A major donation and name has been announced for the upcoming cancer center within the University of Chicago at 5654 S Drexel Avenue in Hyde Park. Sitting on the corner with E 57th Street, construction is quickly progressing on the state’s first facility dedicated to reshaping cancer care led by the university itself along with local firm CannonDesign.
The Chicago City Council has approved the conversion of the office building at 500 N Michigan Avenue on the Magnificent Mile. Announced earlier this year, the proposal has sailed through all of its necessary approvals recently and will join various other conversions downtown. The project is being led by Connecticut based Commonwealth Development Partners with GREC Architects.
The Chicago City Council has approved the residential conversion of the loft building at 1220 W Van Buren Street in the West Loop. The historic factory building sits near the corner with S Racine Avenue and would join various developments nearby like 1060 W Van Buren. Efforts for this are being led by Base 3 Development with Filoramo Talsma Architecture.
Zoning has been partially approved for the upcoming redevelopment of the former Florence Crittenton Anchorage at 2678 W Washington Boulevard in East Garfield Park. Located just east of the intersection with N California Avenue, the vacant estate became a historical landmark in 2023 and is preparing for a new life as a community center and more.
The Chicago City Council has approved the mixed-use redevelopment of the three-story structure at 4528 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Bronzeville. Sitting just south of the intersection with E 45th Street, the building is a few doors down from 4508 S Cottage Grove which we covered a few days ago. The proposal is being led by Sunshine Management and Tigist Reda.
