Work is set to commence for the residential conversion of the former Charles Earle Elementary School at 6121 S Hermitage Avenue in West Englewood. Sitting on the corner with W 61st Street, the school closed in 2013 with plans for its conversion dating back to 2017. Since then, Wisconsin-based developer Gorman & Co. has been working towards this date.
Construction is underway for a new apartment building at 6350 North Glenwood Avenue in Edgewater. The development takes the place of the former Uncommon Ground restaurant at 1401 West Devon Avenue, which was demolished this summer after receiving a demo permit in April of this year. When we dropped by the site in August, we found demo work all but completed, and the crew on site told us construction would begin immediately thereafter. And true to their word, a lot of progress has already been made.
A new permit has been issued for the construction of a new 4-story, 3-unit residence with a basement, rear elevated patio, and a 2-car garage at 1145 West 17th Street in Pilsen. Plans were designed…
Revised plans have been revealed for the mixed-use expansion of the Black Ensemble Theater (BE) at 4427 N Clark Street in Uptown. Dubbed ‘The Free To BE Village’, the multi-structure development was originally revealed last year and will rise across the street from the current home of the Black Ensemble Theater.
Construction of the 132-unit residential development at 1549 North Fremont Street on the Near North Side is underway. When we posted about the foundation permit being issued back in August, the developers from CityPads let us know with a comment that construction would begin after Labor Day. And true to form, foundation work has started. Since that time, the full building permit (assigned to 1529 North Fremont Street) has also been issued.
