Lakeside Alliance, the construction conglomerate building the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, announced the topping out of the Center’s Museum Tower on their LinkedIn account earlier this month. The Chicago Sun-Times reported then that the Presidential Center was about 56% complete.
A three-story masonry building, the last-standing building of the Jane Addams Homes, is being converted into the National Public Housing Museum on Taylor Street in Little Italy. A joint effort by Related Midwest and the Chicago Housing Authority, the renovation is part of Roosevelt Square Phase 3B which we featured last week.
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.
An official opening has occurred for the redevelopment of the Ramova Theater at 3518 S Halsted Street in Bridgeport. Located near the intersection with 35th Street, the iconic theater’s interior and exterior have been under construction for nearly two years after new renderings were revealed last year. The $30 million project was led by Baum Revision with a collection of locals and celebrities as well.
The Chicago Department of Planning and Development and Mayor Brandon Johnson have announced winners of multiple grants for projects across the city. The first pool consists of $25 million in grants for commercial projects, a second pool of $5 million is to be distributed for climate-transit related projects, and $8 million in Adopt-A-Landmark grants.
