When we stopped by 629 West Lake in the West Loop late last month, we surmised that the presence of an excavator a block south at 135 North Desplaines Street might indicate the beginning of another construction project. Nailed it. A follow-up visit on February 3 showed a crew on site, not only prepping the lot, but doing excavation work and driving piles along the parcel’s south lot line.
The first windows have been installed on the south end of the residential construction at 629 West Lake Street in the West Loop. Soon, the palletized windows stacked just inside the outer walls will be added to the facade as well.
Plans are moving forward for the mixed-use development at 1338 West Lake Street in the West Loop. Sitting on the corner of West Lake Street and North Ada Street, the project was proposed over three years ago and is set to replace the former Leslie Hindman Auctioneers complex, which is currently in the process of being demolished. Efforts are being led by developer Cedar Street Companies.
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the mixed-use development at 1060 West Van Buren Street in the West Loop. Located on the corner of South Aberdeen Street, the proposal has been in the works for over a year and will involve the redevelopment of the existing Universal Overall Co. lofts building, as well as the construction of a new tower on its adjacent lot.
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.
