Plans have been revealed for a major remodel of the Cornell Square Park field house at 1809 W 50th Street in Back Of The Yards. Located on the southwest intersection with S Wood Street, the field house serves the small park. The work is being led by the Chicago Park District with the help of the local alderman who are working with an undisclosed architect while funding has been secured for the work.
Work is set to commence this Monday on the second phase of the Kennedy Expressway renovations on the North Side. The massive project was announced last year, with phase one kicking off last spring and being fully completed in December. The project is being led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and will span into late next year.
Updated details have been revealed for the new Obama Presidential Center Programs & Athletics Center near 6001 S Stony Island Avenue within Jackson Park. Located on the southern edge of the center’s site, the expanded building will sit just north of the intersection with E Hayes Road. Efforts for the new facility are being led by the Obama Foundation and the center itself.
Partial funding has been announced for the mixed-use development at 4528 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Bronzeville. Located mid-block between E 45th and 46th Streets, the project will redevelop an existing three-story building. Though an architect is unknown, the development is being led by Sunshine Management and Tigist Reda according to Block Club.
A community meeting has been held for the revised proposal for 400 N Elizabeth Street in Fulton Market. Bound by N Ogden Avenue to the west and W Kinzie Street to the south, the wedge-shaped lot was previously earmarked for a life-science building. However, last month developers Mark Goodman & Associates and Weldon Development Group revealed its new mixed-use plans for the site.
