Zoning has been fully approved for the upcoming mixed-use hotel development at 3257 North Halsted Street in Lake View. Located at the corner of West Aldine Avenue, in the heart of North Halsted/Boystown, the LGBTQ+-focused proposal was originally revealed last year by developer Allan O’Brien, who also owns Men’s Room Chicago down the street.
Construction progress has reached the second floor on the masonry two-unit residential building at 3740 North Racine Avenue in Lake View. General contractor Desmond Builders is doing the brick work and adding stone accents as the structure rises.
Some three-dimensional progress is visible on the condominium development at 453 West Briar Place in the Lake View East neighborhood. GVP Development is erecting a five-story, six-unit building here with an attached 12-car garage. Foundations were permitted back in November 2023, with a full permit issued on May 21, 2024 that included a reported cost of $6.5 million.
A residential development has been proposed for construction in Lake View at 3909 North Ashland Avenue. Alderwoman Angela Clay of the 46th Ward announced the plans in her weekly newsletter on Friday, September 12. The plans are preliminary, and the process is only just beginning.
A five-unit residential building permitted in winter of last year is under construction at 2821 North Orchard Street at the south edge of Lake View. The five-story with basement masonry building got its permit on February 29, 2024, 14 months after the application was filed on December 28, 2022. At the time of issuance, the permit cited a reported cost of $2.6 million.
