Details have been revealed for a new health facility at 5034 W Chicago Avenue in Austin. Located on the intersection with N Lawler Avenue, the new structure will replace a large vacant lot with a new community health hub. Plans are being developed by Stone Community Development Corp with Gregory Ramon Design Studio and TNS Studio working on its architecture.
New renderings have been revealed for the redevelopment of the Thompson Center at 100 W Randolph Street in The Loop. Sitting right in the heart of downtown, the massive structure has been at the center of many debates on preservation since the state announced its sale years ago. Now its new tenant and future owner Google has laid out its plans designed by JAHN Architects, the firm of the building’s original designer.
A groundbreaking date has been announced for the upcoming residential development at 5354 N Sheridan Road in Edgewater. Sitting on the intersection with W Balmoral Avenue, the new building would replace the famed Wing Hoe restaurant and its surrounding parking lot right by the lakefront. Developer Tempus Properties is behind the proposal with 2R/Z Architecture working on its design.
Claiming the 20th spot in our year-end countdown is the new University of Chicago Cancer Center at 5654 S Drexel Avenue within the UChicago campus in Hyde Park. Located on the intersection with E 57th Street and replacing one of the last vacant lots in the campus, the project broke ground back in October. The university and UChicago Medicine are developing the expansion which is being designed by local firm CannonDesign.
Construction has been completed on the first phase of the Kennedy Expressway renovation on the north side. Work began earlier this year in spring on the major renovation of a seven-mile stretch of the highway between W Ohio Street to the south and W Lawrence Avenue to the north. The work is being led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and will span across three-years in total.
