Plans have been revealed for a massive new data center at 2538 South Wabash Avenue within the Near South Side. Bound by the Stevenson Expressway to the north and the CTA Green Line tracks to the west, the project would rehabilitate an existing commercial structure and replace the adjacent vacant lot.
Foundation permits have been issued for O’Hare International Airport’s new Concourse D. Years in the making, the permit marks a major milestone for the structure, which began construction earlier this year. The effort is being led by the airport under the ORDNext project, which will eventually deliver a new Global Terminal and additional concourse.
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the plans for DuSable Park at 451 North DuSable Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville. The project will redevelop a small vacant peninsula surrounded by Lake Michigan and connected to the upcoming spire replacement, 400 LSD. The effort is being led by the Park District, with partial funding from Related Midwest.
The Chicago Committee on Zoning has approved plans to upzone a large stretch of Broadway across the Far North Side. Earlier this year, we covered the announcement of the new initiative led by the Department of Planning and Development, aimed at upzoning lots along the thoroughfare between Montrose Avenue to the south and Devon Avenue to the north.
Plans have been revealed for the expansion and renovation of the existing 59th Street/University of Chicago Metra station in Hyde Park. Located between East 59th Street and East 60th Street, the station will serve the upcoming Obama Presidential Center as well as the university. The project is being led by Metra.
