Articles by Ian Achong

Rezoning Approved For Mixed-Use Project At 5416 W Belmont Avenue In Belmont Cragin

7:30 am on October 22, 2021 By Ian Achong

Rezoning for a new mixed-use project has been approved by the Committee on Zoning at 5416 W Belmont Avenue in Belmont Cragin. The project involves the gutting and remodeling of an existing retail building and adding a new two-story residential addition above. The site is bound by a public alley to the north, a parking lot to the east and a one-story car wash to the east. The expanded design is being completed by local architecture firm IR Design Firm.

Developer Reveals Plans For Mixed-Use Development At 1353 W Fulton Street In The West Loop

7:45 am on October 21, 2021 By Ian Achong

Developer Shapack Partners has revealed initial plans for a new mixed-use development at 1353 W Fulton Street in the West Loop. The high-rise joins a variety of new residential buildings proposed and built north of Lake Street and will sit on the southwest corner of W Fulton Street and N Ada Street replacing a one-story existing building and its attached parking lot. Directly east of the new West End Fulton office building, the tower will allow current tenants to continue operations on the site until mid-next year, this includes the leasing office for the nearby 1400 W Randolph residential tower.

City Council Approves Landmark Designation Of Muddy Waters House

7:30 am on October 20, 2021 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved landmark designation of the Muddy Waters House at 4339 S Lake Park Avenue in North Kenwood. The brick-cladded two-flat was built in 1891 near the lake, and eventually became the home of McKinley Morganfield, aka Muddy Waters, between 1965 to 1973. As YIMBY previously reported, the home fulfilled various categories needed for the designation and has now cleared the final hurdle to win landmark recognition.

Developer Reveals Updated First Phase Plans For One Central Project

7:45 am on October 19, 2021 By Ian Achong

Landmark Development has revealed further details for the first phase of its One Central mega-development, which will cap the rail tracks in the Near South Side. Although often considered the most ambitious of the current mega-projects proposed for the city, such as The 78 and Lincoln Yards, Landmark is pushing forward with the Gensler-designed complex despite recent worries that The Chicago Bears could depart from nearby Soldier Field. The first phase will come at a cost of $3.8 billion and is being dubbed as the ‘Civic Build’ phase of the project.

Zoning Approved For Mixed-Use Development At 2256 W Irving Park Road In North Center

7:30 am on October 18, 2021 By Ian Achong

The Committee on Zoning has approved rezoning for a new mixed-use development at 2256 W Irving Park Road in North Center. Developer Landrosh Holdings LLC has tapped designers Sullivan Goulette Wilson Architecture, also responsible for the nearly completed CA6 Condos in the West Loop, for the new proposal which will replace an existing building which once housed Chicago Joes and its parking lot on the corner of W Irving Park Road and N Oakley Avenue.

Zoning Approved for Mixed-Use Development at 1754 W Addison Street in Roscoe Village

7:30 am on October 17, 2021 By Ian Achong

The Committee on Zoning has approved rezoning for a new mixed-use development at 1754 W Addison Street in Roscoe Village. The project will replace a small shopping plaza and two multi-unit residential buildings on the corner of N Ravenswood Avenue and W Addison Street. Rezoning the lot from a commercial and single-family housing designation to a community shopping district will allow developer 3601 N Ravenswood LLC to proceed with their permitting process.

Plans Revealed For Residential Development At 210 N Morgan Street In West Loop

7:45 am on October 16, 2021 By Ian Achong

New plans have been presented to the Committee on Design for a residential development at 210 N Morgan Street in West Loop. Local developer New Castle, who owns and operates various area projects such as popular Green Street Alley is behind the project with Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture handling design. Bound by alleys to the north and south, the site is currently partially occupied by a vacant one-story building and a parking lot; it also sits south of the recently completed 1001 W Fulton Street.

Sterling Bay Reveals Updated Plans For West Loop Tower

7:30 am on October 15, 2021 By Ian Achong

Developer Sterling Bay has released updated plans for its office development at 360 N Green Street in the West Loop. The Gensler designed building has received a significant height increase although its overall square footage remains largely unchanged. The changes come after a re-evaluation of the post-pandemic office market which is beginning to favor multiple smaller floors or singular boutique spaces over larger single floor layouts.

Metra Unveils Preliminary Plans For West Loop Station

7:45 am on October 14, 2021 By Ian Achong

Metra has unveiled preliminary plans for a new station and rail flyover for the growing West Loop area. The neighborhood has seen some of the fastest growth of any in Chicago with population numbers nearly doubling in the last five years and the area median income increasing to nearly $120,000 per year, a sharp increase of over $40,000 since its meat-packing days. With a population of roughly 30,000 people and thousands more commuting in for work throughout the day, it has become the next target for Metra service which will force the system to address its largest bottleneck.

Preservation Chicago Nominates Seven New Sites For Landmark Status

7:30 am on October 13, 2021 By Ian Achong

Preservation Chicago has nominated seven new sites for landmark status with the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. The seven locations are spread out across the city and represent multiple architectural styles, typologies, and scales that hold significance to the city and its historical legacy.

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