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Groundbreaking Imminent For Harper Court Phase II In Hyde Park

7:30 am on January 20, 2023 By Ian Achong

Demolition work has begun and a groundbreaking is imminent for the second phase of the Harper Court development at 5209 S Harper Avenue in Hyde Park. Located on the corner with E 52nd Street, the upcoming structure will replace a one-story building and vertically expand the existing shops from phase one. Its construction comes after multiple revisions and set-backs that downsized the originally proposed high-rise to the current low-rise. Developers Beacon Capital Partners and Trammell Crow are working with Elkus Manfredi Architects and Interactive Design Architects on the updated proposal we covered last summer.

YIMBY Tours 1229 W Concord Place within Lincoln Yards Master Plan

7:45 am on January 16, 2023 By Jack Crawford

This weekend, Chicago YIMBY had the opportunity to tour the nearly complete 1229 W Concord Place, the first building of the broader Lincoln Yards plan. Developed by Sterling Bay, the plan calls for a 53-acre urban revamp of a former North Branch industrial corridor. This first installation will offer 320,000 square feet of Class A medical research labs geared towards biotechnology and bioscience tenant companies.

First Construction Permit Issued for 1112 W Carroll in Fulton Market

7:45 am on January 11, 2023 By Jack Crawford

An initial foundation permit has been issued for 1112 W Carroll Avenue, the site of a planned 34-story mixed-use tower in Fulton Market District. Texas-based Trammell Crow is behind the project, having also developed the…

Permits Issued for 868 N Wells Street in Near North Side

7:00 am on January 11, 2023 By Bee Ricketts

Further construction permits have been issued for the upcoming development located at 868 N Wells Street in the Near North Side. This is part of developer JDL mega-development which has been dubbed North Union. As previously reported, the $1.3 billion masterplan will house roughly 2.9 million square feet of space, 2,656 residences, new commercial units, and 100,000 square feet of public areas.

Coppia (1101 W Van Buren Street). Rendering by Goettsch Partners

Permits Issued for 1101 W Van Buren in West Loop

7:30 am on December 27, 2022 By Jack Crawford

Pizzuti Development has been granted an initial construction permit for their proposed 21-story mixed-use tower at 1101 W Van Buren Street in the West Loop. Replacing a vacant lot of limited size, the new tower will provide a total of 298 new apartment units.

360 N Green Street Secures Sixth Place in Construction Countdown

7:45 am on December 26, 2022 By Jack Crawford

Chicago’s sixth tallest tower under construction is 360 N Green Street, a 24-story primarily office tower in Fulton Market. Planned by Sterling Bay and poised to stand 399 feet, the building will be one of the tallest to the west of the Kennedy Expressway. The base portion has seen significant progress in the last few months, with both the core and structural pieces already filling out much of the base section.

North Union’s 868 N Wells Street Lands 12th Spot in Countdown

7:45 am on December 20, 2022 By Jack Crawford

Coming in at #12 in Chicago’s tallest construction projects is 868 N Wells Street, a 27-story mixed-use building in Near North Side. The tower is the second addition to JDL‘s North Union megadevelopment. This expansive $1.3 billion masterplan encompasses a total of 2.9 million square feet of space, 2,656 residences, a multitude of commercial units, and 100,000 square feet of public areas. This comprehensive plan is designed to bring a variety of resources and amenities to the local community.

410 S Wabash Avenue Breaks Into The 15th Spot Of Countdown

7:45 am on December 17, 2022 By Ian Achong

Capturing the 15th spot in this year’s countdown is the mixed-use development at 410 S Wabash Avenue in The Loop. Located on the southwest corner with E Van Buren Street, the structure will replace a vacant surface lot directly adjacent to the famed CTA tracks that give the neighborhood its name. North Carolina-based developer Lennar Multifamily Company which recently rebranded as Quarterra is behind the project along with architecture firm Antunovich Associates on its design.

Medical District’s The Lydian Takes 19th Place In Countdown

7:45 am on December 13, 2022 By Ian Achong

This year’s countdown continues with The Lydian at 513 S Damen Avenue in the Illinois Medical District taking the 19th place. The structure claimed the 19th place in last year’s countdown as well when it had recently broken ground, but now the development races towards completion just south of the intersection with W Congress Parkway. Local developer Marquette Companies, who is also behind a handful of projects around the West Loop’s Union Park, is leading the charge with architecture firm Brininstool + Lynch having worked on its design.

920 N Wells Street at North Union. Rendering by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture

Topped-Out 920 N Wells Takes the 25th Spot in Construction Countdown

7:45 am on December 7, 2022 By Jack Crawford

Ranking 25th in the year-end countdown of tallest Chicago construction projects, 920 N Wells Street is continuing facade installation in Near North Side. The 21-story tower developed by JDL is the first step in a larger $1.3 billion development known as North Union.

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