An updated cost has been revealed for the CTA Red Line Extension (RLE) as the agency selects a contractor ahead of construction. Stretching all the way down to 130th Street once completed, the project has been in development for over a decade and recently received additional funding from the federal government.
The first demolition to make way for the new Bally’s Chicago Casino has begun along the Chicago River in West Town. The City of Chicago issued a demo permit for 700 West Erie Street on August 2, with Brandenburg Industrial Service Company serving as the demolition contractor. A single-story metal building that was most recently the home of a U-Haul rental facility, it sits on the southwest corner of the development site, at the intersection of Erie and Halsted.
A new construction permit has been issued for a residential project located at 6530 South Champlain Avenue in Woodlawn. The project involves the construction of a two-story, two-unit residential frame building, which will include a…
Full details have been revealed for the residential development at 1060 W Van Buren Street in the West Loop. Located on the corner with S Aberdeen Street, the project will redevelop an existing lofts building and replace the adjacent parking lot with a high-rise. This proposal is being led by F&F Realty Partners with architecture firm FitzGerald working on its design.
The City of Chicago issued a full building permit on August 6 to allow the 400 Lake Shore North Tower to continue construction through full height. The 72-story residential skyscraper from Related Midwest can now maintain progress unabated in Streeterville, as the concrete core continues its rise above the old Chicago Spire Cofferdam, and the replacement ramp from Lake Shore Drive takes form. There is also an incredible amount of excavation still ongoing at the site.
