Updated plans have been revealed for the upcoming mixed-use development at 400 North Morgan Street in the West Loop. The project, sitting on the corner with West Kinzie Street, would be the second phase of a larger three-lot proposal led by developer Vista Property, with the first phase nearing completion across the street at 370 Morgan.
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Construction is authorized to proceed for a residential building at 2902 West Flournoy Street in East Garfield Park, courtesy of a permit issued by the City of Chicago on August 3, 2026. The subject parcel, currently vacant, will see a three-story frame structure erected holding three dwelling units. After entering the data portal on July 22, the permit came through just 12 days later, carrying with it a reported cost of $450,000.
A groundbreaking has been held for the residential conversion of the existing high-rise at 500 North Michigan Avenue within the Magnificent Mile area. Sitting at the intersection with the lower portion of East Illinois Street, plans for the tower’s pivot have been in the works for nearly two years and received approval from the city in late 2024.
If you listen closely, you can still smell the faint remnants of cinnamon gravy, but aromas and memories are just about the only things left of the Ann Sather building at 909 West Belmont Avenue in Lake View. When we visited the site on Saturday, little remained of the structure, which was permitted for demolition on July 10, but the front wall and sides as Brophy Excavation continues to raze the property from the rear forward.
Construction progress has reached the sixth floor at 566 West Van Buren in the city’s West Loop neighborhood. That’s where Clark Construction and Adjustable Concrete Construction are erecting a 12-story, 199-unit apartment building for Riverside Investment & Development. The three concrete cores for stairways and elevators have risen about eight stories high.
