A recently announced expansion for the ongoing RiverWard development has been approved by the Chicago City Council. Located at 2259 West Oakdale Avenue in North Center, the expansion would extend the project’s footprint west to the corner with North Oakley Avenue. This would replace an additional vacant lot with added river frontage.
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There are a lot of big caisson jobs getting started in Chicago, and DePaul University has tipped off on one of their own with work underway for the new sports practice facility at Sheffield and Belden Avenues in Lincoln Park. It’s still early in the first quarter for teammates Bully & Andrews and concrete contractor Adjustable Concrete, who got permission to drill and fill caissons on May 5. Also on the starting team is Thatcher Foundations; their rig is running drills.
Early details have been revealed for a new short-term lodging development at 5700 South Stony Island Avenue in Hyde Park. The project would sit on the intersection with East 57th Street directly across from the Museum of Science and Industry and Jackson Park, the former of which recently announced a brand-new front entrance.
Caisson equipment is amassing on the 1000 block of West Jackson Boulevard as the start of construction approaches for the newly named Julep West Loop residential tower. General contractor Skender, concrete contractor Adjustable Concrete, and the drill team from Stalworth Underground are filling the West Loop lot with caisson rigs and all manner of accoutrement in preparation for the 25-story, 380-unit development from Mavrek Development.
Construction has kicked off on a new public plaza located at 2550 North Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square. Sitting directly across the street from the recently reconfigured and expanded Logan Square park and roundabout, the project has been in the works for multiple years and received City Council approval back in 2022.
