Construction is expected to begin in April for a residential development located at 354 N Union Avenue in Fulton River District. Located on a thin, rectangular site, the parcel is bound by and adjacent building to the north, N Union Avenue to the east, train lines to the south, and N Halsted Street to the west. Onni Group is the developer behind the project.
Since Chicago YIMBY’s last November update, construction has added an additional floor for 3839 N Clark Street, a planned five-story residential building in Lake View. With permits issued of January 2020 under Clark Apartments LLC, plans call for nine total units with attached balconies, as well as a fitness center contained within the top-floor penthouse enclosure. Units vary between one- and three-bedrooms and range in size from 795 to 1,365 square feet.
Demolition permits have been issued for a single-story masonry commercial garage located at 3600 W Cortland Street in Logan Square. Lukasz Koziol is the filing owner, whose plans for the site have not yet been disclosed. However, the property is currently zoned for B3-1, which allows for shopping centers, large stores, and retail storefronts, as well as apartments above the ground floor. B3-1 also permits a floor area ratio of 1.2, whereby any new building may have up to 1.2 times the square footage of that of the lot itself. Additionally, the maximum building height under this designation is 38 feet.
Installation of white metal panels can be seen at The Bentham, a 14-story mixed-use development at 146 W Erie Street near the center of River North. Sedgwick Development is responsible for the planning and design of the tower, which will include a podium with 2,556 square feet of retail at ground level and 46 parking spaces on the first through third floors. Floors four through fourteen will house 31 residential condominium units, each consisting of three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The project is set to replace a single-story auto body shop that was demolished in 2017.
Construction is expected to commence on an adaptive reuse development located at 1358 W Chestnut Street in Noble Square. Located at the intersection of N Noble Street and W Chestnut Street, the development boundaries will include St. Boniface Church and the vacant land to the north and east of the church. Stas Development is the developer behind the proposal.
