 West Eastwood Avenue in the Ravenswood neighborhood. The permit, which comes with a reported cost of $475,000, was issued on September 10, a mere 10 days after its application start date of August 31. The entity of GL-888 LLC is named as the property owner.
