Additional funding has been rewarded for the upcoming CTA Red Line Extension across the South Side. The news of an additional $100 million comes after the Chicago Transit Authority announced $1.973 billion in funds earlier this year from the federal government. Led by the CTA itself, currently three teams are working on their proposals to build out the expansion and stations.
A construction permit for a new residential project at 6120 S University Avenue in Woodlawn has been approved. This development will consist of a three-story building housing nine units, replacing a three-story brick building. McInerney Properties LLC is the project’s owner.
Initial funding was approved for the new BandWith Chicago headquarters at 134 S California Avenue in East Garfield Park. Bound by W Wilcox Street to the north and W Adams Street to the south, the new center will redevelop an existing industrial building with a sawtooth roof. The project is being developed by the non-profit organization BandWith and is being designed by Lamar Johnson Collaborative.
A construction permit has been approved for a new mixed-use development at 503 E Pershing Road in Bronzeville. The project comprises a five-story building with 32 residential units and retail spaces on the first floor.
A construction permit has been issued for a new residential building at 1018 W Altgeld Street in Lincoln Park. The planned development will be three-story structure housing two residential units, complete with a basement level, a roof deck, rear 1st and 2nd-floor porches, rear three-story stairs, an elevated rear patio, and a rear two-car garage with a roof deck.
