There has been no groundbreaking yet, but soil is turning for the new residential building at 227 West Chicago Avenue in River North. Site prep is underway for the ten-story building that scored both its caisson and full permits in September. Add to that the construction loan developer Noah Properties secured earlier this month, and now the site is active.
The Chicago City Council has approved the residential conversion of 223 West Erie Street in River North. Located at the intersection with North Franklin Street and bordered by CTA tracks to the west, the proposal was originally introduced earlier this summer along with many other conversions across the city.
Partial funding has been secured, and building permits have been issued for the mixed-use development at 227 West Chicago Avenue in River North. Located at the corner of North Franklin Street, the upcoming mid-rise will replace a vacant lot that previously held a one-story commercial building.
Work in the basement level of The Lake social club is ongoing in the River North neighborhood at 205 West Superior Street on the city’s Near North Side. General contractor Bulley & Andrews has been on the build after receiving permission to start installing caissons in November. The full permit was issued on May 29 with a reported cost of $16.8 million.
A caisson permit has been issued to begin construction on a ten-story residential building at 227 West Chicago Avenue in the River North neighborhood. A stormwater management permit preceded caissons on August 25. The full building permit, applied for on April 29, remains pending in the Chicago Data Portal.
