1520 N Ashland Avenue

New Permits Issued for 1520 N Ashland Avenue in West Town

Permits were issued last Thursday for a new four-story residential building located at 1520 N Ashland Avenue in the West Town neighborhood. The lot is currently unoccupied. The permit owner is listed as 1520 N Ashland LLC and plans indicate that the scope of the project will include two total units and a basement level. There will be a rooftop deck with an enclosed staircase, rear decks on the first and third floors, as well as a balcony at the front of the building on the third floor. Plans also show a detached two-car garage with its own rooftop deck.

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Updated Details Revealed For SRO Project At 3150 N Racine Avenue In Lakeview

Updated details have been revealed for a new residential expansion to an existing building at 3150 N Racine Avenue in Lakeview. Located on the southwest corner with W Belmont Avenue, the existing building is owned and operated by Mercy Housing as supportive apartments. Developer Belray Limited has tapped local designer Landon Bone Baker for the expansion to the affordable housing project that will replace the adjoining parking lot with added units.

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Plans Unveiled For New Mega-Development In Woodlawn

To ring in the new year, plans for a new mega-development have been revealed for the parking lots surrounding the Apostolic Church of God in Woodlawn. Dubbed ‘Woodlawn Central’ the project would redevelop eight parcels of vacant land and parking lots into 1.25 million square feet of mixed-use space focused on benefiting the area. The large team includes the church, The University of Chicago, the Preservation of Affordable Housing, Citibank, AECOM as well as SOM and Gensler on the design side.

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