Further renderings have been revealed for the mixed-use development at 925 W Belmont Avenue in Lake View. Sitting near the CTA Belmont stop just west of N Halsted Street, YIMBY originally covered the project earlier this month when revealed by the Alderman. The project is being led by Mavrek Development with local firm Eckenhoff Saunders working on its design.
JDL’s expansive North Union megaproject is advancing, with exterior work on the second phase’s 26-story tower at 868 N Wells Street nearing completion. Rising to a height of 305 feet, this Near North Side high-rise will replace a former low-rise brick building, offering a mix of 411 apartment units and 12,000 square feet of retail space. This project follows closely on the heels of the first phase’s completion, a 21-story apartment tower at 920 N Wells Street.
In Humboldt Park, facade work is nearing completion for the new Pedro Albizu Campos Apartments, situated at 1203 N California Avenue. This nine-story affordable housing development, a collaborative effort between Pappageorge Haymes and the Hispanic Housing Development Corporation (HHDC), occupies a previously vacant lot and encompasses a total area of 83,000 square feet.
Construction is nearing full height for the Obama Presidential Center at 6000 S Stony Island Avenue in Jackson Park. The center, spearheaded by the Obama Foundation, will replace a portion of the park that formerly housed a football field, situated southwest of the Museum of Science and Industry. The architectural design is a collaborative effort between Interactive Design Architects and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, while the landscape architecture is being handled by a team consisting of Living Habitats, Site Design Group, and Michael van Valkenburg Associates.
Initial details have been revealed for a mixed-use development at 455 N Carpenter Street in West Town. Located on the southeastern corner of the community area, the new proposal will be replacing a pair of existing brick industrial buildings. The project is being led by local developer Range Group with architecture firm HPA working on its design.
