Washington Park

Initial Details Revealed For Debated Washington Park Community Center

7:45 am on April 1, 2023 By Ian Achong

Initial details have been revealed for a new community center at 6020 S King Drive in Washington Park. Located on the intersection with E 60th Street on the southwest corner of Washington Park itself, the Sunshine Community Center will consume the majority of a vacant block with the exception of a structure at its southern end. The project is being developed by Sunshine Gospel Ministries who is working with Civic Projects Architecture and the Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives.

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City Council Approves Kitchen Incubator In Washington Park

7:30 am on February 24, 2023 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved the commercial project at 5201 S Wabash Avenue in Washington Park. Located just north of the intersection with E 51st Street, the project is part of a 2021 Invest South/West RFP and has been in the works since YIMBY first reported on it in early 2022. This winning proposal comes to us from developer Urban Equities and is designed by local firms TnS Studio and SmithGroup with whom YIMBY had the pleasure of speaking with last summer on the proposal.

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New Permits Issued for 5432 S Michigan Avenue in Washington Park

7:00 am on October 6, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

A permit was issued on Tuesday for a new three-story residential building at 5432 S Michigan Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood. The owner is listed as KPG Chicago LLC and plans indicate this project will yield three dwelling units. The second and third floors are each outfitted with open porches at the rear. The first floor will feature a concrete patio. Plans also show the presence of a detached three-vehicle garage. The development will replace a vacant lot.

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Initial Details Revealed For Mixed-Use Development At 363 E 51st Street In Washington Park

7:30 am on May 22, 2022 By Ian Achong

Initial details have been revealed for an upcoming mixed-use development at 353-363 E 51st Street in Washington Park. Located just west of the intersection with S Martin Luther King Drive on the northwest corner of the aforementioned park, the new project will redevelop a pair of existing structures varying in heights that have sat vacant for nearly 10 years now. Led by a joint venture made up of locals and co-developers Corey Gilkey and James Daughrity called Policy Kings, the duo is working with a local design firm on the new concept that will revitalize the corner.

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