The Chicago Plan Commission has approved plans for the mixed-use expansion of the XS Tennis and Education Foundation campus in Washington Park. Located at 5301 South State Street, the proposal will replace a large vacant lot at the corner of East 53rd Street, across from the existing tennis village.
Chicago developer BM International Builders received permission on July 17 to erect a pair of multi-unit residential structures in the Edgewater and Ukrainian Village neighborhoods. Both projects were designed by Hanna Architects, and BM International will act as their own general contractor for each.
Demolition of a masonry industrial-style garage structure at 3116 North Western Avenue in North Center has been completed, clearing the site for a new residential building by developer Chlopecki Contracting LLC. A demolition permit for the building, which sat at the back of the lot with open space out front, was issued on June 16th of this year.
A permit for new construction has been issued for the lot at 2206 West Lawrence Avenue in Lincoln Square, allowing Longford Design + Construction to erect a ten-unit residential building. They filed their application on September 6 of last year, and it came through on June 30 with a reported construction cost of $2 million. Longford is also behind the soon-to-open Belfield at 3914 North Lincoln Avenue in North Center.
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the upcoming mixed-use development at 2907 West Irving Park Road in Irving Park. Located near the south end of Horner Park, the project will replace a large vacant lot with the city’s first Native American affordable housing building. The effort is being led by Full Circle Communities and Visionary Ventures.
