Emmett Till House Nominated As Finalist For Adopt-A-Landmark Grant

7:30 am on December 13, 2021 By Ian Achong

The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley House has been selected as a finalist of the city’s Adopt-A-Landmark grant. Located at 6427 S St. Lawrence Avenue in West Woodlawn, the home was recently awarded landmark status in February with its plaque being installed in July on what would have been Emmett’s 80th birthday. The restoration and museum efforts are part of an $11 million project led by Blacks In Green which will include the purchase of two adjoining lots.

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6523 S Minerva Avenue

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.

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166 N Aberdeen Street

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.

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1066 N Paulina Street

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.

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