A two-flat has been permitted for construction at 3029 West Washington Boulevard in the Garfield Park neighborhood. Issued on March 17, the permit allows A-Z Remodeling, Inc to get started on the two-story plus basement, two-unit building designed by Pro-Plan Architects. The application to build was filed on February 11; the permit shows a reported construction cost of $300,000.
The City of Chicago has issued a new construction permit for the property at 2622 West Adams Street in the Garfield Park neighborhood. With an application date of November 7, 2024 and release date of February 20, the permit allows for a three-story, three-unit structure to be built on a long-vacant lot.
In a round-up of smaller projects; a construction contract has been awarded for renovations to the CTA Racine Blue Line station and funding has been announced for a veterans shelter in Garfield Park. The CTA station is located at 430 S Racine Avenue just east of the Illinois Medical District and runs in the center of the highway below. The shelter will be located at 4941 W Chicago Avenue and repurposes an existing building to provide much needed resources to military veterans experiencing homelessness.
The Chicago Transit Authority has revealed new plans for its control center near the intersection of N Pulaski Road and W Lake Street in Garfield Park. Located just north of the CTA Green Line Pulaski station and the upcoming Chicago Police and Fire Academy, the new structure will free up space in their current location at 120 N Racine Avenue in the West Loop. The proposal marks one of the largest city investments in the area in recent years led through a venture with locally-based Farpoint Development.
The City of Chicago has announced a new consolidated program to sell over 2,000 city-owned lots across various neighborhoods in the south and west sides. Focusing on neighborhoods like Englewood, West Englewood, New City, Garfield Park, North Lawndale, and Austin, the program aims at creating an equitable path for property ownership in areas that have long suffered from widespread disinvestment. Dubbed ChiBlockBuilder, it is being led by the Department of Planning and Development and city commissioner Maurice Cox with the blessing of Mayor Lori Lightfoot.