Cladding is nearing completion for a five-story mixed-use building at 4806 N Magnolia Avenue in Uptown. Dubbed “The Balaban” after the owners behind the adjacent Uptown Theatre, the project is behind developed by JAB Real Estate and will replace a former parking lot. Programming will yield ground-level retail and 54 apartments on the four upper floors. Of the 54 units, 10 will be studios. Parking will offer 27 surface spaces located in the rear.
With the construction hoist now disassembled, final exterior work is wrapping up at Tandem Partners‘ Avra West Loop, located at 1125 W Van Buren Street. The 20-story mixed-use building will yield 198 apartments atop ground-level retail.
Construction has reached the 12th floor for a 26-story mixed-use tower at 1400 W Randolph Street in West Loop. Developed by Marquette Companies, the project will replace a former restaurant, 11-story brick building, and parking lot. The new building’s plans comprise of 278 units atop ground-level retail. Residents will find various amenities including an outdoor pool and deck atop the 18th floor, a fitness center, and a dog park.
Renderings have been revealed for a proposed mixed-use development at 2907 W Irving Park Road in Irving Park. Planned for an existing vacant lot, the project site is a midblock parcel between N Francisco Avenue and N Richmond Street. Townes Glaser Development is the developer behind the proposal.
Structural work has reached the roof level for a six-story mixed-use building located at 1123 W Randolph Street in West Loop. The project is being developed by Interra Realty, who plans retail space on the first two floors and nine apartments on the third through sixth floors. The seventh level will house a rooftop enclosure and 740-square-foot deck available to residents. Previously, the site was occupied by a parking lot. While the project will only span 16,000 square feet, its height of 69 feet and Floor Area Ratio of roughly 5.0 reflects a recent westward shift in density along the Randolph Corridor.
