A groundbreaking date has been announced for the upcoming mixed-use development at 2137 West Irving Park Road in North Center. Sitting at the intersection with North Hamilton Avenue, the project will replace a small drive-thru bank and its adjacent parking lot in the quickly densifying neighborhood. Efforts are being led by local developer Barrett Homes.
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Precast concrete panels have been lifted to the eighth floor of the Casa Yucatan affordable housing development at South Ashland Avenue and West 21st Place in Pilsen. There’s a ways to go before this one tops out though, as only a handful of the pieces are in place on the top floor.
A month after planting the base in the midst of foundation work, 1010 South Wells now has an erected tower crane on hand ready to do the heavy lifting. The red stub for a Potain MD485B model was set in concrete on February 5 by general contractor Brandts Build and concrete partner Goebel forming, and through last week’s rain and wind, a crew from ALL Crane/Central Contractors Service got the crane completely assembled and operational.
Three new units have been permitted for construction on the vacant lot at 6632 South Drexel Avenue in Woodlawn. Citing Park Royal Development of Oak Lawn as the property owner, the permit was issued after a two-month wait from its application date of January 8. It includes a reported cost of $440,000.
Construction has reached the fifth and final floor for a 50-unit residential development at 5354 North Sheridan Road in the Edgewater neighborhood. Block work surrounds the site, the bulk of which fronts West Balmoral Avenue on the north side of the property. The exterior will be finished in light-colored panels and dark accents.
