Updated plans have been revealed for the new Engineering and Science building at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park. Located at 5620 S Ellis Avenue on the corner with E 56th Street, the new structure will replace the historical Accelerator and High Energy buildings as the university looks to expand its offerings.
A townhome development named Madison Park Row is currently under construction on abutting lots in Hyde Park. ZSD Corp, which is also developing condominiums less than half a block away, is building seven townhomes, each including one garage space, on East Hyde Park Boulevard and East Madison Park, on two parcels that back up to each other on parallel streets.
Structural steel is rising into shape for the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park. General contractor Turner Construction has the steel up to the underside of the fourth and fifth levels as it begins to wrap around the twin concrete cores.
A three-story residential building being constructed at 5124 South Kenwood Avenue in Hyde Park has a pending permit to add a single-story addition. McInerney Properties received a permit from the City of Chicago on March 1 of this year to erect a nine-unit building here. A December 2022 fire damaged the previous property at this location, necessitating demolition.
A major donation and name has been announced for the upcoming cancer center within the University of Chicago at 5654 S Drexel Avenue in Hyde Park. Sitting on the corner with E 57th Street, construction is quickly progressing on the state’s first facility dedicated to reshaping cancer care led by the university itself along with local firm CannonDesign.
