The residential tower at 626 South Wabash Avenue in the South Loop has topped out. General contractor Clark Construction and concrete contractor Adjustable Concrete reached the milestone the week of October 20. On the lower floors, three levels of the glass exterior are now in place.
A vintage late-19th century greystone in Washington Park will be renovated, thanks to a permit issued by the city on October 27. At 5813 South Wabash Avenue, the three-story plus basement multi-family residence will have its three dwelling units renovation, with one Additional Dwelling Unit added.
Plans have been officially revealed for a mixed-use proposal at 607 West Diversey Parkway in Lincoln Park. Located just east of the six-corner intersection of Clark Street and Broadway, the project would replace a 16-space parking lot for the former Inn at Lincoln Park. The new building would rise after the residential conversion of the former inn at 601 Diversey is completed.
Auger cast piles are in full effect at the 1221 West Washington residential tower where the Fulton Market District meets the West Loop. Michels Construction has a giant corkscrew at the construction site that has been drilling shafts into the earth, to be filled in with concrete and then a rebar cage.
Three permits were issued by the City of Chicago over the past week to erect a trio of two-story, six-unit residential buildings in East Garfield Park. All three applications were filed on January 6 of this year. The first two permits came through on October 24, and the third was issued October 27. Each permit shows a reported cost of $2.375 million.
