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City Council Approves Residential Conversion Of 500 N Michigan Avenue

The Chicago City Council has approved the conversion of the office building at 500 N Michigan Avenue on the Magnificent Mile. Announced earlier this year, the proposal has sailed through all of its necessary approvals recently and will join various other conversions downtown. The project is being led by Connecticut based Commonwealth Development Partners with GREC Architects.

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Plan Commission Approves Residential Conversion Of 500 N Michigan Avenue

The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the residential conversion of the office building at 500 N Michigan Avenue on the Magnificent Mile. Located just north of the famed Wrigley Building, the once packed office building has almost cleared the final hurdle towards its conversion. Developer Commonwealth Development Partners now needs approval from the City Council prior to moving forward.

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Old Town Canvas Faces Opposition In Latest Community Meeting

A community meeting has been held for the revised plans of ‘Old Town Canvas’ at 1610 N LaSalle Drive in Old Town. The upcoming skyscraper has been the center of controversy lately with surrounding neighbors even forming a lobbying community group against the project. The efforts for the structure are being led by local developer Fern Hill who recently proposed another project in Motor Row.

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