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1400 S Wabash Avenue. Rendering by Pappageorge Haymes

1400 S Wabash Tops Out in South Loop

7:45 am on January 13, 2023 By Jack Crawford

The superstructure has reached its full 350-foot height for 1400 S Wabash Avenue in South Loop, where CMK Companies is developing a 30-story apartment tower. Replacing a long-vacant former parking lot, the tower will help bolster the outer edge of South Loop’s skyline while adding 350 new residences to the area. There will also be a retail component with storefront along Wabash Avenue. The residential lobby, meanwhile, will be located around the corner along a new driveway extending off of 14th street.

Steel Nears Full Height for 801 W Belmont in Lakeview East

7:30 am on January 12, 2023 By Jack Crawford

Steel beams are approaching what will eventually be the roofline for a new two-story commercial building at 801 W Belmont Avenue in Lakeview East. Developed by Hubbard Street Group, the project will be replacing a former brick edifice originally designed by Ivar Viehe-Naess and completed in 1921.The replacing project will house 59,000 square feet of commercial or retail usage and will come with 300 feet of new store frontage.

First Construction Permit Issued for 1112 W Carroll in Fulton Market

7:45 am on January 11, 2023 By Jack Crawford

An initial foundation permit has been issued for 1112 W Carroll Avenue, the site of a planned 34-story mixed-use tower in Fulton Market District. Texas-based Trammell Crow is behind the project, having also developed the…

Construction Passes Third Floor for 3035 N Sheffield Avenue in Lake View

7:30 am on January 10, 2023 By Jack Crawford

Construction has now risen past the third floor of 3035 N Sheffield Avenue, a four-story condominium building in Lake View. The developer, Property People, has planned for three for-sale units across the building’s 6500 square feet of floor space. Units will be priced between $775,000 for a single-level unit and $1.3 million for one of the two duplexes.

View of 741 N Wells Street. Rendering by Antunovich Associates

Facade Installation Begins for 741 N Wells Street in River North

7:45 am on January 9, 2023 By Jack Crawford

Dark glass can now be seen along the rising 741 N Wells Street, a 21-story mixed-use development in River North. Vista Property’s 201,000-square-foot project will house 168 apartments above ground-level retail establishments, all while respecting the historical two-story masonry building situated north of it.

2700 N Sheffield Avenue at Edith Spurlock Apartments. Rendering by RATIO

Sheffield of Lincoln Park Approaching Completion in Lincoln Park

7:45 am on January 8, 2023 By Jack Crawford

Final facade work is now underway for a six-story residential building at 2700 N Sheffield Avenue in Lincoln Park. Known as “Sheffield of Lincoln Park,” the project is part of a broader renovation plan by Pihrl and the Chicago Housing Authority to renovate the Edith Spurlock Apartment complex, whose two existing buildings were originally built in the 1960s. Set to replace a parking lot between the pair of structures, the new 85-foot-tall edifice will house 80 residences to bring the complex’s total up to 485 units.

Facade Nears Completion for 1012 W Addison Street in Lake View

7:30 am on January 7, 2023 By Jack Crawford

Many of the I-beam exterior pieces have now been installed along 1012 W Addison Street, a new three-story sportsbook betting addition to Wrigley Field in Lake View. The Chicago Cubs and Marquee Development are spearheading an extension to the iconic stadium oriented around sports betting, whose ban in the city was recently lifted. Owing to this new ordinance, the five major sports stadiums in the city have now facilitated their own betting operations.

Updated Design Revealed for 725 W Randolph Street in Fulton Market

7:45 am on January 6, 2023 By Jack Crawford

Related Midwest has unveiled a new proposal for 725 W Randolph Street, a now 41-story skyscraper poised for the southeast corner of Fulton Market District. The mixed-use project has steered toward a more commercial angle over its last two building iterations, which would have yielded a 370-apartment residential component in addition to office space and a hotel. While apartment demand has blossomed following the reversal of a new housing moratorium in the district, the office market has also seen a recent surge of new companies into the neighborhood’s growing collection of large floor-plate towers.

Windows Installed at 3217 N Clark Street in Lakeview East

7:30 am on January 5, 2023 By Jack Crawford

Glass paneling has been installed for 3217 N Clark Street, a five-story mixed-use building under construction in Lakeview East. The new structure will have space for ground-level retail, as well as 32 residential units on the upper levels. This project, filed under the name 3211 N Clark LLC, is replacing a former parking lot.

Committee On Design Reviews 370-401 N Morgan in Fulton Market

7:45 am on January 4, 2023 By Jack Crawford

The committee on design is now reviewing two mixed-use high rises at 370 N Morgan Street and 400 N Morgan Street in West Loop‘s Fulton Market. Located on the west side of the intersection with W Kinzie Street, the multi-phase project will eventually see a third tower join it at 401 N Morgan Street on the northeast corner. The three towers are being developed by Vista Properties, whose plans will replace what is currently a mix of surface lots and existing one- to two-story industrial buildings just north of the Metra tracks. Gensler is responsible for the designs.

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