Zoning has been initially approved for the new hotel project at 3257 N Halsted Street in Lake View. Located on the corner with W Aldine Avenue in the heart of Northalsted, the proposal received approval from both the Committee on Zoning and Alderman Lawson. The project is being developed by Allan O’Brien who owns Men’s Room Chicago nearby.
A demolition permit was issued Friday for a one-story commercial building at 424 South Wabash Avenue in The Loop. And it looks like that means a long-awaited hotel project is about ready to get started on the site.
Details have been revealed for a new hotel at 3257 N Halsted Street in the heart of Northalsted, previously known as Boystown. Sitting on the intersection with W Aldine Avenue, the new structure would replace a vacant two-story commercial building and its parking lot which were previously home to Yoshi’s Cafe. At the moment, the developer is unknown.
A renovation permit was issued August 1 by the city of Chicago to convert the former Mid-City Trust & Savings Bank building at 801 West Madison Street into a hotel. Built in 1912, it was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2012. Vacant since 2005, it was last occupied by MB Financial Bank.
The Hotel Riu Plaza Chicago is putting finishing touches on the exterior, as the interior progresses ahead of its scheduled opening this summer. The 28-story hotel will feature nearly 390 rooms when it welcomes its first guests, who can wine and dine each other at the 27th-floor bar “The Rooftop” opening in the fall.
