Previews have begun of the upcoming Obama Presidential Center at 6001 South Stony Island Avenue within Jackson Park. Set to open this upcoming Juneteenth holiday, June 19, work across the multi-use campus continues as the team tests the facilities and puts the finishing touches on all four main structures developed by the Obama Foundation.
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Three concrete cores and two levels’ worth of steel mark progress on the residential development at 227 West Chicago Avenue in River North. Corrugated metal has been added to begin the third floor atop most of the ironwork as the structure heads toward its ultimate 10-story finish. There was also some sub-grade activity near the southeast edge of the parcel when we visited the site last week.
Plans are advancing for the residential conversion of an existing office building at 212 East Ohio Street in Streeterville. Originally revealed back in March, the project calls for the redevelopment of the upper levels of a multi-use commercial building located mid-block between North Fairbanks Court and North St. Clair Street.
Just shy of a year after caissons were permitted, and a little more than three months after its tower crane was permitted for the second time, site preparation is underway for 410 North Elizabeth. Some time over the past week or so, new construction fencing has been set up around the perimeter of the lot, and what had been a considerable amount of vegetation has been cleared. The site is now a well-manicured mixture of rock and dirt, ready for caissons to begin.
Additional renderings have been revealed for the upcoming Backbeat Hotel at 3257 North Halsted Street in Lake View. Sitting on the corner with West Aldine Avenue, we most recently covered the project back in February when an updated design was made public. The proposal is still in the works and plans to replace a vacant two-story commercial building.
