Facade progress for the 12-story 4600 N Marine Drive in Uptown is rapidly advancing, with Lincoln Property Company having developed the edifice and Valerio Dewalt Train behind its design. The project, which commenced in early 2022, is transforming an underutilized parking lot near Weiss Memorial Hospital into a modern apartment building with 314 units.
The City of Chicago has announced plans to remodel and convert the Diplomat Motel at 5230 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. Located towards the northernmost edge of the neighborhood, the building has served as one of the few remaining motels in the city with a unique neon mural on its streetfront. Now the City Council has voted to approve the purchase of the property in order to convert it into stabilization housing in collaboration with the Department of Public Health.
A construction permit for a new residential development at 3620 S Blake Street has been approved. The McKinley Park project involves erecting a three-story masonry building comprised of two dwelling units. This new structure will replace a previously vacant grass lot, whose owner is listed as Yuet Yue.
The construction of the facade for the five-story mixed-use building at 1135 W Winona Street in Uptown is approaching completion. Now known as ‘The Sally’, the project by Cedar St. Companies follows their early project dubbed ‘The Draper’, located directly west across Broadway. With the other structure to be located at 1131 W Winona, both buildings in this second stage will rise five stories, containing ground-level retail spaces and 180 total residential units – 168 apartments and 12 townhomes.
The Chicago Transit Authority has announced the partial reconstruction of the Forest Park Blue Line Branch within the Near West Side. The work will take place in two-phases and span from the LaSalle station in the east to the Illinois Medical District station in the west, eventually future phases will rebuild the entirety of the branch while making it fully accessible. The work is being led by the CTA and will be completed by the fall.
