The mixed use development at 3318 W Montrose Avenue in Albany Park has been approved by the Chicago City Council. Sitting on the northeast corner with N Christiana Avenue, we originally covered the project nearly a year ago as details were revealed. Now developer Yuriy Chvyrenko has gained approval for their revised design.
Concrete is in the ground for the foundation of 1506 West Henderson Street, a two-unit residential development coming to Lake View. A project by developer and general contractor V & M Development, the new building will be three stories plus a basement. A private rooftop deck and a rear covered deck at the first floor indicate these units might consist of one duplex-down and one duplex-up condominiums. The architecture is by 360 Design Studio, and will include a detached two-car garage providing each unit with one parking space. The new construction permit was issued by the City Of Chicago on July 22 of this year.
A couple of office buildings have moved one step closer towards their residential conversion centered around LaSalle Street in The Loop. With rising vacancy rates across the city’s central business district, more and more office structures are making the switch to residential.
Glass is in session at 5753 North Broadway, a residential development on the busiest thoroughfare in the Edgewater neighborhood. Windows are being installed on the west façade along Broadway; some for the outermost walls, and some for the covered balconies that line the front of the building. Moments Notice Services, the developer and general contractor here, is building a five-story structure with 42 dwelling units on the site.
The new DePaul University Sports Facility is taking a step forward with Alderman Approval at 2300 N Sheffield Avenue in Lincoln Park. Located near the intersection with W Belden Avenue, the project has been at the center of much controversy as plans call for the structure replacing multiple residential buildings owned by the university and commonly used for student housing.
