Plans are proceeding for a new mixed-use development at 2648-58 West Lawrence Avenue in Lincoln Square. Sitting on the corner with North Washtenaw Avenue, the upcoming project will replace an existing one-story commercial building next to neighborhood staple HarvesTime Foods. Efforts are being led by developer MLV Properties.
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After months of foundation work beneath the surface, Power Construction’s progress on the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University has reached the first floor above ground. No longer visible on the construction site are mounds of sand and earth, and the cross-bracing steel tubes keeping the excavation walls in place. Although there is still a small window to peek at those on the site’s north end. Of course, there is still lots of concrete, concrete forms, and rebar as the main floor nears covering the foundation over completely.
Updated plans have been revealed for the residential conversion of the existing building at 3601 West Cortland Street in Logan Square. Located on the corner with North Central Park Avenue, the building previously served as a substance abuse recovery center but has sat vacant in recent years after multiple redevelopment attempts.
The west tower crane at McDonald’s Park, the first of two rigs that will erect the Chicago Fire’s new stadium, will soon have a sibling to play with on the east side of the construction site. The base—a much longer tower crane base than we usually see planted in the ground—is now standing at The 78, awaiting full setup.
The Chicago Bears continue their site selection process for a new stadium with the release of sample renderings of amenities within a potential Hammond site. In the works for multiple years now, the multi-billion-dollar team is still refining plans for a partially publicly funded facility and district as the end of their lease at Soldier Field looms.
