New Permits Issued for 1646 W Diversey Parkway in Lake View

7:00 am on July 7, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

Permits were issued on Monday for the construction of a new three-story residential building. The future project will be located at 1646 W Diversey Parkway in Lake View. The owner is listed as Eirpol LLC and plans indicate that there will be six total dwelling units. Michael S Cox is listed as the architect of record. This will be a masonry building with a rooftop deck, and a detached six-vehicle garage. No drawings or renderings have been made public.

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Updated Plans Revealed for Harper Courts Phase 2 in Hyde Park

7:45 am on July 6, 2022 By Jack Crawford

The University of Chicago and developers Beacon Capital Partners and Trammell Crow have unveiled the new designs and scope of Harper Courts Phase 2 in Hyde Park. The proposed 13-story medical research office building will support nearly 300,000 square feet of lab space, one-sixth of which will be set aside for the University of Chicago. The contained block lies just west of the railroad tracks, bound by E 52nd Street to the north, S Lake Park Avenue to the east, E 53rd Street to the south, and S Harper Avenue to the west.

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Demolition Permits Issued for 949 W Belden Avenue in Lincoln Park

7:00 am on July 6, 2022 By Bee Ricketts

A demolition permit was issued last week to remove a three-story, multi-unit building with a basement located at 949 W Belden Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The permit’s owner has been listed as Bob Janis. No filings have been submitted to upgrade any of the zoning designations for this property and there is currently no information on any future constructions at the site.

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Podium Tops out for 1000M in South Loop

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

Superstructure work has now surpassed the top of the podium for 1000M, a 73-story residential apartment tower rising at 1000 S Michigan Avenue in South Loop. The 788-foot tower is currently the city’s second tallest active construction project, surpassed only by the 850-foot Salesforce Tower in River North. Developed in partnership between JK Equities, Time Equities, and Oak Capitals, plans have pivoted from 506 condominiums to 738 rentals after an initial construction hiatus. In late 2021 following this two-year pause, the developers received a $304.5 million loan from Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank for work to resume. The design by the late Helmut Jahn has shifted only slightly with a small height reduction.

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