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Eight Townhomes Permitted On Former Cenacle Retreat Site In Lincoln Park

7:00 am on April 4, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A permit has been issued to allow construction of eight townhomes at the former Cenacle Retreat & Conference Center on Fullerton Avenue in Lincoln Park. Addressed as 2329 North Cambridge Avenue, the homes will be built on Lot C, the third subdivision of the plot, located on the west side of the large site. The permit was issued April 2, a little more than five months after the application was filed in October of last year. It comes with a reported construction cost of $4.115 million.

2700 Pine Grove Avenue adaptive reuse construction

Steel Is Topped Out At Second Church Of Christ, Scientist In Lincoln Park

7:30 am on February 11, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Structural steel that’s bringing a second life to the former Second Church Of Christ, Scientist in Lincoln Park has topped out. At 2700 North Pine Grove Avenue, Ogden Partners is mixing the new into the old, constructing a six-story building within three salvaged façade walls of the 1901-built Beaux-Arts church.

Clarendon Community Center. Rendering by Booth Hansen

Opening Timeline Revealed For Renovated Clarendon Community Center In Uptown

7:45 am on January 24, 2025 By Ian Achong

An opening timeline has been announced for the fully renovated Clarendon Community Center at 4501 N Clarendon Avenue in Uptown. Sitting near the intersection with W Montrose Avenue, we last covered this project in 2022 as it scored all of its $13 million in funding. Now after nearly two years in the making, the center will reopen to the public this spring.

Steel Continues To Rise At Second Church Of Christ, Scientist Facadectomy In Lincoln Park

7:30 am on November 15, 2024 By Daniel Schell

One of Chicago’s most unique preservation projects continues in Lincoln Park, as erection of the steel framework continues at the Second Church Of Christ, Scientist. With the west, south, and east façades still intact, the gutted former church, located at 2700 North Pine Grove Avenue, now holds a steel frame upon which a six-story, 22-unit residential building from Ogden Partners is blooming, thanks to construction work by general contractor MC Construction.

Steel endoskeleton begins to form at Second Church of Christ, Scientist renovation in Lincoln Park

7:30 am on August 19, 2024 By Daniel Schell

A steel framework is forming inside the shell of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Lincoln Park. That’s where Ogden Partners is developing a six-story building containing 22 three-bedroom units while saving the west, south, and east façades of the 120-year-old church. The church, at 2700 North Pine Grove Avenue, has been holding its services and meetings on Zoom, but will occupy 4,700 square feet of ground-floor space in the new building upon its completion.

New Plans Approved For 2323 N Cambridge Avenue In Lincoln Park

7:45 am on July 28, 2024 By Ian Achong

Initial approvals have been granted for the third phase of the Cenacle Retreat development at 2323 N Cambridge Avenue in Lincoln Park. Situated at the intersection with W Fullerton Avenue, this part of the project has a new developer and designer compared to the initial announcement two years ago.

UIC Computer Design Research and Learning Center

Computer Design Research and Learning Center nears completion on UIC campus

7:30 am on June 24, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The Computer Design Research and Learning Center on the University of Illinois Chicago campus is nearing the completion of construction. Located at 900 W Taylor Street on the Near West Side, the new addition to the school’s computer science department is expected to open in 2024, though it is not yet known if it will be open by the time the fall semester begins.

Facade Work Continues for ‘The Sally’ in Uptown

7:45 am on March 24, 2024 By Jack Crawford

Facade work can be seen progressing for the second phase of ‘The Sally,’ a mixed-use development project in Uptown, located at 1131-1135 W Winona Street. Developed by Cedar St. Companies, the project comprises two five-story buildings that collectively offer 180 residential units, including 37 affordable housing units. The unit sizes will range from studios to two-bedroom apartments.

Connecting Atrium Fills Out for UIC’s Computer Design Research and Learning Center

7:30 am on February 29, 2024 By Jack Crawford

The University of Illinois Chicago is making progress on the atrium portion of its new Computer Design Research and Learning Center. Located at 900 W Taylor Street in Little Italy, this facility will add 135,000 square feet of new educational and research programming. The five-story center is being added to the existing Science and Engineering Labs building.

Details Revealed For New Field House In Jackie Robinson Park

7:30 am on February 16, 2024 By Ian Achong

Details have been revealed for a new field house at 10540 S Morgan Street in Washington Heights. Located within Jackie Robinson Park with its main entrance facing S Aberdeen Street, the new structure will replace a vacant one-story annex to Mount Vernon Elementary School. The project is being led by the Chicago Park District with local firm Booth Hansen working on its design.

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