The six-story brick and timber loft office building 168 North Clinton Street in the West Loop was permitted for demolition on January 22. Built in 1889, the structure’s first floor served as the Haymarket Branch of the United States Postal Service in recent years, before closing in 2021.
A trio of condominiums have been approved for construction at 3039 North Kenmore Avenue in Lake View. A permit application filed by the developer on December 3 of last year came through on February 17 with a reported cost of $1.2 million.
Plans have been revealed for a new mixed-use development at 6501 South Cottage Grove Avenue in Woodlawn. Located at the intersection with East 65th Street and steps away from the CTA Cottage Grove Green Line station, the proposal would replace a small existing commercial plaza and its parking lot.
Another tower crane jump was completed successfully at the Bally’s Casino hotel tower in River West over the weekend. Three growth spurts for the crane were approved with one permit back on November 13 of last year; we can expect to see one more jump here before the tower tops out.
Initial details have been revealed for the vertical farm and housing redevelopment of the historic structure at 401 South State Street in The Loop. Located across the street from the Harold Washington Library and the shelved Assemble Chicago development, the project would bring much-needed life to an area of downtown plagued by vacancies.
