Initial Details Revealed For Mixed-Use Morgan Park Commons In Far South Side

Initial details have been revealed for the mixed-use development at 11420 S Halsted Street in Morgan Park. Located on the easternmost end of the neighborhood on the intersection with W 115th Street, the multi-phase proposal aims to replace an abandoned ex-Jewel Osco store and its large adjacent parking lot. Dubbed Morgan Park Commons, the team at Far South Side Development Corporation is developing the project and working with local firm Lamar Johnson Collaborative who has recent experience in affordable housing and residential work.

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920 N Wells Street Tops Out at JDL’s North Union in Near North Side

Construction on 920 N Wells Street has officially reached its peak, with the 21-story mixed-use building now topping out in Near North Side. JDL, the developer of nearby One Chicago, is also behind this current structure and its encompassing North Union development, one of Chicago’s largest single plans currently underway. The overall $1.3 billion project will span multiple blocks of land that had been sold by the nearby Moody Bible Institute.

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City Reveals Update On City-Wide Our Roots Chicago Initiative

Updates have been revealed for the city-wide Our Roots Chicago initiative with an emphasis on the south and west sides. Announced earlier this year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot put forward a plan to plant over 75,000 trees over the next five years across all neighborhoods but with an emphasis on those that have historically seen disinvestment in their green spaces. This is being executed in collaboration with locally-based organization Openlands and Seven-D Construction Co who is executing on planting.

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