Articles by Daniel Schell

1237 North California Avenue. Rendering by DesignBridge

Construction of affordable housing is underway at 1237 North California Avenue in Humboldt Park

7:30 am on October 24, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Construction is underway on the affordable housing development at 1237 North California Avenue in Humboldt Park. The Hispanic Housing Development Corporation, a nonprofit developer, is building a six-story, 40-unit building here featuring one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom floor plans. The site had been vacant since 2019, when the former La Casa Puertorriqueña Puerto Rican community center was demolished.

1646 North Orchard Street reaches half its height in Old Town

7:30 am on October 23, 2024 By Daniel Schell

A residential building at 1646 North Orchard Street in the Old Town neighborhood of Lincoln Park has reached the second floor. Crews from developer and general contractor Urban Edge Group have reached the underside of the third level of the four-story with basement, five-unit development. Progress is moving along quickly, with UEG targeting a spring 2025 opening for the homes.

Lakeview Landing. Rendering by Weese Langley Weese

Construction progress at Lakeview Landing sees elevator, stairwell cores rise high

7:30 am on October 22, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Construction of Lakeview Landing continues at 835 West Addison Street in Lake View, with the most prominent signs of progress showing on the concrete cores for the elevator and stairwell. Each of those, the elevator on the northeast corner of the site and the stairwell at the southwest, have reached the sixth level of the future six-story building.

Rendering of Aberdeen Crossing by bKL Architecture

Aberdeen Crossing in now under construction at 1100 West Grand Avenue in West Town

7:30 am on October 21, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The residential development at 1100 West Grand Avenue in West Town has begun construction, and it also has a new name. Aberdeen Crossing is a seven-story, 99-unit apartment building from Wildwood Investments. Designed by bKL Architecture, the project includes 1,500 square feet of retail space and parking for 28 cars. Twenty residential units will be set aside as affordable.

1355 North Western Avenue residential construction

Exterior masonry work nears the finish line at 1355 North Western Avenue in Wicker Park

7:30 am on October 20, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Masonry work is nearing completion on a topped-out four-story residential building at 1355 North Western Avenue in the Wicker Park neighborhood. The 12-unit elevator building was permitted by the City of Chicago back on November 10, 2022, so there must have been some delays. But crews are active at the site now.

3442 West Jackson Boulevard fire demolition

Emergency demolition permit issued for fire-damaged 3442 West Jackson greystone

7:30 am on October 19, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago has issued an emergency demolition permit for a multi-unit greystone building at 3442 West Jackson Boulevard in East Garfield Park. The demo was necessitated by a September fire that gutted the building, damaging it beyond repair and leaving the remnants too dangerous to remain standing.

Kensington School Bucktown has topped out in Wicker Park

7:30 am on October 18, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Yesterday, we looked at the beginnings of construction for the Kensington School West Loop. Today, we see construction has topped out for the Kensington School Bucktown early childhood education center in Wicker Park. Located at 1745 North Damen Avenue, the three-story, 25,000-square-foot building is a design by Charles Vincent George Architects. Along with daycare facilities, the Kensington School Bucktown will also include art and music rooms, and a rooftop play area. The Lauder Group is on the build.

Glass installation on upper floors highlights 919 West Fulton construction progress

6:30 am on October 18, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Installation of glass for the exterior curtain wall at 919 West Fulton is underway in the Fulton Market District. On the upper floors, glass has been installed all around the seventh floor, with glazing just…

Kensington School West Loop construction

Concrete is in the ground for Kensington School West Loop

7:30 am on October 17, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Foundation work is underway at 1220 West Adams Street for the Kensington School West Loop. Having received a new construction permit from the City of Chicago on August 26, general contractor Charles Hall Construction has begun ground-level work with a hand from Taylor Excavation. The permit calls for a three-story building with an unspecified number off-street parking spaces. The new school replaces a former Boy Scouts of America office building and retail shop, which was demolished this spring.

Demolition of the W.C. Reebie & Brother building has begun in Uptown

7:30 am on October 16, 2024 By Daniel Schell

After receiving a demolition permit in early August, wrecking work on the former W. C. Reebie & Brother storage building at 5035 North Broadway in Uptown is underway. The contracting team of Milburn Demolition and Bulley & Andrews is working from the south façade, carving a hole into the side of the building and working their way inward.

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