The Chicago Department of Planning and Development has announced four new winners for its latest allocation of Adopt-A-Landmark grants earlier this month. The four winners were selected from 20 applicants that are spread across the city and fall within the department’s Historic Preservation Division which services the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.
A foundation permit was issued Friday to allow Loyola University to begin construction on the new Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences. Addressed in the permit as 1144 West Loyola Avenue in Rogers Park, this is the former home of Campion Hall, which was demolished last year for the new facility. The construction site occupies the entire east side of the block spanning 6550 to 6600 North Sheridan Road between Albion and Loyola Avenues, one block north of the Loyola Red Line platform.
A single-family frame residence on the corner of Armitage Avenue and Wood Street in the Bucktown neighborhood will soon be replaced by a two-unit building permitted by the city on January 12. Assigned to 1803 West Armitage, the new permit allows for a three-story plus basement structure, indicating one duplex-down unit and one duplex-up, though it is not clear of they will be condominiums or rental properties.
Additional renderings and a rough timeline have been revealed for Optima Lumina at 739 Green Bay Road in Wilmette. Sitting on the corner with Washington Avenue, the project has been in the works for a few years and will replace a collection of commercial buildings next to Optima’s Verdana. Verdana was completed in 2023 and has seen increasing demand.
Exterior work on the residential floors of Aberdeen Crossing appears to be complete, leaving just ground-level finishes remaining. Wildwood Investments and Contemporary Concepts are bringing a seven-story, 99-unit apartment building online at 1100 West Grand Avenue in West Town, and after receiving a caisson permit in August 2024 and breaking ground two months later, the finish line appears to be in sight.
