The City of Chicago has announced the potential sale and development of a handful of lots around 3916 S Lake Park Avenue in Bronzeville. Located around the intersection with E Oakwood Boulevard, the package is made up of six separate currently vacant lots. The efforts are being led in collaboration with the Department of Planning and Development as the city searches for potential development teams.
Partial funding has been announced for the relaunch of HotHouse at 3947 S Michigan Avenue in Bronzeville. Located just north of the intersection with E 40th Street near the CTA Green Line Indiana stop, the project will redevelop the former home of the Elliot Donelley Youth Center. The project is being led by the famed club itself with Evanston-based DMAC Architecture & Interiors working on its design.
Partial funding has been announced for the mixed-use development at 4528 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Bronzeville. Located mid-block between E 45th and 46th Streets, the project will redevelop an existing three-story building. Though an architect is unknown, the development is being led by Sunshine Management and Tigist Reda according to Block Club.
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced the designation of new cultural districts across the city. The selection is part of the state-designated Cultural Districts Program established in 2023. Having announced ten as a whole across the state, six of these are within Chicago representing multiple cultures who have long called the city home.
Chicago YIMBY had the opportunity to sit with the leaders of the new EPIC Opportunity Zone late last year in an effort to familiarize locals with the local development landscape. Their team is involved in multiple projects across the South Side, targeting $180 million in commitments for developments in Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Detroit, parts of Arizona and Nevada, and other emerging economies.
