Plans for the next phase of the affordable project dubbed Harvest Homes are moving forward as a zoning application has been applied for. Harvest Homes II Apartments is located at 3456 W 5th Avenue on the corner with S Homan Avenue within East Garfield Park, sitting just east of the project’s multi-building first phase completed in 2017.
A construction permit has been issued for the first phase of The Ave, an INVEST South/West development located at 3601 West Chicago Avenue in Humboldt Park. The permit, using the address 3607 West Chicago Avenue, came through on March 13, with an application date of September 4, 2024. It names Leopardo Construction as the general contractor, and an estimated cost of $20 million; the entire project is expected to cost about $45 million.
TIF funding has been fully approved for the upcoming affordable housing project at 547 W Oak Street in the Near North Side. Earlier this month we covered when the Committee on Finance approved the money before sending it to City Council, who has now given its stamp of approval. The project will replace a vacant lot within the greater Cabrini Green site area.
The Chicago City Council has approved the mixed-use Free To BE Village development at 4427 N Clark Street in Uptown. Sitting on the corner with W Sunnyside Avenue, the project will replace a one-story building, vacant lot, and parking lot across the street from its developer the Black Ensemble Theater.
The Chicago City Council has approved the mixed-use development at 6301 S Western Avenue in Chicago Lawn. Located on the corner with W 63rd Street, the proposal was revealed late last year and is set to replace a vacant lot that used to be a three-story commercial building. The project is being led by Southwest Organizing Project with K2 Studio on the design.
