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New Permits Issued for 57 N Menard Avenue in Austin

7:00 am on May 31, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

A permit was issued for the new construction of a two-story residential building at 57 N Menard Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. The owner is listed as A-Z Builders Inc, and the current plans show this project will have three units. The developer is erecting a sister build of similar scope on the neighboring lot. The facade will feature a front metal staircase and the rear of the building will be outfitted with metal porches. The site will include three parking stalls. The property is currently vacant.

New Permits Issued for 55 N Menard Avenue in Austin

7:00 am on May 27, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

A permit was issued recently for the new construction of a two-story residential building at 55 N Menard Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. The owner is listed as A-Z Builders Inc, and the current plans show this project will have three flats. The facade will feature a front metal staircase and the rear of the building will be outfitted with metal porches. The site will include three parking stalls. The property is currently vacant.

New Permits Issued for 630 N Long Avenue in Austin

7:00 am on April 22, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

A permit was approved yesterday for a new three-story residential building at 630 N Long Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. The owner of the permit is listed as 630 Long LLC, and the current plans indicate this project will produce three total units. This will be a masonry build and will have open frame porches at the rear, as well as a six-foot-tall wooden fencing and three parking spots. The building will replace a vacant lot.

New Permits Issued for 1049 N Lawler Avenue in Austin

7:00 am on March 21, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

A permit was approved last week for a new two-story residential building at 1049 N Lawler Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. The owner of the permit is listed as GT Alternatives LLC, and the current plans indicate this project will produce two units. This will be a masonry build with a front staircase and accompanying wooden decks for both levels at the rear. The permit also specifies a detached two-car garage along with one outdoor parking spot will be included in the build. The lot is currently vacant.

Plans Revealed For Two New West Side Grocery Stores

7:30 am on February 13, 2022 By Ian Achong

Plans have been announced for two new grocery stores in Austin and North Lawndale. The effort comes from two local entrepreneurs who see the value in providing healthy food in areas considered food deserts up as recent as the last decade, the two stores will potentially be located at an old Salvation Army Building located at 5713 W Chicago Avenue in Austin developed by Liz Abunaw and 628 S Pulaski Road in North Lawndale developed by Albert Peterson.

City Celebrates Two Years Of Invest South/West

7:45 am on February 12, 2022 By Ian Achong

The City of Chicago and Mayor Lori Lightfoot are celebrating two years of the Invest South/West initiative across the city. The program launched in 2019 with $750 million in public funding for projects across 12 commercial corridors in 10 south- and west-side communities aimed at creating jobs, improving safety, and providing housing options. With many winners announced in the last two years, the projects have also spurred plenty of private developments in areas being reinvigorated by the program.

New Permit Issued for 184 N Lamon Avenue in Austin

7:00 am on January 25, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

A permit was approved on Friday for a new two-story residential building to be located at 184 N Lamon Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. Adam Zegarski of A-Z Builders Inc is listed as the owner and published plans indicate that this project will yield three dwelling units, each outfitted with a rear metal porch. Plans also show the presence of three paved outdoor parking spots. The development will join a sister venture which we previously reported from the same owner. Both projects will be constructed on the same vacant lot.

New Permit Issued for 182 N Lamon Avenue in Austin

7:00 am on January 22, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

A permit was approved yesterday for a new two-story residential building to be located at 182 N Lamon Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. The owner is listed as AdamZegarski of A-Z Builders Inc and plans indicate this project will yield three total units, each outfitted with a rear metal porch. Plans also show the presence of three paved outdoor parking spots. The development will replace a vacant lot.

City Announces Winners Of Chicago Works Community Challenge

7:30 am on January 21, 2022 By Ian Achong

The City of Chicago has announced the first seven winners of the first round of the Chicago Works Community Challenge across the city. In a press event at Rainbow Beach Park led by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the winners of a combined $1.5 million grant were declared part of the larger $10 million initiative which began in 2021 and garnered roughly 500 submissions from locals across the seven target regions.

City Announces Winners Of We Rise Together Grant

7:30 am on December 29, 2021 By Ian Achong

The seven winners of the We Rise Together grant have been announced across the south and west sides in predominantly Black and Latino communities. The $6.7 million grant is the result of a program from the Chicago Community Trust that began in 2020 as the pandemic disproportionately affected communities of color and is aimed at assisting the areas recover. Learning from the recession, the winners range from small businesses to new construction representing the resilience of all Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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