Partial funding has been approved for the residential conversion and partial redevelopment of the high-rise at 30 North LaSalle Street in The Loop. Sitting on the corner of West Washington Street, the project has been in the works for a few years under the city’s LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative, with updated renderings and information revealed last spring.
A permit for new construction was issued this month by the City of Chicago to erect a residential building on the vacant lot at 2006 South Allport Street in Pilsen. The subject parcel stands on a corner site formed by the alley that connects to the rear of the property, adjacent to Perez Elementary School immediately north.
Plans are once again progressing for the long-awaited redevelopment of the Congress Theater at 2135 North Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square. Sitting on the corner of North Rockwell Street, the historic structure dates back to 1926 but has sat vacant since 2013, when it was closed due to code violations.
When we took a walk through West Town’s 455 North Carpenter back in early October 2025, construction had reached the fourth story, with topping out anticipated by the end of that month. True to form, the five-story, 72-unit residential building from Range Group has reached full height, and the majority of window panes have been installed on the exterior.
The first permit to build on the site of the former Ravenswood Presbyterian Church at 4300 North Hermitage Avenue in Ravenswood hit the Chicago Data Portal on January 20. Addressed as 4304 North Hermitage, this is the first of an expected six homes for the site, which begins at the corner with West Cullom Avenue and occupies 4300 through 4318.
