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1850 S Racine Avenue. Rendering by DesignBridge

Facade Work Underway for Casa Durango in Pilsen

7:45 am on June 5, 2022 By Jack Crawford

Facade work and installation are now underway for Casa Durango, a five-story mixed-use building at 1850 S Racine Avenue in Pilsen. The developer, known as The Resurrection Project, has planned for 1,610 square feet of retail and 37 affordable residential units. In order for the development to proceed, the site was re-zoned in 2019 from B3-2 Community Shopping District to B2-3 Neighborhood Mixed-Use District. As part of a broader 53-unit affordable housing plan, the developer is also building an additional 16 units nearby at 2008 S Ashland Avenue.

Life Rings Appear Along Lake Michigan After Years Of Advocacy From Rogers Park Neighbors

7:30 am on June 5, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

In recent weeks life rings have appeared along Chicago beaches. Their presence is thanks in part to a bill introduced by Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Rogers Park) following the drowning death of 19-year-old Miguel Cisneros in the summer of 2021 near Farwell Pier. Rogers Park neighbors have seen a number of drowning deaths at the location, and community members have installed rings as preventative measures and have pushed the district for years to respond to drowning deaths.

New Permits Issued for 3624 S Western Avenue in McKinley Park

7:00 am on June 5, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

Permits were issued yesterday for a new three-story residential building at 3624 S Western Avenue in McKinley Park. The permit owner is listed as 3600 S Western LLC and plans indicate that the scope of the project will include six total units, with an attached garage. The lot is currently unoccupied.

View of 1400 S Wabash Avenue. Rendering by Pappageorge Haymes

YIMBY Tours 1400 S Wabash Avenue Construction Site in South Loop

7:45 am on June 4, 2022 By Jack Crawford

This week, YIMBY toured the construction site at 1400 S Wabash Avenue, which will give rise to a 30-story mixed-use high rise in South Loop. Developed by CMK Companies, the 305-foot-tall tower will add to South Loop’s growing skyline cluster, alongside the 768-foot-tall 1000M apartment building that’s rising nearby.

Zoning Board of Appeals Passes Variances for 3449 N Ashland Avenue in Lake View

7:30 am on June 4, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved variances for a five-story residential development at 3449 N Ashland Avenue in Lake View. The project site is situated at the southeast corner of the intersection of N Ashland Avenue and W Cornelia Avenue and has approximately 200 feet of street frontage. Contemporary Concepts Inc is the developer for the project which will replace two existing commercial masonry buildings. Demolition permits for the existing buildings were issued in March of this year. Permits for the construction itself have yet to be filed.

Elevations of 3244 N Lincoln Avenue. Drawing by Lazlo Simovic Architects

New Permits Issued to 3244 N Lincoln Avenue in Lake View

7:00 am on June 4, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

Full permits were issued earlier this week for the mixed-use development planned at 3244 N Lincoln Avenue in Lake View. YIMBY previously reported on this uniquely-shaped site earlier this year.

Residential Skyscraper Cirrus Now Open to Residents in Lakeshore East

7:45 am on June 3, 2022 By Jack Crawford

Now open to residents is the 47-story condominium skyscraper known as Cirrus, situated just west of the lakefront in Chicago’s Lakeshore East. This 562-foot-tall tower at 211 N Harbor Drive was developed by Lendlease and Magellan Development Group, offering 350 condominiums connected to 50,000 square feet of amenity space. Alongside its 37-story apartment buildings sibling dubbed Cascade and a 0.8-acre-Cascade Park. The two towers and the park occupy the parcels J, K, and L of the larger Lakeshore East masterplan.

Chicago Plan Commission Approves 2700 N Pine Grove Avenue in Lincoln Park

7:30 am on June 3, 2022 By Ian Achong

The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a mixed-use development at 2700 N Pine Grove Avenue in Lincoln Park. Located near the intersection with W Wrightwood Avenue near the Elks National Memorial and Headquarters as well as Lincoln Park’s North Pond, the project will restore the existing domed church building on the site with a large addition built over its current surface parking lot. The developer is the church itself, the Second Church of Christ Scientist Chicago which has seen dwindling congregation numbers thus the decision to move forward with the addition designed by local design firm Booth Hansen Architects.

New Permit Issued for 2852 W Lyndale Street in Logan Square

7:00 am on June 3, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

Permits were issued on Tuesday for a new three-story residential building located at 2852 W Lyndale Street in the Logan Square neighborhood. The project will replace an existing structure. The permit owner is listed as Urban Edge Group LLC and plans indicate that the development will include two total units, each equipped with outdoor space at the rear. There will be a rooftop deck with an enclosed staircase and an attached three-car garage with its own rooftop deck.

3440 N Broadway. Rendering by Eckenhoff Saunders Architects

Zoning Board of Appeals Passes Variances for 3440 N Broadway in Lakeview East

7:45 am on June 2, 2022 By Jack Crawford

Zoning variances have now been approved for a seven-story mixed-use development at 3440 N Broadway in Lakeview East. Formerly occupied by a two story parking facility, the project site is located directly south of Optima’s now-complete Optima Lakeview.

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