Articles by Daniel Schell

1901 Project Music Hall caissons permitted

With Caisson Permit In Hand, Work Begins On the 1901 Project’s New Music Hall

7:30 am on June 11, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Last week was a busy one for The 1901 Project on the city’s Near West Side. The Blackhawks and Bulls hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for the development, which got started on the Phase 1 parking garage this spring. On Tuesday, the day before ceremonial shovels dug into the ceremonial trough of dirt, a permit was issued to begin caisson work on the music hall replacing the former K parking lot at South Damen Avenue and West Adams Street, situated just south of the parking garage work site.

135 North Desplaines June 2026 construction update

Second Of Two Concrete Cores Nears Top Floor At 135 North Desplaines In The West Loop

7:30 am on June 10, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Strategically stacked concrete block is nearing full height for elevator and stair cores at 135 North Desplaines Street in the West Loop neighborhood. The two cores contain the building’s three means of vertical circulation, with one stairwell by itself near the center of the structure, with the second stairwell and the elevator shaft sharing the south core. The first stairwell has topped out at nine stories; the south core is at the eighth level.

3651 North Wilton Avenue additions permitted

Additions, 12 New Units Permitted For Vintage Greystone At 3651 North Wilton Avenue In Wrigleyville

7:30 am on June 9, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to transform an 1890s masonry three-unit residence a block west of Wrigley Field into a 15-unit building. With that issuance on June 3, 3651 North Wilton Avenue in Wrigleyville can now add a fourth floor atop the existing building and erect a four-story addition in the side yard to the south as it expands with the additional 12 residences. Filed as new construction rather than a renovation or alteration, the permit comes through with a reported cost of $9.5 million.

227 West Chicago June 2026 construction update

Iron And Concrete Rule At 227 West Chicago In River North

7:30 am on June 8, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

Site Prep Gets Started For Residential Tower At 410 North Elizabeth In Fulton Market

7:30 am on June 7, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

566 West Van Buren tower crane base planted

With Caissons, Foundation Complete, 566 West Van Buren Plants Its Tower Crane

7:30 am on June 6, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Caissons and foundation work are done and the first signs of verticality are rising from the ground for the residential building at 566 West Van Buren in the West Loop. What’s more, Wednesday marked the arrival of the Potain MR418 tower crane base. A concrete crew from Adjustable Concrete Construction was pouring the crane’s pad with help from a few red-and-white-striped Ozinga trucks that came and went while we were watching.

515 East Bowen Avenue construction permitted

Three Units Approved On Vacant Corner Lot In Bronzeville

7:30 am on June 5, 2026 By Daniel Schell

In Bronzeville at 515 East Bowen Avenue, a corner parcel formed with a perpendicular alley, a local LLC has received permission to fill a vacant lot with a three-story, three-unit residential building. Landex Holding Company LLC got a new construction permit on May 28, 34 days after its application start date of April 24, and with it comes a reported cost of $440,000.

The West Tower Crane Is Up At McDonald’s Park

7:30 am on June 4, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The first of two tower cranes for McDonald’s Park, the new soccer stadium under construction by and for the Chicago Fire Football Club, has been erected at The 78 in the South Loop. Permits for the West Crane and the East Crane both hit the Chicago Data Portal on April 14; the West Crane came through on April 21, with the other still pending.

5306 South Prairie Avenue three-flat permitted

Trio Of Three-Flats Coming To Vacant Corner Lot On South Prairie Avenue In Washington Park

7:15 am on June 4, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A Chicago builder that received a permit to erect a three-flat residence on South Prairie Avenue in Washington Park back in January will construct three more on adjacent lots. Reliable Home Remodeling & Construction Company got their latest permit on May 29, allowing for a three-story slab-on-grade building at 5306 South Prairie Avenue. The permit came through with a reported cost of $500,000, 71 days after its application start date.

Site Prep Underway For The Clifton At 4725 North Clifton In Uptown

7:30 am on June 3, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A portion of another surface parking lot has disappeared, never to be parked on again, as site prep gets underway for The Clifton at 4725 North Clifton Avenue in Uptown. A site visit during the final week of May showed most of the old asphalt scraped away, with only a few marked parking spaces still visible at the south end of the site. The Clifton’s construction will include no parking, so once those last few spaces are banished, this will be a car-free space.

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