Construction progress has risen above foundation level for the Kensington School West Loop at 1220 West Adams Street in the West Loop. General contractor Charles Hall Construction got started on the building last fall, after receiving permission to begin on August 26, 2024. Charles Vincent George Architects is the architect of record, as they have been for each Kensington School development in the city.
A new construction permit was issued February 13 to begin work at the Malcolm X College West Side Learning Center in the Austin Community Area, just half a block west of the Garfield Park neighborhood. City Colleges of Chicago held a groundbreaking celebration for the facility back in November, after applying for the permit on March 28, 2024. With GMA Construction Group on board as the general contractor, work can now begin.
Additional funding has been awarded for After School Matters’ new location at 1065 N Orleans Avenue in the Near North Side. The project will redevelop an existing school building that was most recently the home of Architectural Artifacts before it relocated to Texas. The project is being designed by local firm Eckenhoff Saunders.
A groundbreaking has been held for the upcoming expansion of Malcolm X College’s West Side campus at 4624 W Madison Street in Austin. Sitting near the intersection with N Kenton Avenue, plans for the community-centric expansion were originally revealed last year as it headed towards city approvals.
New demolition permits have been issued for the upcoming Pui Tak School at 3118 S Canal Street in Bridgeport. Sitting near the intersection with W 31st street, we originally covered plans for the project back in 2022 as they were revealed. Now the school is getting ready to move forward with the new campus designed by SOM and Wight and Company.
