Permits have been issued for two adjacent single-family homes, part of a larger 12-home development by Lexington Homes. These two new Lake View residences, located at 1225 and 1227 W School Street, will each stand three stories and will be designed by Laszlo Simovic Architects, LLC. As noted in permit descriptions, features for these houses will include basements, five-foot high fences, and two-car frame garages with rooftop decks.
Last week, YIMBY had the chance to tour ‘The Row Fulton Market,’ located at 164 N Peoria Street. Standing 495 feet in height, this 43-story structure is among the tallest west of the Kennedy Expressway. Built by Related Midwest, ‘The Row’ represents an investment close to $200 million. It holds 300 residential units, with a noteworthy 20 percent designated as affordable housing. Also integrated into the design is a 146-vehicle garage.
New upgrades have been announced for the Global Garden Refugee Training Farm at 2902 W Lawrence Avenue in Albany Park. Located on the intersection with N Sacramento Avenue, the urban farm is connected to the adjacent Ronan Park along the north branch of the Chicago River. Now the Chicago Park District is leading the park’s improvements which will include the farm itself.
A full construction permit has been issued for the residential development at 1700 S Wabash Avenue in South Loop. This project will rise on a previously vacant lot just north of the intersection with E 18th Street and adjacent to the CTA tracks.
The exterior construction of a five-story mixed-use building is wrapping up at 7006 N Glenwood Avenue in Rogers Park. This building stands at the crossroads of N Glenwood Avenue and W Lunt Avenue. The 96 CTA bus stop is located at this intersection, and the Morse CTA L station, serviced by the Red Line, is just a block away.
