Initial details have been revealed for the expansion of 360 Chicago, located at the top of 875 N Michigan Avenue, commonly known as the John Hancock Center. Sitting on the northern end of the Magnificent Mile, which has seen increased retail vacancy, the project comes two years after the famed Signature Room closed its doors.
A demolition permit has been issued for a two-story masonry building at 1118 West Fullerton Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. It was the former home of Branko’s Sandwich Shop, a DePaul campus stalwart for almost 50 years. The restaurant closed in 2024, and the building, erected in 1908 and owned by the Branko family, sold earlier this year for $1.1 million, according to real estate records. The permit, issued June 11th, names Precision Excavation as the demolition contractor, at a reported cost of $29,500.
Renderings have been revealed for the mixed-use development at 3122 W Belmont Avenue in Avondale. We first covered the proposal at the corner near the Kennedy Expressway earlier this year. The small, wedge-shaped project is being led by Lukaven Development, which has worked on multiple single-family homes in the area.
The Lawndale Christian Development Corporation has received permission this month to build 10 affordable single-family homes in the North Lawndale neighborhood. Eight permits were issued on June 10, one on June 9, and one on June 5. Their applications were filed between November 2024 and January of this year, and each permit shows a reported construction cost of $300,000.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the mixed-use development at 3831 W Chicago Avenue in Humboldt Park. Dubbed Humboldt Park Passive Living, the project has been in the works for a few years and is located near the intersection with N Pulaski Road. The event, held two weeks ago, was attended by the mayor and developer 548 Development.
