Plans are finally progressing for the commercial redevelopment of the former Grace’s Furniture building at 2618 North Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square. The project has been in the works for over six years, with our last update coming back in 2022 as the developers pivoted from a hotel to a large-format gym before going dormant.
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The loft timber office building at 168 North Clinton Street in the West Loop was permitted for demolition on January 22nd. Once they had gutted the interiors and prepped the site, demo contractor Atlas Industries walked us through the building in April, just a couple weeks before tearing into the structure. In May, demolition began in earnest.
Plans and renderings have been revealed for the redevelopment of the historic Up Top Building at 13100 South Ellis Avenue within Altgeld Gardens. Located on the northeastern corner of the large housing complex and next to the neighborhood’s public library branch, the structure has sat vacant and deteriorating for years, waiting for a new life.
The tower crane has been erected and is helping progress go vertical at 566 West Van Buren in the West Loop. We last stopped by the site on June 3rd, which turned out to be the day the crane was planted in the ground. Full assembly was expected the following week, and when we visited again yesterday, the Potain MR418 luffing crane was doing the heavy lifting. Naturally, 3-D progress is ramping up now that the tower crane is busy.
Zoning has been approved for the upcoming residential development at 1282 West Washington Boulevard in the West Loop. Sitting mid-block between North Ada Street and North Elizabeth Street, the project has been in the works for a few months and was initially revealed back in March. Development efforts are being led by ZSD Corp and Corwin Partners.
