Details have been revealed for the redevelopment of the St. George Church at 9546 S Ewing Avenue in East Side. Located on the eastern edge of the city near the Indiana border and across the street from Calumet Park, the project will revitalize the closed church into an arts hub and community space.
Plans are proceeding for ‘The Free To BE Village’ at 4427 N Clark Street in Uptown. Led by the Black Ensemble Theater across the street, the new mixed-use project will replace a one-story commercial building, parking lot, and small vacant lot on the corner with W Sunnyside Avenue. Made up of two buildings, the development will rise in two phases as well.
Work is set to ramp up on a new health and nutrition center at 1110 E 130th Place in Altgeld Gardens. Located on the north east corner of the housing complex, the new building would bring additional services to the area that are in demand after years of exposure to some of the highest pollution and contamination levels in the city.
Additional funding has been granted for the upcoming Bronzeville Trail project across two-miles of old rail tracks on the Southside. Last time we covered the project was in 2022 when initial renderings were revealed, however…
Initial details have been revealed for a new mixed-use facility for the Illinois Basketball Academy at 1800 W Lake Street in the northern edge of the Near West Side. Bound by N Wood Street to the east and N Wolcott Avenue to the west, the block-long structure will be replacing a one-story commercial building and a large vacant lot.
