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2801 W Montrose Avenue Tiny Giants rendering

Demo preparations underway for Tiny Giants development at 2801 W Montrose Avenue in Irving Park

7:30 am on June 4, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Preparation work has begun for demolition of multiple buildings on the southwest corner of Montrose and California Avenues in Irving Park. One demolition permit is pending, for 4346 N California Avenue, while others, most notably 2801 W Montrose Avenue, are sure to follow soon. It is here that Farah and Amir Essa plan to build their next Tiny Giants Early Learning Center facility and mixed-use residential development.

Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Center is topped out in Grand Boulevard

7:45 am on June 3, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The tower crane is gone now that the Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Center at 4822 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Grand Boulevard is topped out. General contractors Power Construction and Ujamaa Construction have been on the job since breaking ground last year. Having reached the top side of the 5th and uppermost floor, cladding around the parking levels and glazing for the upper floors and street level should begin soon.

Lakeview Landing. Rendering by Weese Langley Weese

Lake View Lutheran Church Receives Demolition Permit, Clearing the Way for Affordable Housing Development

7:30 am on June 3, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Lake View Lutheran Church, at 835 W Addison Street in the Lake View neighborhood, received a demolition permit from the City of Chicago on May 31. That allows for the development of a 37-unit affordable apartment building, dubbed Lakeview Landing, to be built on the site.

Eight tower cranes dot Chicago’s skies to begin June 2024

7:45 am on June 2, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Chicago has eight working tower cranes across the city as the month of June begins. They’re located as far south as the 6600-block of S Dr Martin Luther King Drive in Woodlawn, but barely reach north of the Chicago River, with the furthest northern crane working in the 400-block of N Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

Construction work progressing on six-unit residential building at 4337 N Richmond Street in Irving Park

7:30 am on June 2, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Construction has topped out on the shell of a three-story, six-unit condominium building at 4337 N Richmond Street in Irving Park. This residential project sits on a large multi-lot space created by a fire in February 2022 that destroyed multiple buildings, including the home of Twisted Hippo Brewing and Ultimate Ninjas gym.

Cladding, Glazing Continue at Hyde Park Labs Life Sciences Building in Hyde Park

7:45 am on June 1, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Metal cladding and glass curtain wall continue their progress at Hyde Park Labs, Phase II of the Harper Court development project in Hyde Park. The metal-and-glass cladding, which shrouds the parking levels of the 13-story building, is mostly complete. The glazing has begun above those parking floors, with work happening now on the second level of glass.

Progress going vertical at The Saint James in Lincoln Park

7:30 am on June 1, 2024 By Daniel Schell

At 438 W St. James Place in Lincoln Park, The Saint James is beginning to take shape on a quiet residential side street. Situated less than a block from Lincoln Park’s North Pond, this five-story, four-unit condominium building will offer three 3,810-square-foot, five-bedroom condos, and one 4,215-square-foot, five-bedroom penthouse.

Rendering of the new University of Chicago Cancer Center, by CannonDesign

Concrete core rises at UChicago Medicine Cancer Care pavilion in Hyde Park

7:45 am on May 31, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The concrete core is rising from the foundation at the University of Chicago’s state-of-the-art Cancer Center on its Hyde Park campus. The University and general contractor Turner Construction received a foundation permit on December 12 of last year. The “core and shell” permit issued May 9 of this year authorized them to build the core seen in the photos, which will rise nine stories in total, including one below grade.

Foundation work underway for 31-unit residential development replacing Wrigleyville Burger King

7:30 am on May 31, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Foundation work has begun on a four-story, 31-unit residential development on the site of a former Burger King in Wrigleyville. The City of Chicago issued a New Construction permit for the new project with the address of 3951 N Wayne Avenue.

4715 N Western Avenue. Rendering by DesignBridge

Windows Nearly Complete at 4715 N Western Avenue in Lincoln Square

7:45 am on May 30, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Window installation is nearing completion at 4715 N Western Avenue, a six-story residential development in Lincoln Square. The project, which replaces a surface parking across Leland Avenue from the CTA Western Brown Line elevated platform, will feature 63 affordable rental units and 5,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. It is being developed by The Community Builders.

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