New Round Of Winners Announced For The Invest South/West Initiative

Three new winners of the city’s Invest South/West initiative have been announced by the mayor in Humboldt Park and South Shore. The three winners are located at 3601 W Chicago Avenue and 4000 W North Avenue in 2908 E 79th Street in South Shore. All together the three proposals represent a $126 million investment in the neighborhoods aimed at increasing the quality of life, adding equitable affordable housing while joining a list of seven past winners of the two-year-old program that are set to break ground soon.

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5203 S Wabash Avenue

New Permit Issued for 5203 S Wabash Avenue in Washington Park

A permit was approved early last week for a new three-story residential building to be located at 5203 S Wabash Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood. The owner is listed under the name Kalos Group Development LLC, with plans for three total units with an open rear steel stairway and an accompanying three-car concrete parking pad. The building will share a lot with another project that was approved for the same owners in October.

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300 N Michigan Avenue

Facade Encloses Top of 300 N Michigan Skyscraper in The Loop

Since YIMBY’s September update, glass has steadily enclosed most of the remaining floors at 300 N Michigan Avenue, a 47-story skyscraper that recently topped out in the northeast corner of The Loop. Developers Magellan Development Group and Sterling Bay have planned a mix of retail in the base, a 280-key CitizenM hotel on the sixth through 15th floors, and residential apartments on the 17th through 45th floors.

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