The City of Chicago has announced the potential sale and development of a handful of lots around 3916 S Lake Park Avenue in Bronzeville. Located around the intersection with E Oakwood Boulevard, the package is made up of six separate currently vacant lots. The efforts are being led in collaboration with the Department of Planning and Development as the city searches for potential development teams.
Demolition work is nearing completion at Northwestern’s 97 year-old Ryan Field. The demolition began in February and is now down to the Central seating section on one side and the end-zone on the other. The total stadium rebuild is on track to finish in summer 2026.
On March 22, the Winnetka Trustees Board granted unanimous approval for the much-anticipated One Winnetka development. The project is designed by OKW Architects and is being developed by Murphy Development Group. The development will feature a four-story structure encompassing 59 residential units alongside 20,955 square feet of commercial space. Included in the project are 152 parking spaces, distributed with 39 parking spaces at ground level and 113 underground as reported by The Record.
Work has officially been completed at the historic Victor F. Lawson House at 30 W Chicago Avenue in the Near North Side. Located on the northeast corner with N Dearborn Street across the street from the massive One Chicago development, the renovation took the 10th place in our 2023 year-end countdown. The work was led by developer Holsten Real Estate with local design firm Farr Associates.
A zoning application has been submitted for the mixed-use development dubbed ‘Old Town Canvas’ at 1610 N LaSalle Drive in Old Town. Sitting on the intersection with W North Avenue, we recently covered the project as it received a height bump after some community input. Local developer Fern Hill is behind the proposal originally revealed nearly three years ago.
