Initial details have been revealed for the redevelopment of Olivet Baptist Church, located at 3101 S King Drive in Bronzeville. Situated at the corner of East 31st Street, the historic church was recently in the news for being listed on Preservation Chicago’s 2025 Most Endangered list. However, earlier this week, the church announced its own plans for the site as part of its 175th anniversary celebration.
A surprise tower crane has been added to Chicago’s skies, as the University of Illinois Chicago erected a tower crane over the weekend on the Near West Side campus. A parking garage is being developed at 1846 West Grenshaw Street by first-time collaborators Hunt Development Group and Lincoln Property Company. Gensler is the design architect for the project, with Turner Construction Company performing general contractor duties.
A two-story, three-unit residential building was permitted for construction by the City of Chicago on April 25 for 6302 South Champlain Avenue in Woodlawn. Greenline Homes, LLC is the recipient of the permit, having filed an application to build on March 10. The permit shows them acting as their own general contractor, with a reported construction cost of $1.076 million.
The Chicago City Council has approved the mixed-use development at 350 N Morgan Street in Fulton Market District. Located at the corner of W Carroll Avenue, the project received approval from the Chicago Plan Commission last month and is now ready to proceed, pending funding and building permits from developer Sterling Bay.
Demolition work is complete on an 1890-built residential building at 908 West Fullerton Avenue just north of the DePaul University campus in Lincoln Park. A demolition permit was issued for the site on February 25, and was carried out by Carlos Group Inc. of Chicago. Real estate records the the building was sold to Pro Homes of SUmmit, IL earlier this year for $1.485 million.
