The single-story commercial building has been razed from the lot at 701 South Western Avenue in Tri-Taylor, allowing excavation work to begin on a pair of residential buildings set to take its place. B & K Concrete 1 has removed the structure from existence, and is now working on digging out the basement for one of the two new structures.
Four construction permits have been issued for the first block of West 44th Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood, with each allowing work to begin on new two-flat residences. All four permits were issued on February 14, assigned to 12, 16, 18, and 20 West 44th Street, with application dates of January 20, 2025, and each of the four permits are identical.
Details have been revealed for the multi-year renovation of the Ravinia Festival grounds at 200 Ravinia park Road in Highland Park. Located around 25-miles north of The Loop, the iconic festival has called its current grounds home for over 100-years and grown to be globally recognized and the nation’s oldest music festival.
Half of the Fullerton Pointe residential development in Lincoln Park is starting to show, as 519 West Fullerton Parkway rises out of its foundation. Located on the site of the former Cenacle Retreat Center, demolished in 2022 for redevelopment, P3 Properties in erecting a pair of four-story, eight-unit condominium buildings, the first of which, 519, was permitted back in November.
A renovation permit issued by the city of Chicago on February 10 allows one Additional Dwelling Unit for a 1900s greystone two-flat at 1332 South Lawndale Avenue in North Lawndale. Property records show the building was sold in December of last year to Siesta Apartments, Inc., and now a third unit can be added to the two-unit property.
