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New Permit Issued for 6523 S Minerva Avenue in Woodlawn

7:00 am on December 13, 2021 By Bee Ricketts

A permit was issued on Friday for a three-story residential building with masonry facade at 6523 S Minerva Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood. The proposed project’s owner is listed as GA Roslyn LLC 6523 S. Minerva. The scope of the project indicates that there will be three total dwelling units. The first-floor unit will be duplexed with a basement. There will be a rooftop stair enclosure, a rear staircase, and a detached three-car framed garage. The lot is currently vacant.

166 N Aberdeen Street Places 20th in Chicago YIMBY’s Year-End Countdown

7:45 am on December 12, 2021 By Jack Crawford

Coming in at spot number 20 in our year-end countdown of tallest construction projects is 166 N Aberdeen Street, a new mixed-use high rise near the western end of the Fulton Market District. Rising 241 feet to the top of its elevator overrun, the 21-story building has been planned by MCZ Development, and will provide ground-level retail and 224 total apartments. Replacing the now-demolished Fabbri Sausage Factory, the project recently broke ground and erected its tower crane.

Residential Development At 8535 W Higgins Road Applies For Rezoning

7:30 am on December 12, 2021 By Ian Achong

A new residential development at 8535 W Higgins Road has applied for zoning approval in order to proceed towards construction. Located within a larger complex near O’Hare Airport adjacent to existing office buildings and a Marriott hotel, developer GlenStar partnered with FitzGerald Associates on the seven-story, W-shaped project.

New Permits Issued for 1066 N Paulina Street in West Town

7:00 am on December 12, 2021 By Bee Ricketts

Permits were issued yesterday for a new three-story residential building at West Town‘s 1066 N Paulina Street. The lot is currently occupied by a two-story frame residence. The permit owner is listed as 1066 Paulina LLC and plans indicate that the scope of the project will include three total units, a basement level, a rooftop deck with an enclosed staircase, and a detached three-car garage with its own rooftop deck.

Obama Presidential Center. Rendering by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects

Recently Started Obama Presidential Center Claims 21st Spot In Year End Countdown

7:45 am on December 11, 2021 By Ian Achong

Claiming the 21st spot in YIMBY’s year-end countdown is the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park. The Obama Foundation recently broke ground on its cultural campus centered around the 219-foot-tall museum tower designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects and landscape architecture by Michael van Valkenburg Associates.

4600 N Kenmore Avenue. Rendering by Level Architecture

4600 N Kenmore Avenue Reaches Second Floor in Uptown

7:30 am on December 11, 2021 By Jack Crawford

Since September’s update, structural work has risen by a floor for a new mid-rise building at 4600 N Kenmore Avenue in Uptown. The five-story building has been planned by Cedar St. Companies, whose planned programming will come with 2,500 square feet of ground-level retail and 62 rental units on the upper four floors. The development also encompasses a former bank building located adjacently west. This two-story masonry structure resides under the separate address of 1050 W Wilson Avenue, and will serve as a new performance venue for Double Door Music.

Demolition Permit Approved for 453 W Briar Place in Lake View

7:00 am on December 11, 2021 By Bee Ricketts

A demolition permit was filed this week for a two-story masonry residence along with a detached frame garage located at 453 W Briar Place in the Lake View neighborhood. The permit’s owners have been listed as Briar Street 453 LLC.

Nearly Complete at 400 N Aberdeen Street, Fulton Labs Ranks as Chicago’s 22nd Tallest Construction Project

7:45 am on December 10, 2021 By Jack Crawford

Coming in at 22nd in Chicago YIMBY’s year-end countdown is the 16-story Fulton Labs at 400 N Aberdeen Street, located near the northern edge of West Loop’s Fulton Market District. At a height of 242 feet, the nearly completed life and health sciences office building is being developed by Trammell Crow Company in collaboration with Zoë Life Sciences. Having replaced a pair of one- and four-story masonry buildings, the modern new tower is the second installation of the Fulton Labs campus plan, which also includes the nearby 14-story 1375 W Fulton Street that was completed last year.

City Of Chicago Awards $1 Billion Towards Affordable Housing Projects

7:30 am on December 10, 2021 By Ian Achong

The City of Chicago and Mayor Lori Lightfoot have announced the 24 recipients of a nearly $1 billion investment in affordable housing, the largest in Chicago history. All together the selected developments will bring 2,428 residential units across 14 neighborhoods in collaboration with Chicago Department of Housing. The winning proposals come from a list of 51 applicants and consist of new construction, preservations, and rehabilitation work.

Demolition Permit Issued for 10600 S Green Bay Avenue in East Side

7:00 am on December 10, 2021 By Bee Ricketts

A demolition permit was issued yesterday to remove a former Kiln factory located at 10600 S Green Bay Avenue in the East Side neighborhood. The three-story structure borders the Calumet River. The permit’s owners have been listed as the Chicago Development LLC.

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