Partial funding has been approved for the upcoming community center at 2653 South Kildare Avenue in Little Village. Earlier this month, the city approved a $5 million development grant for the project, known as Floreciendo: La Villita Erie House Community Center, which was proposed just over a year ago and will replace a vacant lot on the corner with West 27th Avenue.
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The City of Chicago has issued a new construction permit to erect a two-story plus basement, two-unit residence at 8255 South Green Street in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The subject parcel lies on the northeast corner of Green and West 83rd Streets and has been vacant for at least 15 years, as far back as Google Street View can show. The site is large enough for additional development, but there are no other permits for this end of the block pending in the Chicago Data Portal.
Initial details have been revealed for a new large-scale development centered around local incubator mHUB in the Near West Side. The non-profit incubator recently completed its move to the iconic clock-tower building at 240 North Ashland Avenue in the West Loop, significantly increasing its footprint and reach within an existing industrial zone.
A pair of two-flat residential buildings were permitted this month to fill a vacant gap in the 11300 block of South Aberdeen Street in the Morgan Park neighborhood. Permits for 1353 and 11355 South Aberdeen were applied for on February 6 of this year. They were issued seven days apart, on July 13 (11353, a 157-day wait) and July 20 (11355, a 164-day wait) with reported costs of $500,000 apiece.
Renderings have finally been revealed for the upcoming mixed-use proposal at 3600 North Southport Avenue on the Southport Corridor in Lake View. Located on the northwest corner with West Addison Street, construction on the project is already well underway, with foundations being poured as of our last update in mid-June.
