Plans have been revealed for a residential development at 1457 West Fillmore Street in the Near West Side. Located at the corner of South Laflin Street, the new project would replace a large parking lot near the recently opened Chicago Fire FC Performance Center. Details were announced this week by the 28th Ward.
Plans have been revealed for a new expansion of UIC’s Innovation Center on the Near West Side. Located at 1240 West Harrison Street, the expansion will replace an existing parking lot adjacent to the current facility. The project is being led by the university in collaboration with local architecture firm JGMA, which is handling the design.
Additional details and renderings have been revealed for the upcoming expansion of the Fifth Third Arena at 301 S Damen Avenue in the Near West Side. The substantial project will nearly double the square footage of the existing facility, which is owned by the Chicago Blackhawks. Construction is already well underway.
The first of a pair of three-flats has been permitted to begin construction at 2418 West Gladys Avenue on the Near West Side. A second permit, for 2416 West Gladys, is pending in the Chicago Data Portal, and will leave just one vacant parcel remaining on the large vacant lot. Issued on May 23 after an application on March 13, the new permit carries a reported construction cost of $300,000.
The original two-story building, constructed in 1904 and most recently the home of the United Electrical Workers union from 1948 through 2023, was converted to apartments by ZSD Corp. They received a permit from the City of Chicago on May 15 of last year to renovate the building into 22 dwelling units and to add an addition above the existing structure.
