Chicago lost another of its tower cranes over the second week of September when the rig was removed from the 566 West Van Buren construction site. As that was coming down, more glass was going up around the lower levels of the 199-unit apartment building coming online soon. Most of two rows of glazing, on the second and third floors, have now been wrapped, while the ground floor remains open to the elements.
Plans have been revealed for a new residential development at 1759 North Cicero Avenue on the northwest edge of Austin. Located just south of the intersection with West Grand Avenue, the project would replace a former car scrapyard in a relatively industrial area just steps away from the Grand/Cicero Metra Station.
A vacant spanning 1844-1846 North Damen Avenue in the Bucktown neighborhood has been permitted by the city for a new three-unit residential building. Promised Land Development applied for the permit, addressed as 1846 North Damen, on July 14 of this year and it came through on October 2 with a reported cost of $1.3 million.
Plans for the redevelopment of the former commercial building at 167 North Morgan Street have been approved by the Chicago City Council. Located in the heart of Fulton Market and across the street from the newly completed The Dylan, the project was just revealed this past August after various past attempts to pivot the vacant property.
The City of Chicago issued a new construction permit on the 28th of September allowing a four-story building at 4911 North Pulaski Road in Albany Park. R.P. Fox & Associates is the recipient of the permit, which they applied for on January 31, 2025. It came through 605 days later with a reported cost of $362,925. Stellar Performance Inc is named in the permit as the general contractor.
