Our Sister Cities series continues with a focus on what could become the nation’s tallest skyscraper, planned for Oklahoma City. Dubbed the Boardwalk at Bricktown, this four-tower development would replace a surface parking lot at approximately 20 E Reno Avenue on the southern edge of the Bricktown neighborhood.
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the initial phase of the Legends South development at 4520 S State Street in Grand Boulevard. Located on the southwest corner of the intersection with W 45th Street, the project received initial approval for its TIF funding earlier this summer which YIMBY covered here.
Updated plans will be reviewed by the Chicago Plan Commission for the mixed-use development at 3950 N Damen Avenue and 3959 N Lincoln Avenue in North Center. Located on the intersection with W Irving Park Road, the two site project has been in the works for over a year and has now been slightly scaled back.
The renowned Jewelers Building at 35 E Wacker Drive in The Loop has been officially sold to two new owners. Sitting on the intersection with N Wabash Avenue along the Chicago River, the nearly 100-year-old structure could potentially see a partial conversion in the future. Its new owners are developers Prime Group and CRG according to Crain’s.
Additional funding has been announced for the residential phase of the LeClaire Courts redevelopment at 4458 S Cicero Avenue in Garfield Ridge. Earlier this month we covered the project’s initial financing deal of $5.5 million in TIF, it has now received a large capital loan from the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA).
