The Chicago City Council has approved an affordable housing development at 5853 N Broadway in Edgewater. Located near the intersection with W Thorndale Avenue, the project was first unveiled nearly three years ago and has undergone multiple rounds of community input. It received Plan Commission approval just a few weeks ago.
Foundation work is underway for a pair of single-family residences taking the place of an 1890s building demolished in March. At 4846 and 4844 North Hermitage Avenue in Uptown, Amazing City LLC of Lake Zurich got permits on January 24 and January 30 respectively for the two-story homes. The two permits have identical specifications, and each indicates a reported construction cost of $1.034 million.
Permission has come through for a developer to construct a three-story, six-unit residential building in the 5300 block of South Calumet Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood. An entity of “5321 S Calumet Trust” received the permit on April 17, after filing an application on March 5th. The permit indicates a reported construction cost of $750,000.
New plans have been revealed for a mixed-use development at 215 N Racine Avenue in Fulton Market. Located mid-block between W Lake Street to the south and W Fulton Street to the north, the proposed tower will replace an existing parking lot and a three-story commercial building. Local developer Domus has recently applied to rezone the site.
A pair of condominiums are nearing completion at 1506 West Henderson Street in the Lake View neighborhood. The homes replace an 1897-built structure and its adjoining coach house that were permitted for demolition in August of last year. Real estate records show that property was sold to the developer, V & M Development, for $929,000 last year.
