Plans have been announced for a major remodel of Water Tower Place at 835 North Michigan Avenue in the Magnificent Mile area. The historic vertical mall has been one of the core anchors of the shopping district since its completion in 1975. The remodel is being led by the mall’s current owner, MetLife Investment Management.
A new construction permit has been issued by the city to build a daycare facility at 3351 West 59th Street in Chicago Lawn. The permit had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since the final day of January 2024, finally coming through on March 4 after a 763-day wait. The reported cost is $350,000.
A PNC Bank branch has been permitted for construction at 5430 West Belmont Avenue on the south boundary of the Portage Park Community Area. It will be built on a surface parking lot across the street from an existing PNC Bank facility at 5455 West Belmont. That branch, due to its location on the south side of the street, is in the Belmont Cragin Community Area.
A revision permit was issued this week by the City of Chicago for the new social club under construction at 205 West Superior Street in River North. With progress now up to the third floor on the exterior of The Lake, changes are coming for both the interior and exterior, according to the permit, which was issued on January 5. The reported cost of work to be done to which this permit pertains is $ 3 million.
Steel continues to dominate the Bally’s Casino construction site in River West, as crews from the Chicago Community Builders Collective continue to progress. In the six weeks or so since our last visit, the iron framework has risen from a single level to the seventh story at the north end of the site.
