Dinkel’s Replacement Advances To September’s Zoning Meeting

A meeting time has been set to review the zoning application for the mixed-use development at 3327 N Lincoln Avenue in Lake View. Replacing the long-term home of neighborhood staple Dinkel’s Bakery, the new proposal will also demolish three-additional buildings ranging from one to three stories in height. Developer PCR Group is working with Jonathan Splitt Architects on the design, whose application was deferred at last month’s zoning meeting.

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3204 N Kostner Avenue

Five-Story Building Receives Permit at 3204 N Kostner in Kilbourn Park

A construction permit has been issued for a residential project at 3204 N Kostner Avenue in Kilbourn Park. The five-story building will have a basement, 30 dwelling units, and a 30-car garage on the ground floor. Other features will consist of a rooftop deck, rooftop stair enclosures, front and rear balconies from the second to the fifth floors, and an elevator penthouse. Currently, the site is occupied by a single-story masonry building and a parking lot.

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Port Of Chicago Applies For Federal Grant To Rebuild Facility

The Illinois International Port District has applied for a grant to extensively restore its multi-site campus in East Side and South Deering. Formally located at 3600 E 95th Street and commonly known as the Port of Chicago, the massive facility has been slowly crumbling into the lake as funding continues to dry up. However, its governing body hopes to get the support of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s $34.5 million grant administered by the Maritime Administration.

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