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Tiny Giants Early Learning Center Horner park permitted

Tiny Giants Gets A Permit For Mixed-Use Building In Horner Park

7:00 am on March 11, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago has issued a permit to begin construction on a mixed-use building at California and Montrose Avenues in Horner Park. Demolition is complete on the three commercial buildings that used to occupy the site, and now excavators are tearing away at the earth to get foundations started. That will allow work to begin on a four-story structure that will include a Tiny Giants Early Learning Center on the ground floor, 24 residential units on the third and fourth levels, and office space and support services for the school on the second floor.

Further Details And Timeline Revealed For University Of Chicago’s New Engineering And Science Building

7:45 am on March 3, 2025 By Ian Achong

Updated details and a construction timeline have been revealed for the new Engineering and Science building for the University of Chicago at 5620 S Ellis Avenue in Hyde Park. Located on the corner with E 56th Street, the project sits just east of the university’s new cancer center and has been in the works for a few years.

Kensington School West Loop construction

Kensington School West Loop Begins Taking Form at 1220 West Adams Street

7:30 am on February 25, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Construction progress has risen above foundation level for the Kensington School West Loop at 1220 West Adams Street in the West Loop. General contractor Charles Hall Construction got started on the building last fall, after receiving permission to begin on August 26, 2024. Charles Vincent George Architects is the architect of record, as they have been for each Kensington School development in the city.

Permit Issued For Addition And Alternations At Malcolm X College West Side Learning Center

7:00 am on February 17, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A new construction permit was issued February 13 to begin work at the Malcolm X College West Side Learning Center in the Austin Community Area, just half a block west of the Garfield Park neighborhood. City Colleges of Chicago held a groundbreaking celebration for the facility back in November, after applying for the permit on March 28, 2024. With GMA Construction Group on board as the general contractor, work can now begin.

Additional Funding Approved For New After School Matters Location In Near North Side

7:45 am on January 27, 2025 By Ian Achong

Additional funding has been awarded for After School Matters’ new location at 1065 N Orleans Avenue in the Near North Side. The project will redevelop an existing school building that was most recently the home of Architectural Artifacts before it relocated to Texas. The project is being designed by local firm Eckenhoff Saunders.

Groundbreaking Held For West Side Learning Center Expansion In Austin

7:45 am on November 16, 2024 By Ian Achong

A groundbreaking has been held for the upcoming expansion of Malcolm X College’s West Side campus at 4624 W Madison Street in Austin. Sitting near the intersection with N Kenton Avenue, plans for the community-centric expansion were originally revealed last year as it headed towards city approvals.

Demolition Permits Approved For Future Pui Tak School In Bridgeport

7:45 am on November 14, 2024 By Ian Achong

New demolition permits have been issued for the upcoming Pui Tak School at 3118 S Canal Street in Bridgeport. Sitting near the intersection with W 31st street, we originally covered plans for the project back in 2022 as they were revealed. Now the school is getting ready to move forward with the new campus designed by SOM and Wight and Company.

Kensington School Bucktown has topped out in Wicker Park

7:30 am on October 18, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Yesterday, we looked at the beginnings of construction for the Kensington School West Loop. Today, we see construction has topped out for the Kensington School Bucktown early childhood education center in Wicker Park. Located at 1745 North Damen Avenue, the three-story, 25,000-square-foot building is a design by Charles Vincent George Architects. Along with daycare facilities, the Kensington School Bucktown will also include art and music rooms, and a rooftop play area. The Lauder Group is on the build.

Concrete is in the ground for Kensington School West Loop

7:30 am on October 17, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Foundation work is underway at 1220 West Adams Street for the Kensington School West Loop. Having received a new construction permit from the City of Chicago on August 26, general contractor Charles Hall Construction has begun ground-level work with a hand from Taylor Excavation. The permit calls for a three-story building with an unspecified number off-street parking spaces. The new school replaces a former Boy Scouts of America office building and retail shop, which was demolished this spring.

Groundbreaking Held For BandWith Chicago In East Garfield Park

7:45 am on October 13, 2024 By Ian Achong

A groundbreaking has been held for the new home of BandWith Chicago at 134 S California Avenue in East Garfield Park. Located near the intersection with W Adams Street, the project will redevelop an existing industrial building for the headquarters of the non-profit organization. Most recently the project scored major funding from the city in prep for construction.

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