Articles by Ian Achong

Chicago Bears Purchase Arlington Heights Land

7:45 am on February 25, 2023 By Ian Achong

The Chicago Bears have announced the purchase of the land needed for their potential move to 2200 Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights. Located on the nexus of Highways 14 and 53 roughly 28 miles northwest of their current home of Soldier Field, the team is nearing the end of a multi-year negotiation on where to call home with the City of Chicago and the state. The mixed-use megaproject is being led by the team itself and their president along with San Francisco based design-firm Hart Howerton.

City Council Approves Kitchen Incubator In Washington Park

7:30 am on February 24, 2023 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved the commercial project at 5201 S Wabash Avenue in Washington Park. Located just north of the intersection with E 51st Street, the project is part of a 2021 Invest South/West RFP and has been in the works since YIMBY first reported on it in early 2022. This winning proposal comes to us from developer Urban Equities and is designed by local firms TnS Studio and SmithGroup with whom YIMBY had the pleasure of speaking with last summer on the proposal.

Updated Plans Revealed For 1300 W Carroll Avenue In West Loop

7:45 am on February 23, 2023 By Ian Achong

Updated plans have been revealed for the mixed-use development at 1300 W Carroll Avenue in the West Loop. Located on the northwest corner with N Elizabeth Street and replacing a vacant lot that once held the ADM Wheat Mill silos, the multi-phase project has now received a redesign after feedback from the community and the Department of Planning and Development. Developer Sterling Bay is still working with global design firm SOM on the proposal which received some major changes from its initial announcement in November 2021.

City Council Approves Residential Development In Uptown

7:30 am on February 22, 2023 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved the residential development at 4642 N Magnolia Avenue in Uptown. Located just south of the intersection with W Leland Avenue near the St. Boniface Cemetery, the project will sit on a lot that has sat vacant since 2014 when the previous house on it was demolished. Now developer Finan Development Corp is moving forward with their plans designed by local-firm Laszlo Simovic Architects.

Six Finalists Announced For LaSalle Street Reimagined

7:45 am on February 21, 2023 By Ian Achong

Finalists have been announced for the city’s LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative in The Loop. Covering roughly six blocks of LaSalle Street bound by W Van Buren Street to the south, N Wells Street to the west, N Clark Street to the east, and W Washington Street to the north, the initiative looks to solve the area’s high vacancy issue caused by aging structures while addressing affordability. Thus the Department of Planning and Development along with the Department of Housing created the Request For Proposal (RFP).

Updated Plans Revealed For Residential Development At 2300 W Ainslie Street in North Center

7:30 am on February 20, 2023 By Ian Achong

Updated plans have been revealed for the residential development at 2300 W Ainslie Street in North Center. Located just east of the intersections with N Claremont Avenue, the project site includes the existing St. Matthias rectory and its adjacent open land bound by N Oakley Avenue to the east. Developer CKG Realty Group now has returned with two updated proposals after locals turned down the previous design due to its size and design.

Initial Funding Announced For Bank Redevelopment In Woodlawn

7:30 am on February 19, 2023 By Ian Achong

Initial funding has been announced for the mixed-use development at 6300 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Woodlawncovered the plans to restore and redevelop the old Washington Park National Bank building mid-last year. Now plans for the structure located on the southwest corner of the intersection with E 63rd Street received new life thanks to city-approved funding. Developer DL3 Realty has been working on its plans for a few years now and is working with local firm bKL Architecture on this iteration.

Plan Commission Approves Solar Panel Clad 415 N Sangamon Street In The West Loop

7:45 am on February 18, 2023 By Ian Achong

The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the mixed-use development at 415 N Sangamon Street in the West Loop. Located on the northeast corner of the intersection with W Kinzie Street the project will break the mold of green-design with an innovative facade. Renderings were revealed earlier this year at a local community meeting, now developer Fortem Voluntas Partners is moving forward with the proposal designed by local firm Eckenhoff Saunders as it begins to gather momentum.

Plan Commission Approves Office Development At 640 W Randolph Street In West Loop Gate

7:30 am on February 17, 2023 By Ian Achong

The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the mixed-use development at 640 W Randolph Street in West Loop Gate. Located on the northwest corner of the intersection with N Des Plaines Street, the slim proposal will be replacing a surface parking lot and joining a row of brick-clad commercial buildings near the highway. The team of Vista Property Group and designers Antunovich Associates is back after working on 741 N Wells and 609 W Randolph nearby, utilizing a similar design language.

Sister Cities: Closer Look At Kansas City’s Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

7:45 am on February 16, 2023 By Ian Achong

Chicago YIMBY continues its Sister Cities series with a closer look at a building that innovated when it was built a few years back, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. Located at 1601 Broadway Boulevard at the end of a visual corridor through the city’s convention center, the structure rises over the landscape atop of a small hill like two sails blowing in the wind. Developer Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation spent multiple years creating the center that was designed by famed architect Moshe Safdie.

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