Structural work on The Legacy apartment tower at 1621 Chicago Avenue in Evanston has pushed above street level to the third floor, on the way to 11 stories. General contractor Valenti broke ground on the 110-unit building back in April, then got to work on caissons and below-grade geothermal work before erecting a tower crane on the site in September.
A two-story, two-unit frame home has been permitted for construction at 948 North Massasoit Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. After spending 311 days in the Chicago Data Portal since its application start date of December 19, 2025, the permit came through on October 26. It includes a reported cost of $625,000.
Brickwork is keeping up with vertical progress on the residential development at 6150 North Sheridan Road in Edgewater. Developer and general contractor GlobalGC Inc is working on the second floor of the five-story structure and adding bricks as they go. The north and south facades are completely bricked up to the underside of the third level, while columns of brick on the front of the building have begun to shape future balconies.
A foundation permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to begin construction on a new residential building at 4920-4924 North Sheridan Road in the Uptown neighborhood. The project was approved by City Council nearly two full years ago, but the foundation permit didn’t hit the data portal until July 16 of this year. Ninety-nine days later, it has come through with a reported cost (for foundations only) of $100,000.
A three-flat residence permitted for construction on October 22 will fill part of a vacant parcel in the 1500 block of South Central Park Avenue in Lawndale. The permit for 1536 South Central Park, which came through with a reported cost of $400,000 after spending 97 days in the Chicago Data Portal, calls for a three-story building without a basement level.
