Plans are advancing for the mixed-use development at 801 S Western Avenue in Tri-Taylor. Sitting on the corner with W Polk Street and set to replace a surface parking lot, the project was originally announced a year ago as the area around the Illinois Medical District continues to grow. Just down the street, 701 S Western scored a demo permit to make way for another new structure.
Plans are advancing for the redevelopment of the former Washington Park National Bank at 6300 S Cottage Grove Avenue. Located on the corner with E 63rd Street in Woodlawn, plans for the redevelopment date back to 2019 and have seen various iterations throughout the time. Now the development team, DL3 Realty, has been hosting community input meetings.
Plans are proceeding for ‘The Free To BE Village’ at 4427 N Clark Street in Uptown. Led by the Black Ensemble Theater across the street, the new mixed-use project will replace a one-story commercial building, parking lot, and small vacant lot on the corner with W Sunnyside Avenue. Made up of two buildings, the development will rise in two phases as well.
Plans are advancing for the mixed-use development at 640 W Randolph Street in West Loop Gate as permits have been applied for in order to commence construction. Originally announced over two years ago, the project is being led by Vista Property Group who also built the mostly fully leased 609 W Randolph nearby.
Some new shake ups and openings have been announced for retail stores around Michigan Avenue, Rush Street, and Oak Street within the Near North Side. Two very different stories have been forming over the years between the iconic shopping drag and the boutique anchored side streets, both of which are heating up post-pandemic.
