Construction progress continues for the new Kensington School early childhood education center in Wicker Park. Located at 1745 North Damen Avenue, the three-story, 25,000-square-foot building is a design by Charles Vincent George Architects. Along with daycare facilities, the center will also include art and music rooms, and a rooftop play area.
A four-story, six-unit apartment building has begun construction at 1624 N Damen Avenue in the Wicker Park neighborhood. A full building permit, issued June 27 of this year, calls for retail space at ground level. Balconies at the front and rear of the building, designed by 360 Design Studio, are also included on the permit. No parking spaces are mentioned.
Updated details for the expansion of the residential property at 1239 N Wood Street in Wicker Park. Located on the intersection with W Potomac Avenue just north of Division Street, an expansion to the current property has been in works for many years now. The project is being led by a local LLC with Laszlo Simovic Architects working on its design.
First Ward Alderman La Spata has submitted to designate the property at 1628 W Division Street in Wicker Park as a Low Affordability Community. Located near the intersection with N Ashland Avenue and N Milwaukee Avenue, plans for a new tower on the site have been in the works for multiple years. The most recent designs for the project date back to 2022.
Kensington School is building an early childhood education center at 1745 N Damen Avenue in Wicker Park, and construction progress is beginning to rise above street level. This is the fourth Kensington School location in Chicago, and the 17th overall.
