A single-family frame residence on the corner of Armitage Avenue and Wood Street in the Bucktown neighborhood will soon be replaced by a two-unit building permitted by the city on January 12. Assigned to 1803 West Armitage, the new permit allows for a three-story plus basement structure, indicating one duplex-down unit and one duplex-up, though it is not clear of they will be condominiums or rental properties.
Additional renderings and a rough timeline have been revealed for Optima Lumina at 739 Green Bay Road in Wilmette. Sitting on the corner with Washington Avenue, the project has been in the works for a few years and will replace a collection of commercial buildings next to Optima’s Verdana. Verdana was completed in 2023 and has seen increasing demand.
Exterior work on the residential floors of Aberdeen Crossing appears to be complete, leaving just ground-level finishes remaining. Wildwood Investments and Contemporary Concepts are bringing a seven-story, 99-unit apartment building online at 1100 West Grand Avenue in West Town, and after receiving a caisson permit in August 2024 and breaking ground two months later, the finish line appears to be in sight.
A new construction permit issued by the City of Chicago on January 28 will allow the next phase of development for The Trieuth at Lincoln Square at 5029 North Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. The permit had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since August 2024 after zoning applications were submitted in December 2023, when the first two six-unit buildings at 5015 and 5019 North Lincoln were under construction. It comes through now with a reported cost of $5 million.
Zoning has been approved for a residential development set to rise at 2606 South Peoria Street in Bridgeport. Located at the intersection with West 27th Street and bounded by the Stevenson Expressway to the north, the proposal will replace a unique wedge-shaped vacant lot just a block from Palmisano Park.
