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Lawrence Gateway April 2026 construction update

CMU Cores Rise For Lawrence Gateway In Albany Park

7:30 am on April 20, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Concrete masonry units for the stair and elevator cores have risen on the construction site for Lawrence Gateway, the 41-unit residential property from MAS Ventures and architecture firm Wight & Company. Both cores, one for the stairway on the east edge of the building and one for the combination stairway/elevator in the center of the development, are topped out. Now general contractor LG Group is using cinder blocks to form the first level of the five-story structure.

1480 West Huron Street construction permitted

Three Units Permitted For 1480 West Huron Street In West Town As Demolition Looms

7:15 am on April 19, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago issued a permit on the 3rd of April to allow construction of a four-story plus basement, three-unit residential building at 1480 West Huron Street in West Town. the permit cites a reported cost of $1,513,200 and shows an application date of March 13, a wait in the data portal of just 21 days.

1220 West Van Buren renovation permitted

Interior Renderings Unveiled For Oxxford Lofts Transformation In The West Loop

7:30 am on April 18, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Renderings have been released for interiors in the upcoming Oxxford Lofts residential conversion at 1220 West Van Buren Street in the West Loop. Images from SITU Design show typical living spaces in residential units, as well as amenity spaces on the first and eighth floors. The entire eighth level will be a new addition atop the existing seven-story Oxxford Clothes building.

3215 West Fulton Boulevard three-flat permitted

Three-Flat Permitted For 3215 West Fulton Boulevard In East Garfield Park

7:15 am on April 18, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A permit to erect three dwelling units will plug a small gap on West Fulton Boulevard in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. ANM Mechanical Services LLC, as both the developer and the general contractor, will erect a three-flat residential building at 3215 West Fulton. They got a permit on April 13 after waiting 68 days. It comes through with a reported cost of $400,000. The vacant parcel, improved only with a rear concrete slab, has been used recently for parking.

4842-4844 South St. Lawrence Avenue three-flats permitted

Adjacent Three-Flats Permitted On South St Lawrence Avenue In Grand Boulevard

7:30 am on April 17, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A Vernon Hills developer has received their second permit in the past four weeks to construct three-flat residences on South St. Lawrence Avenue in Grand Boulevard. Square Construction landed the first permit, for 4844 South St. Lawrence, on March 18, following that up with an identical permit on April 13 to build at 4842 South St. Lawrence. Both permits show application start dates of January 29, and they each came through with reported costs of $500,000 apiece.

Site Prep Is Underway For 566 West Van Buren In The West Loop

7:30 am on April 16, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Site prep is underway for construction of the new residential project at 566 West Van Buren Street in the West Loop. Developer Riverside Investment & Development and general contractor Clark Construction scored three big permits in March, including caissons, tower crane, and the full build, and with work expected to begin in the middle of this month, tearing up the asphalt parking lot and potholing caissons now fits perfectly within that schedule.

1653, 1655 South Homan Avenue construction permits

Three-Flats Permitted For 1600 Block Of South Homan Avenue In North Lawndale

7:15 am on April 16, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A local developer lined up two construction permits on April 6 to build three-unit buildings at 1653 and 1655 South Homan Avenue in North Lawndale. Red Carpet Renovations is the recipient of the two permits, and they’ll also perform general contracting duties. Each permit came through with reported costs of $350,000 after 81-day waits in the Chicago Data Portal.

1805 North Campbell Avenue construction permitted

Full Construction Permit Comes Through For 1805 North Campbell Avenue In Logan Square

7:30 am on April 15, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The full permit has been issued to begin and to complete construction of the planned residential development at 1805 North Campbell Avenue in Logan Square. VAM Development is the recipient of the permit as both the developer and general contractor. The application start date is shown as February 23, with the permit coming through 43 days later, on April 7, with a reported cost of $4,667,700.

State Lake CTA platform renovation permitted

Now Demolished, State/Lake CTA Platform Gets Its Renovation Permit

7:30 am on April 14, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A renovation/alteration permit with a reported cost of $445 million was issued by the city on April 9 to rebuild the State/Lake elevated platform. Trains have been bypassing the platform since the first week of January, when it was shut down for razing. Demolition work was authorized by a permit the city issued on December 10 of last year, and now, there are very few signs that an L platform ever existed here.

1300 West Newport Avenue construction update

Brick Exterior The Current Focus At 1300 West Newport Avenue In The Southport Corridor

7:45 am on April 13, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Brickwork is in the spotlight for a new residential project at 1300 West Newport Avenue in the Southport Corridor of the city’s Lake View Community Area. Front, back, and east façades are all covered in masonry now, while unfinished corners on the west facing indicate that portion still needs to be bricked in. And while scaffolding and tarps shroud some of the structure, it appears most of the building’s windows have been installed.

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