Additional funding has been announced for the Invest South/West winning proposal at 3601 W Chicago Avenue in Humboldt Park. More commonly known as The Ave, the new building would sit on the corner with Central Park Avenue and replace a large vacant lot. The project was originally announced over two years ago by developers KMW Communities and POAH.
Updated renderings have been revealed for the conversion of the Diplomat Motel at 5230 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square as construction kicks off. Sitting on the corner with W Farragut Avenue, the iconic motel is one of many along the area’s motel row and is now set to become transitional housing. Efforts for the transformation are being led between the city and the Department of Public Health.
Revised plans have been revealed for the mixed-use expansion of the Black Ensemble Theater (BE) at 4427 N Clark Street in Uptown. Dubbed ‘The Free To BE Village’, the multi-structure development was originally revealed last year and will rise across the street from the current home of the Black Ensemble Theater.
Details have been revealed for the first structure set to rise within the upcoming Riverline development at 1010 S Wells Street in the South Loop. Located south of the River City Apartments, Riverline was once part of a larger development that included what is now Southbank north of W Polk Street.
The apartment building at 1723 South Michigan Avenue is going vertical in the South Loop. Thanks to the efforts of GC Brandts Build, with assistance from concrete contractor Goebel Forming, work on the future 12-story structure has reached the second level.
