Brickwork has risen to the third level for the three-story, four-unit residential building at 4650 North Magnolia Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood. As of July 19, concrete block had wrapped around both sides and the rear of the top floor, with the front not yet underway. Below, large window opening dominant the front and rear of the building at the first and second floors.
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A three-flat was permitted for construction on July 8 to fill a vacant lot at 6514 South Vernon Avenue on the western edge of Woodlawn. A private developer applied for the permit on March 20, and it came through with a reported cost of $450,000.
Details have been revealed for a major facelift coming to the Shops at North Bridge on Michigan Avenue. Located at 520 North Michigan Avenue, the multi-story indoor mall has long served as an anchor along the southern portion of the retail corridor spread across multiple large buildings. Efforts are being led by its current owner, Pacific Life Insurance Company.
The full construction permit for DePaul University’s controversial basketball center on North Sheffield Avenue in Lincoln Park was issued on Thursday, the 6th of August. The permit, addressed as 2300 North Sheffield, had been waiting in the data portal since April 6, a duration of 122 days, and with it comes a reported cost of $42,392,000. It was preceded by permission to begin caisson work on June 5 and a stormwater management permit on July 25. Bully & Andrews is the general contractor, working on plans drawn by Antunovich Associates.
Plans have been revealed for a new mixed-use development at 2858 North Halsted Street in Lake View. Located at the intersection with West George Street, the project would replace a single-story commercial building, along with its rear patio, currently occupied by the George Street Pub.
