Since YIMBY’s last update, brick facade work has made significant progress at Broadway Youth Center, a new five-story interdisciplinary wellness center by Howard Brown Health. Situated at 1023 W Irving Park Road in Lake View, the project will be geared towards LGBTQ youth ages 12-24, particularly those who do not have stable housing situations.
Work has officially broken ground at 410 S Wabash Avenue in The Loop, where developer LMC has planned a 25-story mixed-use tower. The project is set to yield 8,000 square feet of ground-level retail and 344 apartments on the upper floors. These units will be divided into 220 studios, 60 one-bedrooms, 61 two-bedrooms, and three three-bedrooms.
Plans have been revealed for a proposed mixed-use development at 2913 W Belmont Avenue in Avondale. Currently occupied by a single-family home, the property is located midblock between N Richmond Street and N Francisco Avenue fronting W Belmont Avenue. James Noonan of Castle Masonry Incorporated is the developer behind the proposal.
Demolition permits have been issued for a three-story residential building located at Palmer Square‘s 2033 N Albany Avenue. The structure is set back from the street, and owned by MK Builders & Construction. While the owner’s plans have not yet been published, the property is zoned under RS-3, which allows for single family residences and two-flats. RS-3 also permits a floor area ratio of 0.9, whereby any new building may have up to 90 percent of the square footage of the containing lot. As of now, it is unknown if the owner will seek a zoning change for allow for more density.
Renderings have been revealed for a proposed laboratory office development at 400 N Elizabeth Street in the West Loop. Fronting N Elizabeth Street, the irregularly shaped lot is bound by W Ogden Avenue to the west, N Elizabeth Street to the east, and Metra rail tracks to the north and south. The vacated W Kinzie Street runs along the southern edge of the property. Mark Goodman & Associates is the developer behind the project.
