A four-story, six-unit apartment building has begun construction at 1624 North Damen Avenue in the Wicker Park neighborhood. The full building permit, issued June 27 of this year and assigned to 1628 North Damen, calls for retail space at ground level. Balconies at the front and rear of the building, designed by 360 Design Studio, are also included on the permit. No parking spaces are mentioned.
Updated details for the expansion of the residential property at 1239 N Wood Street in Wicker Park. Located on the intersection with W Potomac Avenue just north of Division Street, an expansion to the current property has been in works for many years now. The project is being led by a local LLC with Laszlo Simovic Architects working on its design.
First Ward Alderman La Spata has submitted to designate the property at 1628 W Division Street in Wicker Park as a Low Affordability Community. Located near the intersection with N Ashland Avenue and N Milwaukee Avenue, plans for a new tower on the site have been in the works for multiple years. The most recent designs for the project date back to 2022.
Kensington School is building an early childhood education center at 1745 N Damen Avenue in Wicker Park, and construction progress is beginning to rise above street level. This is the fourth Kensington School location in Chicago, and the 17th overall.
New renderings have been revealed for the mixed-use development at 1235 N Ashland Avenue in Wicker Park. Sitting just north of the intersection with W Milwaukee Avenue, the project is the smaller sibling to the recently revised 1257 N Ashland Avenue nearby. This second structure is also being led by Noah Properties with Jonathan Splitt Architects.
