Development Commission Approves Senior Housing At 9633 S Cottage Grove Avenue In Pullman

The Chicago Community Development Commission has approved financing for the residential development at 9633 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Pullman. Located north of the intersection with E 99th Street and surrounded by rail tracks, I-94, and Chicago State University, the project replaces a one-story commercial building near a heavily forested vacant lot. Part of the larger $1 billion in funding approved for affordable housing, developers Trinity United Church of Christ is working with Johnson and Lee Architects on the design of the multi-phase proposal.

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Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle

Dead by Design #4: Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle in The Loop

One of Chicago’s tallest and most notorious cancelled developments is the 125-story Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle, the first in this series to surpass the Willis (Sears) Tower in height. Proposed in 1988 by Lee Miglin and J. Paul Beitler, this superstructure would have risen 1,999 feet at 201 W Madison Street in The Loop. If construction proceeded as planned up until its targeted 1993 completion, the tower would have reigned as world’s tallest building for 17 years leading up to the completion of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa in 2010. It is worth noting however that building’s sheer influence would very likely have altered the race to the top, creating what may have been a very different set of subsequent mega-towers around the world.

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Chicago YIMBY Visit The Wild Mile After Its First Summer Near Goose Island

Chicago YIMBY checked in on the innovative Wild Mile at 905 W Eastman Street near Goose Island after its first operational summer. Located directly behind the Lincoln Park REI store near the Big Deahl development that is currently under construction, the small park is only part of a larger proposal aiming at reinventing the Chicago River’s north branch. Nonprofit Urban Rivers is leading the charge for the SOM designed masterplan, of which the park is only the first phase opening late last year with this summer being its first full season.

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New Permits Issued for 2140 N Sawyer Avenue in Logan Square

New construction permits were issued this past week for a new two-story residential building located at 2140 N Sawyer Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. The permit’s owner has been listed as Boris Dukach, and it’s been indicated that the build will house two units and will feature a roof deck. There will also be a detached garage with its own roof deck. The lot is currently occupied by a frame structure addressed as 2136 N Sawyer Avenue which was previously issued a demolition permit.

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