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Retail Program Approved For LaSalle Street In The Loop

7:30 am on January 29, 2023 By Ian Achong

Initial plans have been approved for a new program to revitalize the retail scene along LaSalle Street in The Loop. Riding the wave from the recently announced bids for the city’s LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative, the new program looks to address the vast amount of vacant retail and commercial spaces fronting the once-packed street. Introduced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the program will tap into local TIF’s and serve the same area bound by W Washington Street to the north and W Van Buren Street to the south.

Plans Approved For 2222 S Michigan Avenue In Motor Row

7:30 am on January 15, 2023 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved the mixed-use redevelopment of 2222 S Michigan Avenue in the Motor Row District. Located just south of the intersection with E Cermak Road, the development will renovate an existing slim building that runs the full-length of the block to S Wabash Avenue. The team behind the work is developer Hudson Michigan Avenue LLC who has tapped local design firm FitzGerald and RTM Engineering Consultants on the project which will be called Hudson Motor Row.

Initial Funding Approved For Red Line Extension

7:30 am on December 26, 2022 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved funding for the CTA Red Line Extension across the South Side. In the works for nearly 50 years, the extension would bring much needed transit from the current terminus of the line at 95th Street all the way down to 130th Street near Altgeld Gardens by Lake Calumet. Hoping to spur new economic development and connect more people to the city center, the project is being spearheaded by the CTA with help from Muller 2 Architects who also worked on the O’Hare Airport Terminal 5 expansion.

City Fully Approves Bally’s Casino With Revisions In River West

7:30 am on December 16, 2022 By Ian Achong

Key city approvals have been granted for the upcoming Bally’s Casino at 777 W Chicago Avenue in River West. The approvals came from both City Council and Plan Commission that have now fully cleared the project to move forward within the city, with the last hurdle being the upcoming vote from the Illinois Gaming Board. Rhode Island-based Bally’s famously won the long bidding competition earlier this year and committed to creating their flagship property in the city with local architecture firm SCB working on its design and Site Design Group on landscape.

City Council Approves Daycare At 1749 N Damen Avenue In Bucktown

7:30 am on December 7, 2022 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved plans for a new daycare at 1749 N Damen Avenue in Bucktown. Located near the intersection with W Willow Street and the famed 606 trail, the proposal will demolish four-existing multi-story commercial structures that have struggled to maintain tenants, including the former home of Mindy’s Hot Chocolate. The project is being led by Kensington Schools under a new LLC, with an undisclosed architect working on its design.

City Council Approves Funding to Preserve Grocery Access on West and South Side

7:00 am on November 21, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

On November 18th the Department of Planning and Development announced a recent City Council decision to award funding to neighborhood grocer Yellow Banana LLC. Yellow Banana will be using the funding to aid in acquiring and rehabilitating a total of six supermarkets on the west and south sides of the city. The grocery stores are all Save A Lot supermarkets and have been acquired via $13.5 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF).

Armour Institute Building at 3300 S Federal Street. Image by DPD

City Council Approves Funding For Armour Institute Building In Bronzeville

7:30 am on November 13, 2022 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved initial funding for the adaptive reuse of the Armour Institute building at 3300 S Federal Street in Bronzeville. Located on the western end of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) campus, it is commonly known as the main building, or main, by students and used to be the heart of the college in its earlier days as the Armour Institute. The renovation efforts are being co-led by MCM Company and Washington Park Development Group with local architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes working on its design.

The Proposed 2023 Budget Approved by City Council

7:00 am on November 8, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

It was announced on Monday via press release that Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $16.4 billion 2023 fiscal year budget was passed by Chicago City Council. The budget was passed with 32 in favor and 18 opposed.

City Council Approves Mixed-Use Tower At 301 S Green Street In West Loop

7:45 am on November 5, 2022 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved the mixed-use development at 301 S Green Street in the West Loop. Located south of W Randolph Street, the proposal will bring new rental units to an area of the neighborhood that has seen less construction than its northern counterpart, while also adding some height away from the Eisenhower Expressway cluster of towers. Developers GSP Development and Golub & Company are working together with local firm Goettsch Partners on the new building.

City Council Approves Medical Facility At 4800 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Grand Boulevard

7:30 am on October 14, 2022 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved a new mixed-use medical facility at 4800 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Grand Boulevard. Located on the corner with E 48th Street, the new structure replaces a vacant lot and brings a much needed service to an area which has suffered from years of disinvestment in public health. The project is being developed by Northwestern Medicine with local firms Lamar Johnson Collaborative and Brook Architecture working on its design.

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