Claiming the 20th spot in our year-end countdown is the new University of Chicago Cancer Center at 5654 S Drexel Avenue within the UChicago campus in Hyde Park. Located on the intersection with E 57th Street and replacing one of the last vacant lots in the campus, the project broke ground back in October. The university and UChicago Medicine are developing the expansion which is being designed by local firm CannonDesign.
Construction has wrapped up for 3035 N Sheffield Avenue, a four-story residential building at the corner of Sheffield & Nelson in Lake View. This four-story building, developed by Property People, includes three rental units. The bottom unit is a duplex (with a basement level) featuring 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and 3,200 square feet of space. The second-floor unit is a simplex layout with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The third unit is a penthouse duplex, offering 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and 3,500 square feet of floor space.
A renovation project is underway at a two-story, four-unit apartment building at 6721 S Green Street in Englewood. Permits for the project were issued on December 5, after a 133 day review period. The self-certified…
Solverre at 4600 North Marine Drive project, now in the facade completion phase, stands at 159 feet and ranks as our 21st tallest construction project in the countdown. This 12-story residential building, developed by Lincoln Property Company and designed by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, offers 303 units, ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments. Eight affordable housing units will be available on-site, in addition to a $3.1 million contribution to a new 28-unit affordable development by Sarah’s Circle.
Construction has been completed on the first phase of the Kennedy Expressway renovation on the north side. Work began earlier this year in spring on the major renovation of a seven-mile stretch of the highway between W Ohio Street to the south and W Lawrence Avenue to the north. The work is being led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and will span across three-years in total.
