Only rubble and one story’s worth of west and north wall remain on the former site of Aya Pastry at 1332 West Grand Avenue in West Town. The neighborhood bakery closed in August 2025, and its building was slated for demolition in June of this year. Our site visit at the end of June showed the building still standing but surrounded by demo fencing, with a crew and excavator on the lot starting prep work.
Panoptic Group has received permission from the City of Chicago to redevelop the property next to their West Town office. Using the address of 536 North Western Avenue, a permit issued on September 1 calls for a five-story building with nine dwelling units and retail space on the first floor. Panoptic’s headquarters is at 524 North Western, right next door.
Plans have been revealed for a new mixed-use development at 2119 West Grand Avenue in West Town. Located mid-block between North Hoyne Avenue and North Leavitt Street, the proposal is set to replace a large vacant lot near the western end of the neighborhood. Efforts for the project are being led by a duo of local developers under an LLC.
Leasing has begun ahead of move-ins this summer for the mixed-use development at 465 North Carpenter Street in West Town. Located on the intersection with West Grand Avenue, the project has been in the works for a few years and topped out this spring ahead of initial interior work. Late last year, we were able to take a look through the construction site, found here.
A four-story residential building has topped out at 1321 North Ashland Avenue in West Town, as concrete block begins setting on the side walls for its attached garage at the alley. The brickwork on the front and side façades for the dwelling units appears to be complete, and an elevator enclosure is visible near the northeast corner of the roof top, which will also include a deck for residents. That should provide enough elevation for nice skyline views. The new construction permit allows balconies on the three upper floors; those have yet to be installed.
