A surprise tower crane has been added to Chicago’s skies, as the University of Illinois Chicago erected a tower crane over the weekend on the Near West Side campus. A parking garage is being developed at 1846 West Grenshaw Street by first-time collaborators Hunt Development Group and Lincoln Property Company. Gensler is the design architect for the project, with Turner Construction Company performing general contractor duties.
An official opening has been held for the new Chicago Fire FC – Endeavor Health Performance Center at 1434 S Loomis Street in the Near West Side. The massive facility replaces much of what was Addams/Medill Park that was also the former home of four CHA complexes demolished in 2007. A groundbreaking was originally held mid-2023.
Progress is ongoing for a new entrance at the Racine Blue Line platform on the city’s Near West Side. The station, which lies between the inbound and outbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway and is two blocks west of the Morgan Street substation we looked at last week, is part of the CTA’s $3 billion plan to reconstruct the Forest Park Branch of the Blue Line system. The Racine renovation alone, which extends from Racine Avenue to the east to Loomis Street to the west, is estimated to cost approximately $23 million.
The residential development at 224 South Ashland Avenue on Chicago’s Near West Side has leveled up to the second floor of construction. Developer and general Contractor 4Corners Real Estate will take the building up to five stories, delivering 56 new rental units to the neighborhood four blocks east of the United Center.
Expansion of Fifth Third Arena on the city’s Near West Side continues to make progress, with the shell nearing complete enclosure. The Chicago Blackhawks are building a major addition to their practice and training facility at 1801 West Jackson Boulevard, adding more ice and community space and opportunity for area hockey fans to be involved in the sport.
