The steel skeleton is taking shape for a new parish center at the Church of Our Saviour in Lincoln Park. The church began demolition of the 1860s-era parish hall in July after receiving permission to tear it down it on May 13. Church of Our Saviour is working with Care for Friends, a community partner, on the new addition.
A demolition permit has been issued by the City of Chicago for the rear property at 530 West Fullerton in Lincoln Park. That’s the home of the Church of Our Saviour, and they’re removing the current parish hall to build a new community center in its place. Issued May 13, the demo permit allows the teardown of the current two-story hall, with Precision Excavation assigned as the demolition contractor. The church building itself, a fixture in the Lincoln Park neighborhood for 150 years, will connect internally to the community center but is not being altered.
A new lifestyle hub has opened at 839 W 79th Street in Auburn Gresham after many years of work and community outreach. Located just west of the intersection with S Halsted Street, the new project revitalized an abandoned existing commercial building that was once home to a department store. Led by the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation, it was originally introduced in 2020 with local firm McBride Kelley Baurer (MKB) responsible for the design of the development.
The City of Chicago has unveiled the four finalist proposals for the C40 Reinventing Cities competition, planned for a city-owned site in The Loop. Located at 331 S Plymouth Court, the project site consists of a city-owned parking garage and a series of smaller parcels on the western edge of Pritzker Park. Bound by S Plymouth Court and W Van Buren Street, the rectangular parcel also has an alley running through that will be vacated.
A new redevelopment at 839 W 79th Street in Auburn Gresham has been granted Tax Increment Financing (TIF). Led by the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC), the project looks to redevelop an existing four-story structure and turn it into a mixed-use development that will serve the community. Located along W 79th Street, the building sits on an interior lot between S Green Street and S Peoria Street.