The Habitat Company on Thursday announced the first residents have moved in to their new homes at Cassidy on Canal, 350 North Canal Street in the Fulton River District. This first wave of new arrivals into their apartments brings Cassidy on Canal full circle, from demolition of the former Cassidy Tire building, to groundbreaking, and on to inhabitation.
The Chicago City Council has approved a rezoning request for a residential project at 5400 N Ashland Avenue. Designed by Compass Architecture, the development has been scaled down from a five-story to a four-story structure, now standing at a height of 52 feet, down from the initial 57 feet.
Vertical construction continues at 633 S LaSalle Street, a 17-story residential project in Printer’s Row, following the completion of construction financing by Singapore’s Q Investment Partners (QIP) and Chicago-based Melrose Ascension Capital (MAC). The project, which recently changed hands from PMG and The Collective, is a key venture for QIP as it enters the US real estate market.
A special use application has been approved for the residential conversion of 153 W Ohio Street in River North. Sitting near the intersection with N LaSalle Street directly across from the Ohio House Motel, the proposal will redevelop the existing commercial building. The project is being led by local developer Senco Properties and designed by architecture firm FitzGerald Associates.
Climbing to the 25th place on our 2023 countdown is the residential development at 1630 S Wabash Avenue in the South Loop. Located just south of the intersection with E 16th Street, the project replaces a long-time vacant lot across the street from Anderson Park. Though no formal renderings have been revealed, it is being led by CMK Companies with Pappageorge Haymes serving as the designer.
