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Plan Commission Approves Metra Van Buren Station Overhaul

7:30 am on April 23, 2023 By Ian Achong

The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the redevelopment of the Van Buren Metra station within Grant Park in The Loop. Formally located at 401-407 S Michigan Avenue at the northern end of the park’s grand entrance on E Ida B Wells Drive, the station features entrances on both sides of the avenue as well as the famed Paris Metro-style entrance on the east side. Now Metra is proposing a major renovation led by Muller2 Architects with new entrances and updated pedestrian flow.

2125 W Crystal Street Receives Permit in Wicker Park

7:00 am on April 23, 2023 By Jack Crawford

A permit has been granted for a new residential building located at 2125 W Crystal Street in Wicker Park. The project will stand three stories and house four dwelling units. The listed owner of the project is 2127-29 W Crystal LLC, who had a similar permit issued for the adjacent 2129 W Crystal last week.

City Council Approves Mixed-Use Tower At 1234 W Randolph Street In Fulton Market

7:45 am on April 22, 2023 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved the mixed-use development at 1234 W Randolph Street in Fulton Market. Located on the intersection with N Elizabeth Street the building replaces a handful of low-slung commercial structures after having originally been proposed as a hotel a few years back. Now after receiving its approval from the Plan Commission and comments from the Committee on Design, developers Azur Holdings, and Golub & Company have cleared some of the last hurdles towards construction for the SCB-designed project.

Facade Pieces Go Up at UIC’s Computer Design Research and Learning Center in Little Italy

7:30 am on April 22, 2023 By Jack Crawford

The University of Illinois Chicago’s new computer science building at 900 W Taylor Street in Little Italy is now undergoing facade installation. The five-story structure, called the Computer Design Research and Learning Center, is under construction and will connect to UIC’s existing Science and Engineering Labs building. Once completed, the center will add 135,000 square feet of new programming to support the university’s growing computer science program.

Permit Issued for 723 N Waller Avenue in South Austin

7:00 am on April 22, 2023 By Jack Crawford

A construction permit has been granted for a new residential development located at 723 N Waller Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood. The project will feature a two-story building with basement, comprising three dwelling units. It is designed to replace the previous structure on the site. The listed owner of the project is GT Alternatives LLC.

Work Begins on Small Park at 1400 S Wabash Site in South Loop

7:45 am on April 21, 2023 By Jack Crawford

Work on a small urban park has begun at the site of 1400 S Wabash Avenue, where CMK Companies is also wrapping up a 30-story tower, now topped out at 350 feet. The mixed-use tower, whose headline name is 1400 Wabash, will bring 299 rental units and ground-floor retail space to the South Loop neighborhood.

Congress Theater. Rendering by Woodhouse Tinucci Architects

Financing Cleared To Move Forward with Congress Theater Restoration

7:30 am on April 21, 2023 By Ian Achong

Financing has been cleared to move forward for the Congress Theater redevelopment at 2135 N Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square. Located on the intersection with N Rockwell Street, we last covered the project mid-2022 when it originally presented its plans towards financing which includes city financing. Now after various delays developer Baum Revision can move forward with its requests for the Woodhouse Tinucci Architects-designed proposal.

Permit Issued for Residential Building at 2129 W Crystal Street in Wicker Park

7:00 am on April 21, 2023 By Jack Crawford

A construction permit has been granted for a new residential development located at 2129 W Crystal Street in Wicker Park. The project will feature a three-story, six-dwelling unit VA frame building with a basement, first-floor rear deck, private roof deck, stair access principal building, and detached six-car garage with a roof deck, rear wood fences, and front iron fences. The listed owner of the project is 2127-29 W Crystal LLC.

Revised Plans Revealed For 1300 W Lake Street In West Loop

7:45 am on April 20, 2023 By Ian Achong

Updated details have been revealed for the mixed-use development at 1300 W Lake Street in the West Loop. Located on the northwest corner with W Lake Street and replacing an existing two-story commercial building, plans for the nearly block-long structure were revealed in March with the Committee on Design reviewing its plans soon thereafter. Now developer Loukas Development has applied for rezoning for the upcoming bKL Architecture-designed project.

1606 S Ashland Avenue. Rendering by Antunovich Associates

Construction Enters Final Stretch for 1606 S Ashland Avenue in Pilsen

7:30 am on April 20, 2023 By Jack Crawford

Final exterior construction can be seen at the site of the mixed-use 1606 S Ashland Avenue in Pilsen, where the developer 1600 Pilsen LLC has built 24 new rental units and 4,675 square feet of retail. The four-story, roughly 50,000-square-foot structure will replace a former masonry low-rise building, and is located across the street from the high-profile residential conversion of 1600 S Laflin Street, which was recently approved by city council.

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