Four construction permits have been issued for the first block of West 44th Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood, with each allowing work to begin on new two-flat residences. All four permits were issued on February 14, assigned to 12, 16, 18, and 20 West 44th Street, with application dates of January 20, 2025, and each of the four permits are identical.
Half of the Fullerton Pointe residential development in Lincoln Park is starting to show, as 519 West Fullerton Parkway rises out of its foundation. Located on the site of the former Cenacle Retreat Center, demolished in 2022 for redevelopment, P3 Properties in erecting a pair of four-story, eight-unit condominium buildings, the first of which, 519, was permitted back in November.
A renovation permit issued by the city of Chicago on February 10 allows one Additional Dwelling Unit for a 1900s greystone two-flat at 1332 South Lawndale Avenue in North Lawndale. Property records show the building was sold in December of last year to Siesta Apartments, Inc., and now a third unit can be added to the two-unit property.
No longer hidden below sidewalk level, 400 Lake Shore has risen above eye level along DuSable Lake Shore Drive, on its way to 72 stories. While that may be distracting to drivers zipping up and down The Drive, it’s quite a show for everyone else, as LR Contracting and BOWA Construction continue their work on the Streeterville residential tower.
A new construction permit was issued February 13 to begin work at the Malcolm X College West Side Learning Center in the Austin Community Area, just half a block west of the Garfield Park neighborhood. City Colleges of Chicago held a groundbreaking celebration for the facility back in November, after applying for the permit on March 28, 2024. With GMA Construction Group on board as the general contractor, work can now begin.
