Formal plans have been revealed for the upcoming redevelopment of the Emanuel Congregation at 5959 North Sheridan Road in Edgewater. The project encompasses both the lakefront lot on which the synagogue sits, as well as a smaller lot across the street just north of Thorndale Avenue. Efforts are being led by the congregation and developer Fern Hill.
A Transit Oriented Development at 1101 West Berwyn Avenue in Edgewater is wrapping up exterior work ahead of a planned March 2026 opening. A peek through the windows that abut the newly-rebuilt Berwyn elevated platform shows studs inside units, so there’s still a ways to go on the interiors. But outside, brickwork is done and most of the windows are in.
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved plans for a residential development at 6150 North Sheridan Road in Edgewater. Located just south of the intersection with West Granville Avenue and a few steps from the lakefront, the proposal would replace a surface parking lot previously used by the neighboring Kindred Hospital.
Initial massing concepts have been revealed for the residential development of the Emanuel Congregation at 5959 North Sheridan Road in Edgewater. Perched on the lakefront next to Lane Beach, the well-known synagogue currently on the site dates back to 1955 and is launching a major redevelopment campaign for its campus.
The Chicago Committee on Zoning has approved plans to upzone a large stretch of Broadway across the Far North Side. Earlier this year, we covered the announcement of the new initiative led by the Department of Planning and Development, aimed at upzoning lots along the thoroughfare between Montrose Avenue to the south and Devon Avenue to the north.
