Three permits issued on December 30 by the City of Chicago allow a local developer to erect three-unit residential buildings in the East Garfield Park and North Lawndale Community Areas. A-Z Plus Remodeling, Inc of Austin is the owner and general contractor. All three of their permits came through with reported costs of $500,000 apiece, and all three projects will replace long-vacant lots.
Zoning has been approved for a mixed-use development at 2000 South Clark Street in Chinatown. Announced earlier this year under the address 2020 South Archer, the project sits at the eastern edge of the neighborhood, across the street from Hilliard Homes. The development is being led by a collaboration between Century 21 Realty Associates and HMC Realty.
Construction progress has reached the third floor on a residential development at 2035 West Irving Park Road in North Center. The five-story, 37-unit project from Newport Development Company and Altitude Capital Partners broke ground in June after waiting a year from application for its new permit to come through.
A new flagship Chase Bank location has been announced at 830 North Michigan Avenue in the Magnificent Mile area as we check in on additional developments nearby. The evolving retail strip has seen its ups and downs in recent years, hovering around a 29 percent vacancy rate, largely concentrated in its northern portion.
The full building permit has been issued for the Bathhouse project at North Morgan and West Madison Streets in the West Loop. Meanwhile, work continues on the third edition, and the first iteration in Chicago, for Brooklyn-based Bathhouse. Serious concrete work is still going into the foundation, with rebar surrounding the site, awaiting placement for the three-story building.
