Two renovation/alteration permits issued by the City of Chicago on the first day of December signal big changes for a commercial building at 613 West 16th Street on the Lower West Side.
Plans are advancing for future replacements of the former Lincoln Yards megadevelopment on the western edge of Lincoln Park. The northern half will be home to Foundry Park, a mixed-use development led by Chicago-based JDL, which submitted a zoning application this week. Additionally, a buyer has now been announced for the southern half of the site.
Foundation work is underway for a new residential building at 4913 North Damen Avenue in the Ravenswood neighborhood. Developer Heffernan Builders, which real estate sites report bought the property earlier this year for $995,000, filed an application on December 30 of last year, and the permit came through on November 17 with a reported cost of $1.2 million.
A potential timeline has been revealed for Metropolis Pointe at 2601 South Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville. Located just south of McCormick Place, the skyscraper development would replace a large vacant lot adjacent to the upcoming Bronzeville Lakefront proposal. Efforts are being led by JC Griffin, along with Wight & Co. and Studio Barnes, which are working on the design.
A permit for new construction has been issued for 1355 North Dean Street in Wicker Park. Variable Properties LLC submitted an application for the development on April 28, and it came through on December 1st with a reported cost of $1.6 million.
