New Permits Issued for 6326 S Rhodes Avenue in Woodlawn

A permit was approved on earlier this week for a two-story, three-unit residential building at 6326 S Rhodes Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood. The owner is listed as Greenline Development LLC and plans indicate this project will feature a basement level and a detached three-car garage. The future property site is currently undeveloped. This build is similar in scope to a neighboring property owned by the same developer which we reported on earlier this month.

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Plan Commission Approves Mixed-Use Development At 210 N Morgan Street In The West Loop

The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the mixed-use development at 210 N Morgan Street in the West Loop. Located just north of the intersection with W Lake Street, near the CTA Green Line Morgan station, the project will replace a surface parking lot and one-story garage and shop building. Developer New Castle is working with local architecture firm Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture on the tiered building bringing more height to the ever-growing neighborhood.

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New Permits Issued for 2132 W Rice Street in West Town

Permits were issued recently for a new three-story residential building located at 2132 W Rice Street in the West Town neighborhood. The lot is currently unoccupied. The permit owner is listed as 2132 W Rice LLC, and plans indicate that the scope of the project will include three total units and a basement level. There will be a rooftop deck with an enclosed staircase, rear decks on all floors, as well as a balcony for each unit on the front of the building on the third floor. Plans also show a three-car parking pad is planned.

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Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)

$500 Million Willis Tower Makeover Reaches Completion

This week, EQ Office announced the completion of Willis Tower’s $500 million makeover spanning from its base to pinnacle. Bookending Chicago’s skyline in the southwest corner of The Loop, the 108-story Chicago icon has received extensive renovations to both its public and private spaces. A three-story podium known as Catalog has also been constructed, wrapping around all four sides of the skyscraper’s base.

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