Two demolition permits issued for the West Loop by the City of Chicago on January 10 could indicate that the start of 1201 West Fulton construction is near. One demo permit is for the Christensen & Olsen Foundry Company building at 218 North Racine Avenue, and the second permit will raze the former Revel event space at 1201 West Fulton Market.
Updated plans have been revealed for the upcoming mixed-use development of ‘Old Town Canvas’ at 1610 N LaSalle Drive in Old Town. Earlier this year we covered the project’s latest update as it continued to deal with the fervent opposition of a few neighbors in the surrounding high-rises, with views, density, and especially traffic as their main concerns.
Construction of a private social club at 205 West Superior Street in River North has been permitted to begin construction by the City of Chicago. Issued on November 13, the permit allows for a five-story structure to include a restaurant, a spa, and an unspecified number of hotel gusts rooms.
On Thursday, 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins joined developers Jon Morgan and Mike Whalen in Lincoln Park for the ceremonial ribbon cutting at The Ludlow. The Ludlow is a residential conversion in the former Ludlow Typography Company building at 2032 North Clybourn Avenue. The general contractor for the residential conversion is Power Construction, with architecture firm GREC Architects working on its design.
The Chicago City Council has approved the conversion of the office building at 500 N Michigan Avenue on the Magnificent Mile. Announced earlier this year, the proposal has sailed through all of its necessary approvals recently and will join various other conversions downtown. The project is being led by Connecticut based Commonwealth Development Partners with GREC Architects.
