Updated details and a construction timeline have been revealed for the new Engineering and Science building for the University of Chicago at 5620 S Ellis Avenue in Hyde Park. Located on the corner with E 56th Street, the project sits just east of the university’s new cancer center and has been in the works for a few years.
The lot at Lake Street and Desplaines Avenue in the West Loop is ready for construction of a new residential development now that the Fast Track restaurant is gone. The single-story stalwart was permitted for demolition back in August of last year, but remained standing until January. Demo work was swift once it officially got started. Up next for the property is the eight-story, 49-unit apartment building at 629 West Lake Street from Fulton Market Suites LLC, with Chicago Common Partners handling general contractor duties.
Updated plans for the mixed-use development at 750 W North Avenue in Lincoln Park have been approved by the Chicago City Council. The current proposal is the second in recent years to be pitched for the surface parking lot bound by the tracks of the CTA Brown Line on two sides.
Demolition is being carried out on a frame residence at 822 West Aldine Avenue in Lake View, where a new four-unit building will soon begin construction. A demo permit was issued by the city on September 5, 2024, with All Concrete Contractors handling the teardown. The home, built in 1885, sold back in July for just over $1.5 million, according to real estate records.
Details have been revealed for the upcoming redevelopment of the over mile-long space underneath the new tracks of the Red and Purple Line across the north side. The plans come just over a year since the CTA held its first neighborhood meeting requesting input from neighbors on what they’d like to see.
