Lincoln Park

September Groundbreaking Announced for Covent Hotel Redevelopment in Lincoln Park

7:45 am on August 4, 2022 By Jack Crawford

After six years of approvals and planning, construction is set to begin on the mixed-use Covent Hotel redevelopment this September. Planned by NHP Foundation, who had purchased the property in 2016, in partnership with Drummond Development, the project at 2653 N Clark Street in Lincoln Park will reuse the existing Covent Hotel building while adding a new seven-story edifice to the parking lot behind the existing building. Overseen by Weese Langley Weese Architects, the historic Covent Hotel is being renovated from 64 SRO units into 30 affordable studio apartments. The street-facing ground level will also provide 4,700 square feet of retail space along Clark Street.

Demolition Complete for Former Cenacle Retreat & Conference Center at 513 W Fullerton Avenue in Lincoln Park

7:45 am on August 3, 2022 By Jack Crawford

Demolition has completed at 513 W Fullerton Avenue in Lincoln Park, the former site of the Cenacle Retreat & Conference Center. Originally developed in 1967, the property was occupied by multiple masonry structures rising seven stories high. While deemed architecturally significant with their modernist designs by Charles Pope, the structures received demolition approval from Commission on Chicago Landmarks anyway. Following the approval, a single wrecking permit was issued this past January. The former owners, The Cenacle Sisters, have long used the complex as a retreat to care for their aging nun population, and chose to sell the property to help fund care for their members.

Structural Work Reaches Full Height for The Porter in Lincoln Park

7:45 am on July 14, 2022 By Jack Crawford

Structural steel has reached its pinnacle for the frontmost section of “The Porter,” a five-story mixed-use building rising at 2411 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park. Having replaced a privately-owned park at the three-way intersection of Lincoln Avenue, Halsted Street, and Fullerton Avenue, the scheme by Mike Breheny involves 3,700 square feet of retail, a 1,700 square-foot covered patio, and 36 for-rent apartments above.

New Permits Issued for 2653 N Orchard Street in Lincoln Park

7:00 am on July 13, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

Permits were issued on Monday to construct a new three-story residential building located at 2653 N Orchard Street in Lincoln Park. Owenbrin LLC has been listed as the permit owner. The scope of work includes three total units and a three-car garage with a roof deck. Demolition permits were issued for this property site last summer.

New Permits Issued for 2658 N Bosworth Avenue in Lincoln Park

7:00 am on July 10, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

Permits were issued on Friday for the construction of a three-story residential building which will be located at 2658 N Bosworth Avenue in Lincoln Park. The permit owner is listed as EZMB LLC, and the scope includes three residential units along with a basement. Terraces will be included at the front and rear of the building on the first floor, and the second and third floors will have front-facing decks, as well as a communal deck on the roof. There will also be a three-vehicle garage with its own roof deck. There is an existing building on site.

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

Facade Work Begins for Edith Spurlock Apartments Addition at 2700 N Sheffield Avenue in Lincoln Park

7:45 am on July 7, 2022 By Jack Crawford

Ground-floor brickwork is now making its way up the six-story residential building at 2700 N Sheffield Avenue in Lincoln Park. The 85-foot-tall edifice will be the third building in the apartment complex known as Edith Spurlock Apartments, residing between the two existing brick buildings that are being renovated alongside the new construction.

Demolition Permits Issued for 949 W Belden Avenue in Lincoln Park

7:00 am on July 6, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

A demolition permit was issued last week to remove a three-story, multi-unit building with a basement located at 949 W Belden Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The permit’s owner has been listed as Bob Janis. No filings have been submitted to upgrade any of the zoning designations for this property and there is currently no information on any future constructions at the site.

Chicago Plan Commission Approves 2700 N Pine Grove Avenue in Lincoln Park

7:30 am on June 3, 2022 By Ian Achong

The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a mixed-use development at 2700 N Pine Grove Avenue in Lincoln Park. Located near the intersection with W Wrightwood Avenue near the Elks National Memorial and Headquarters as well as Lincoln Park’s North Pond, the project will restore the existing domed church building on the site with a large addition built over its current surface parking lot. The developer is the church itself, the Second Church of Christ Scientist Chicago which has seen dwindling congregation numbers thus the decision to move forward with the addition designed by local design firm Booth Hansen Architects.

Plan Commission Approves Residential Development At 438 W Saint James Place In Lincoln Park

7:45 am on May 31, 2022 By Ian Achong

The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a new residential development at 438 W Saint James Place in Lincoln Park. Located just west of the intersection with N Lakeview Avenue near Lincoln Park and the lake, the new project will replace an existing stone-clad two-flat and hug the adjacent 13-story mid-rise. The unique proposal come to us from developer St. James Interest, LLC and is one of the two developments presented for Lincoln Park this month, bringing more density to the neighborhood which has seen plenty of population growth without much housing built.

New Permits Issued for 841 W Lill Avenue in Lincoln Park

7:00 am on May 30, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

Permits were issued last week for the construction of a new three-story residential building located at 841 W Lill Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The owner is listed as 841 W Lill LLC, and the current plans indicate this project will yield a total of two units. The building will have a basement and a roof deck, and the first floor will feature a private deck at the rear. There will also be a detached two-vehicle garage with pergolas. The development will replace an existing structure.

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