Initial details have been revealed for a new cultural and community hub at 2905 West Madison Street in East Garfield Park. Located at the intersection with North Francisco Avenue, the center will replace a city-owned vacant lot as part of the city’s initiative to reinvest in the West Side. The effort is being led by The Brim Foundation and P3 Markets.
A demolition permit has been issued for the single-story commercial property at 2600 North Clark Street in Lincoln Park, signaling the beginning of a residential development on the same site. Quality Excavation is named as the demolition contractor in the permit, which came through on January 12 with a reported cost of $103,000. Demolition is expected to begin the week of January 19.
A permit was issued by the City of Chicago on January 13 to erect a nine-story, 50-unit residential building at 135 North Desplaines Street in the West Loop. The new development, which we first learned of in March 2023, will replace a surface parking lot on the northeast corner of Desplaines and Randolph Streets. The permit had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since March 2024; it comes through now with a reported cost of $9.5 million.
Additional details, renderings, and a Phase One timeline have been revealed for Foundry Park ahead of its Plan Commission review later this week. Located on the northern half of the former Lincoln Yards site in Lincoln Park, Foundry Park has been in the works by local developer JDL since the firm purchased the site last year after the previous megadevelopment stalled.
Shedd Aquarium assured their renovations would continue into the new year by scoring a another permit on January 2, this time to make alterations to the 4-D theater at the Oceanarium. The permit application date was December 16, and it was issued with a reported cost of $1,420,000. Valerio Dewalt Train is the architect if record, and Pepper Construction will provide general contracting services.
