West Loop

Permission Granted For 50 Residential Units At 135 North Desplaines Street In West Loop

7:00 am on January 15, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A permit was issued by the City of Chicago on January 13 to erect a nine-story, 50-unit residential building at 135 North Desplaines Street in the West Loop. The new development, which we first learned of in March 2023, will replace a surface parking lot on the northeast corner of Desplaines and Randolph Streets. The permit had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since March 2024; it comes through now with a reported cost of $9.5 million.

Bathhouse construction update and full building permit

Chicago Bathhouse Scores Its Full Building Permit As Foundation Work Continues

7:30 am on December 30, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The full building permit has been issued for the Bathhouse project at North Morgan and West Madison Streets in the West Loop. Meanwhile, work continues on the third edition, and the first iteration in Chicago, for Brooklyn-based Bathhouse. Serious concrete work is still going into the foundation, with rebar surrounding the site, awaiting placement for the three-story building.

Final Hammer Drops On Hindman Auctioneers As Demolition Continues In West Loop

7:30 am on December 18, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Demolition is in progress for the three buildings that formerly comprised the Leslie Hindman Auctioneers complex at West Lake and North Ada Streets in the West Loop. A site visit this week showed a pause on demo work as crews salvaged and palletized bricks. Lot of bricks.

629 West Lake Street November 2025 construction update

629 West Lake Is One Story From Topping Out In West Loop

7:30 am on December 2, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Construction progress on the residential development at 629 West Lake Street in the West Loop has reached the top floor. Developer Continuum Real Estate Brokers in Ukrainian Village is delivering 49 new apartments in an eight-story structure to the site, located at the southeast corner of Lake and North Desplaines Streets.

Plan Commission To Review Mixed-Use Development In West Loop

7:45 am on November 5, 2025 By Ian Achong

Plans are moving forward for the mixed-use development at 1060 West Van Buren Street in the West Loop. Sitting on the corner of South Aberdeen Street, the high-rise proposal was first revealed in the fall of 2024 but has been quiet since. That is now changing, as it is set to be reviewed by the Chicago Plan Commission later this month.

West Loop’s Bathhouse Lays Rebar At Morgan And Madison Streets

7:30 am on November 3, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Foundation work is underway for the forthcoming Bathhouse at 8 North Morgan Street in the West Loop. Work to drive piles for the building wrapped up a couple months ago, and now excavation is complete and rebar is being formed for the facility’s lower level.

1221 West Washington construction update

Piles Drilled, Filled At 1221 West Washington Residential Tower

7:30 am on October 29, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Auger cast piles are in full effect at the 1221 West Washington residential tower where the Fulton Market District meets the West Loop. Michels Construction has a giant corkscrew at the construction site that has been drilling shafts into the earth, to be filled in with concrete and then a rebar cage.

1217 W Washington Boulevard. Rendering by Pappageorge Haymes

Tower Crane Permit Issued For 1221 West Washington

7:30 am on October 9, 2025 By Daniel Schell

As excavation work wraps up and pile driving nears, a tower crane permit has been issued for 1221 West Washington on the boundary of the Fulton Market District and the West Loop. The permit had been in the Chicago Data Portal since August 28, and it went live on Wednesday, October 8.

Foundation Piles Are Underway For West Loop Bathhouse

7:30 am on June 30, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The new Chicago Bathhouse is under construction, as piles are now being driven into the earth at Madison and Morgan Streets in the West Loop. Using the address of 8 North Morgan Street, the piles were permitted on January 24, so it took a little time to get started on this on. The application was filed on July 31 of last year, and the permit came with a reported construction cost of $600,000. A foundation permit has been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since September 9, 2024. There is no sign yet of a full building permit.

Permit Issued For Conversion Of Lake Street Lofts To Office And Retail Space

7:30 am on June 16, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A permit issued by the City of Chicago on June 11 will allow the renovation of former loft apartments at Lake and Peoria Streets in the West Loop to office space. Lake Street Lofts at 900 West Lake Street is now part of the 919 West Fulton office building, and its conversion from residential units includes a multi-story physical connection between the two structures. The permit, issued to 210 North Peoria Street, was applied for on March 4 of this year, and it comes with a reported $16 million construction cost.

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