Foundation work is underway at 537 West Drummond Place in Lincoln Park for a new residential development. General contractor Summit Design + Build has taken over the site, and dirt is being dug up and push around on what used to serve as a parking lot for the USPS facility next door. Soon, construction will begin on a seven-story, 84-unit building from developer Moyer Properties.
Details have been revealed for a mixed-use development at 966 W 18th Street in Pilsen. Sitting right at the heart of the neighborhood’s commercial district, it’ll rise near the future home of the Paseo and recently announced affordable housing redevelopment. Developer Teo Scorte is leading the project that will replace a mid-block vacant lot.
At 1321 North Ashland Avenue in West Town, which earlier this fall saw the demolition of a 100-year-old brick building, activity has transitioned to construction mode. Work has begun on a new four-story, nine-unit building from developer and general contractor SRD Development Group, designed by Red Architects.
A residential building at 1646 North Orchard Street in the Old Town neighborhood of Lincoln Park has reached the second floor. Crews from developer and general contractor Urban Edge Group have reached the underside of the third level of the four-story with basement, five-unit development. Progress is moving along quickly, with UEG targeting a spring 2025 opening for the homes.
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the residential conversion of the office building at 500 N Michigan Avenue on the Magnificent Mile. Located just north of the famed Wrigley Building, the once packed office building has almost cleared the final hurdle towards its conversion. Developer Commonwealth Development Partners now needs approval from the City Council prior to moving forward.
