Near West Side

Laborers' Local 1001 construction

Laborers’ Local 1001 Adding Second Floor Addition To Near West Side Office

Construction is ongoing for a second-floor addition to the offices of the Laborers’ Local 1001 standalone building at 323 South Ashland Avenue on the Near West Side. The long, narrow, single-story building received a number of new permits last spring and summer. Vari Architects designed the new addition, with Harbor Country Development of Burr Ridge handling general contractor duties.

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Plan Commission To Review The 1901 Project This January

Plans for the redevelopment of the parking lots around the United Center, dubbed The 1901 Project, will be moving forward as they are set to be reviewed by the Plan Commission this January. Led by the Reinsdorf and Wirtz families, owners of the Bulls and Blackhawks respectively, the project comes at a time when other teams in the city are seeking relocation.

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220 North Ada glass installation

Curtain Wall Installation Begins At 220 North Ada

The glass curtain wall is being installed at the topped-out 220 North Ada residential tower on Chicago’s Near West Side. Thanksgiving week saw the first level of windows go up on the building as high-rise development continues to push its way further west in the West Loop. A tower crane permit issued last week indicates that construction could begin very soon just a couple blocks north at 400 North Elizabeth, while the 368-unit Flora apartment tower at 1114 West Carroll Avenue just opened in mid-October.

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Homes Are Rising On Both 13th Street and Hastings Street On The Near West Side

Two rows of residential buildings have begun construction, and some have topped out at their full three stories, on the city’s Near West Side. A dozen buildings are being developed here, with permits having been issued for the first eight back in August, and the final four permitted in November. Designed by Axios Architects, the project will deliver 72 dwelling units in total.

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