Grade-level foundation work continues to progress for the residential development at 537 West Drummond Place in Lincoln Park. Tucked in behind the recently renovated Hotel Covent on the 2600 block of North Clark Street, the seven-story, 84-unit building is replacing a surface parking lot utilized by the United States Postal Service facility next door.
The City of Chicago has issued a new construction permit to build a two-flat residence at 1650 North Mozart Street in Humboldt Park. The permit was issued on December 30 after being applied for on November 5. The address (1650) appears to be a side yard for the home at 1652 North Mozart, a two-story frame residence which listings show was built in 1894 and sold in July for $650,000. It is being razed for the new project.
Plans for the redevelopment of the parking lots around the United Center, dubbed The 1901 Project, will be moving forward as they are set to be reviewed by the Plan Commission this January. Led by the Reinsdorf and Wirtz families, owners of the Bulls and Blackhawks respectively, the project comes at a time when other teams in the city are seeking relocation.
Construction progress has risen above street level for a big residential development at 1549 North Fremont Street on the northern edges of the River North neighborhood on the Near North Side. The five-story, 132-unit apartment project from CityPads broke ground just after Labor Day. Concrete blocks and steel beams are now going vertical, thanks to the crew from general contractor ENC Construction & Development.
A new residential development at 1701 West Grand Avenue has begun construction in West Town. Located on the southwest corner of the intersection with Paulina Street, the project replaces vacant land most recently utilized as a used-car lot. It received a building permit from the City of Chicago on November 21, assigned to the address of 466 North Paulina Street.
