A surprise tower crane has been added to Chicago’s skies, as the University of Illinois Chicago erected a tower crane over the weekend on the Near West Side campus. A parking garage is being developed at 1846 West Grenshaw Street by first-time collaborators Hunt Development Group and Lincoln Property Company. Gensler is the design architect for the project, with Turner Construction Company performing general contractor duties.
The Chicago City Council has approved the mixed-use development at 350 N Morgan Street in Fulton Market District. Located at the corner of W Carroll Avenue, the project received approval from the Chicago Plan Commission last month and is now ready to proceed, pending funding and building permits from developer Sterling Bay.
The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved Sterling Bay’s proposed residential tower at 350 North Morgan in the Fulton Market District. The development required a zoning change from Business Planned Development 1456 to Residential Business Planned Development 1456.
A construction permit has been issued for the first phase of The Ave, an INVEST South/West development located at 3601 West Chicago Avenue in Humboldt Park. The permit, using the address 3607 West Chicago Avenue, came through on March 13, with an application date of September 4, 2024. It names Leopardo Construction as the general contractor, and an estimated cost of $20 million; the entire project is expected to cost about $45 million.
Formal proposals have been revealed for the city’s Roseland Michigan Avenue RFQ. The RFQ was originally issued in 2022 as part of Invest South/West, it encompassed three sites and garnered responses from five separate teams, our in-depth coverage can be found here. Finalists for the fully affordable projects were originally expected to be announced in 2023.
