A courtesy presentation was given to the Chicago Plan Commission for the second-phase of the LeClaire Courts redevelopment at 4458 S Cicero Avenue in Garfield Ridge. Located on the corner with W 45th Street, the proposal will replace the former home of the public housing project of the same name. The development is being led by The Habitat Company and Cabrera Capital Partners with local firm SCB working on its design.
Coming in at 11th place in this year’s countdown is the Illinois Masonic Hospital addition at 900 W Nelson Street in Lake View East. Located adjacent to the train tracks on the western edge of the existing campus, the multi-phase expansion has been accelerated to include the new patient tower now. The project is being led by the hospital with SmithGroup working on its design after multiple years of planning.
Details have been revealed for a mixed-use development at 3318 W Montrose Avenue in Albany Park. Located on the northeast corner with N Christiana Avenue, the project would replace a vacant lot near the Kimball Brown Line stop. The proposal is being brought forward by Yuriy Chvyrenko with Hanna Architects working on its design.
Climbing into the 13th place in the 2023 countdown is the mixed-use development at 633 S LaSalle Street in the South Loop. Located just south of the intersection with W Harrison Street and across the street from the LaSalle station tracks, the building replaces a vacant lot within the small neighborhood. The project is being led by London-based developer The Collective with Fitzgerald Associates and Berkelhamer Architects working on its design.
A groundbreaking has been held for the mixed-use affordable development at 3401 W Ogden Avenue in North Lawndale. Known as ‘Grace Manor’, the proposal will rise on the corner with S Homan Avenue and replace a parking lot commonly used by the nearby police station. The project is being led by co-developers East Lake Management and Jerusalem CDC, with local architecture firm JGMA having worked on its design.
