Chicago City Council

North Union. Rendering by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture

Chicago City Council Approves North Union Development in Near North Side

The Chicago City Council has approved the 8.1-acre North Union megadevelopment in the Near North Side. Generally bounded by the CTA Brown Line tracks and W Oak Street, W Chestnut Street, and N Wells Street, the North Union site will spread across eight acres. Planned by JDL Development, the project site is currently occupied by one- or two-story buildings, parking lots, and an athletic field, all part of the Moody Bible Institute campus. The entire plan reserves 9.4 acres for Moody Bible Institute while turning over the remaining 8.1 acres over to JDL.

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Parkview Lofts and Commerce at 2139-2159 W Pershing Road. Rendering by FitzGerald Associates

City Council Approves Mixed-Use Development at 2139-2159 W Pershing Road in McKinley Park

The Chicago City Council has approved a mixed-use development located at 2139-2159 W Pershing Road in McKinley Park. Located in the historic Central Manufacturing District, the site is located along W Pershing Road between S Leavitt Street and S Hamilton Avenue. McKinley Park is directly across the street from the subject property. Code RE Partners and the Hispanic Housing Development Corporation are the developers behind the project.

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Thompson Center

City Council Approves New Zoning for The Loop’s Thompson Center Site

Yesterday, the Chicago City Council approved a new zoning ordinance to upzone the property occupied by the Thompson Center, potentially clearing the way for a much taller development. Located at 100 W Randolph Street in The Loop, the 17-story government building was listed for sale earlier this month as the state has begun dispersing its downtown offices to other locations. One such location is the 429,000-square-foot 555 W Monroe Street, where nearly a third of the 3,400 state government employees have relocated.

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