The Chicago City Council has approved the residential conversion of the existing loft building at 811 W Evergreen Avenue in the Near North Side. Sitting near the intersection with N Halsted Street, developer Honore Properties is now moving forward with its plans to reposition the building which has seen multiple different uses in the past.
Five new construction permits for single-family homes were issued by the City of Chicago over a one-week period earlier this month. Located on the site of the demolished Lincoln Park Hospital (Grant Hospital before an ownership and name change in the 1990s) at 550 West Webster Avenue, the five new homes join two others already in progress, and together they’ll form the Grant Place Residences when completed. Lincoln Park Hospital closed in 2008, and was permitted for demolition on June 6, 2012.
The Chicago Plan Commission has deferred at the request of the applicant the residential development at 2120 W Webster Avenue in Bucktown. Sitting on the intersection with N Hamilton Street, plans for the structure were revealed over a year ago and if approved on Jan 16, 2025, will replace a surface parking lot on the campus of St Hedwig Catholic Church.
A three-unit residential building at 2718 North Racine Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood has topped out at three stories, as exterior masonry work nears completion. The development replaces a two-story multi-unit residence demolished this summer. The new construction permit, issued by the City of Chicago on September 20, names Devise Development Group of River Forest as the developer.
The Red Line Extension is moving forward as the state has secured $1.9 billion in federal funding for the project. The announcement came at the same time as Chicago City Council’s announcement that the council had approved zoning for the project. With the design and construction team secured, the extension is slated to begin construction late 2025.
