The Illinois Capital Development Board is now accepting bids for the construction of the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) headquarters, a key component of the University of Illinois System’s Illinois Innovation Network. The state-of-the-art facility will be located within The 78, a 62-acre development along the Chicago River, on a 1.5-acre site donated by developer Related Midwest.
The final exterior pieces are being installed for the 225 N Elizabeth Street project in Fulton Market, a collaboration between Sterling Bay and Ascentris. The 28-story mixed-use building, located at the corner of Fulton and Elizabeth Streets, has reached its maximum height of 314 feet and ranks seventh in the construction countdown.
Excavation work continues to progress for the new University of Chicago Cancer Center at 5654 S Drexel Avenue in Hyde Park. Developed by the University of Chicago and UChicago Medicine, the eight-story project is situated at the intersection of S Drexel Avenue and E 57th Street, replacing one of the last vacant lots on the university’s campus.
Work is set to commence this Monday on the second phase of the Kennedy Expressway renovations on the North Side. The massive project was announced last year, with phase one kicking off last spring and being fully completed in December. The project is being led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and will span into late next year.
Updated details have been revealed for the new Obama Presidential Center Programs & Athletics Center near 6001 S Stony Island Avenue within Jackson Park. Located on the southern edge of the center’s site, the expanded building will sit just north of the intersection with E Hayes Road. Efforts for the new facility are being led by the Obama Foundation and the center itself.
