The proposed zoning has been approved for a new 15-story office tower at 609 W Randolph Street in West Loop Gate. The project site is an interior lot along W Randolph Street between N Jefferson Street and N Des Plaines Street. Vista Property Group is in charge of the development.
Full construction permits were issued last week for the conversion of a five-story parking garage into a seven-story mixed-use building, filed under the address 3121 N Broadway in Lake View. The owner, 3115 Properties LLC, is planning 72 apartments, seven of which will be affordable. Additional programming will consist of ground-level retail, 56 on-site parking spaces, and a rooftop terrace and enclosure. With the two added floors, the building will stand just under 83 feet in height.
Zoning was approved this past November for a five-story mixed-use building at 2465-79 W Foster Avenue, also addressed as 5151-59 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. The developer, listed under Lincoln & Foster LLC, has planned 42 residential units, two live/work units, retail on the ground floor, and a rooftop deck.
Final exterior touches remain near the base of St. Regis Chicago (formerly Vista Tower), a 101-story mixed-use skyscraper at 375 E Wacker Drive in Lakeshore East. Developed by Magellan Group, the tower reaches 1,191 feet in height, claiming the second spot in Chicago YIMBY’s end-of-year countdown and garnering “supertall” status at over 984 feet.
The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a new ordinance clearing the way for a four-story mixed-use building at 2024 W Irving Park Road in North Center. The owner Sewickley, LLC is planning for ground-floor retail with 12 condominium units above.
