Lincoln Park

City Council Approves Redevelopment At 2653 N Clark Street In Lincoln Park

The Chicago City Council has approved the redevelopment and land-use agreement for The Covent Hotel mixed-use renovation at 2653 N Clark Street in Lincoln Park. Located on the corner with W Drummond Place just a few blocks from the lake, the proposal would reconvert the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) property into affordable studios led by the National Historic Preservation (NHP) Foundation. The approval would also allow for city funds to be distributed to NHP to fulfill the conversion that has been in the works since 2019.

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1719 N Burling Street

New Permits Issued for 1719 N Burling Street in Lincoln Park

A permit was issued yesterday for new construction of a four-story residential building at 1719 N Burling Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The owner is listed as 1719-21 Burling LLC, and the current plans indicate this project will yield a total of eight dwelling units. This will be an elevator building, and will also include a basement, a rooftop deck, as well as a detached eight-car garage. The development will replace a previous structure on the site which according to records, was approved for demolition in July 2021.

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1844 N Maud Avenue

Demo Permits issued for 1844 N Maud Avenue in Lincoln Park

A demolition permit was issued last week to remove a three-story masonry residence located at 1844 N Maud Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The permit’s owner has been listed as 1840-44 N Maud LLC. Plans have been submitted for a three-story single-family residence with a basement. The structure will have a rooftop deck, a rear deck, and an attached two-car garage at the rear. This garage will also have its own rooftop deck.

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The Garrick Theater, Chicago

“Romanticism to Ruin” Exhibit at Wrightwood 659 in Lincoln Park

This month a special exhibit will be available in Lincoln Park to curious Chicagoans. The Wrightwood 659 is presenting Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan & Wright. This is a unique opportunity to view a dual exhibition that highlights two long-gone masterpieces: Louis H. Sullivan’s innovative Garrick Theatre in Chicago and Frank Lloyd Wright’s unprecedented Larkin Building, in Buffalo, New York.

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