A permit was issued by the City of Chicago on December 15 to begin construction at 6541 South Maryland Avenue in Woodlawn. Calling for a three-story, three-unit residence, the permit shows an application date of October 10, 2025, and it came through with a reported cost of $450,000.
Nearly a year after site-prep work began, the team behind the new Focal Point Community Campus in Little Village is moving into the second phase of remediation ahead of a groundbreaking. Located at 3201 West 31st Street, the campus will eventually include a new hospital building, among other facilities.
A demolition permit and a permit for new construction issued on December 3, 2025 mean the end of Lola’s Coney Island, a fast-food joint at the corner of West Chicago and North Francisco Avenues in Humboldt Park. Lola’s announced their closure in an Instagram post on October 30, though they will still operate their food truck.
The Chicago City Council has approved plans for a mixed-use development at 6935 North Sheridan Road in Rogers Park. First announced nearly a year ago with a taller design, the current iteration of the project was revealed last August after several rounds of community input. Now, local developer Chicago Equity Partners is nearly ready to move forward.
Two new construction permits for three-unit residences have been permitted for vacant lots at 1257 and 1261 South Fairfield Avenue in the Douglass Park neighborhood. Both applications were applied for on September 19, 2025, and they came through exactly three months later on December 19 with reported costs of $420,000 apiece.
