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Chicago Construction News staff writer The Chicago Plan Commission has adopted the Red Line Extension (RLE) Transit-Supportive Development (TSD) plan. Led by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in par ...
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Chicago Construction News staff writer Peoria’s downtown business incubator is one step closer to construction, with completion of the public construction bid process and approval from both the state ...
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The Chicago Plan Commission has approved 1300 W. Carroll, a mixed-use multi-=phase development on the western edge of Fulton Market. Planned by Sterling Bay, the large site is bound by N. Elizabeth St ...
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A full building permit has been issued for a mixed-use building at 921 N. Noble. Planned as part of the larger St. Boniface redevelopment, the new building will stand on a currently vacant lot directl ...
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When Capt. Frederick and Maria Pabst paid $254K for their new Milwaukee home, the then-princely sum purchased everything a beer baron and his family could want in 1892: a 20K SF Flemish Renaissance Re ...
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Chicago Construction News staff writer The Chicago Tribune has agreed to vacate the Freedom Center by July 2024, opening the door for the Bally’s Chicago casino. The building will be demolished and co ...
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The Chicago Department of Planning and Development and Mayor Lightfoot have announced Woodlawn Social as the winner of the Woodlawn RFQ process. Chosen from three finalists announced back in February, ...
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1114 West Carroll, the 34-story, 368-unit apartment tower from developer Trammell Crow Company, is beginning to go 3-D from its excavation site in the Fulton Market District. On the site where once st ...
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The Chicago Transit Authority and the Department of Transportation have announced the funding for new train cars for the city’s transit system. Various state senators teamed up in DC to make the annou ...
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Chicago Construction News staff writer Construction has started at the intersection of Illinois 50 and Armour Road, a $13.8 million project to reduce congestion and enhance safety. “Revitalizing commu ...
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A full building permit has been issued for a new fitness center building at 2933 W. Division. Located at the corner of W. Division St and N. Richmond St, the project is part of a large master plan env ...
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Three new libraries are coming to Humboldt Park, Back of the Yards and Woodlawn. The libraries in Back of the Yards and Humboldt Park will include residential and commercial spaces as a part of the ci ...
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Skender and its joint venture partner, Blackwood Group, have started the extensive renovation of two west-side senior living apartment buildings for the Chicago Housing Authority and Michaels Developm ...
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Officials held a joint ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking ceremony last week for 43 Green, an $81.8 million INVEST South/West two-building project that will bring equitable transit-oriented development ...
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The Chicago industrial developer set to buy Baxter International's longtime Deerfield corporate campus wants to redraw the property with nearly 1.3 million square feet of warehouses, and it could take ...
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Chicago Construction News staff writer The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has launched $10 million in funding for the climate works pre-apprenticeship program and $6 m ...
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A critical hub for more than 500,000 mostly lower-income travelers and Chicago’s reputation as the Midwest’s most important travel crossroads are at risk, according to a new study highlighting the lik ...
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As the Chicago suburbs face record-high office vacancies, the future of suburban office is likely to hinge on the conversion of outdated buildings into modernized mixed-use spaces, CRE experts said du ...
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Chicago Construction News staff writer The University of Chicago Medicine has updated its original proposal to build the city’s first freestanding cancer hospital with an enhanced design incorporating ...
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CHICAGO, Ill. – November 17, 2022 – Skender has started construction on a 37,000-square-foot expansion of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, a food bank on Chicago’s Southwest side that provides foo ...
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Chicago Construction News staff writer More than $105 million was announced by Gov. J.B. Pritzker last week, for construction of a health sciences building and renovations to existing buildings at the ...
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As the federal government moves ahead with a plan to demolish two historic buildings in the Loop, a city landmarks panel is poised again to take a key step that would save the towers. The Commission o ...
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A major 12-story residential development is approaching its full height at 4600 N Marine Drive in Uptown. Developed by Lincoln Property Company and designed by Valerio Dewalt Train, the project replac ...
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Mayor Lightfoot, city officials, and GRIT broke ground on Bronzeville Lakefront yesterday. Made up of Farpoint Development, Loop Capital, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, McLaurin Development, and Br ...
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Mayor Lightfoot recently announced Hub32 as the winner of the East Garfield Park RFQ process. As the latest part of the mayor’s Invest South/West initiative, the RFQ process selected three finalist te ...
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Construction is underway on a Chicago-area industrial facility that could be used as a distribution center or a manufacturing hub. Bratt Capital Partners LLC is developing the 98,000-square-foot build ...
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Updated plans have been revealed for the community facility at 5112 W Harrison Street in Austin. Occupying a whole city block bound by S Leamington Avenue to the east and S Laramie Avenue to the west, ...
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Jamie Rhea, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation, which owns and operates the airport, said: “Today’s news from the FAA gives us a clear path forward to start construction on the Termina ...
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Renovation permits have been issued for the new home of the National Public Housing Museum and associated apartments at 925 S. Ada. As part of Roosevelt Square Phase 3B, the development will be conver ...
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The City Council has approved a redevelopment agreement for Thrive Englewood, a mixed-use affordable development at 914 W. 63rd. Currently vacant, the irregularly shaped site is located at the corner ...
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The Chicago City Council has approved NOMA, a multi-phased development planned for a collection of sites all generally bound by N. Desplaines St, W. Hubbard St., N. Halsted St, and W. Ohio St. Origina ...
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The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a mixed-use development at 1047 N Rush Street in the Near North Side. Located just south of the intersection with E Cedar Street, the new project will add some ...
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Construction has topped out for HUGO, a two-building mixed-use project by LG Development in River North. Located at 751 N Hudson Avenue and 411 W Chicago Avenue, the pair of nine-story structures will ...
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The Community Development Commission has approved $7.25 million in TIF funding for the proposed Aspire Center. Located at 5500 W. Madison, the project looks to reuse the former Robert Emmet Public Sch ...
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Now that the slanted cantilever section above the podium is complete, structural work has begun on the main tower component for the 73-story 1000M residential building at 1000 S Michigan Avenue in Sou ...
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The Community Development Commission has approved plans for a Transit TIF to support the funding of the Red Line Extension. Originally promised by then Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1969, the Red Line Ext ...
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The Chicago Committee on Design has reviewed updated plans for the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) within The 78 mega-development near the South Loop. It will be located on the southwestern edge of ...
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The Community Development Commission has approved $18.7 million in TIF and the sale of city-owned land for 3831 W. Chicago. Planned by 548 Capital, the project will occupy a block long site between N. ...
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DAC Developments is now disassembling the tower crane at 808 N Cleveland Avenue, a 23-story mixed-use tower in Near North Side. The topped-out high rise is taking the place of an overgrown trapezoidal ...
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Lincoln Property Company has officially celebrated groundbreaking on their development at 4600 N. Marine. Set to rise on the site of an existing surface parking at Weiss Hospital, the project will ove ...
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A groundbreaking was held Oct. 7 at the Western Illinois University-Macomb campus where construction is now underway to build a Center for Performing Arts. River City Construction, LLC, of Peoria has ...
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Steel has now risen above grade for the University Of Illinois Chicago Computer Design Research and Learning Center, a five-story addition to the existing Science and Engineering Labs building at 900 ...
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Two graduate programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago were among the first cohort to earn Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD), a program recognizing academic coursework focu ...
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Initial construction permits have been issued for the mixed-use development at 5259 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. Located on the southeastern corner with W Foster Avenue, the new structure will ...
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The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning for the mixed-use development at 301 E 43rd Street in Bronzeville. Located on the southeast corner with S Prairie Avenue, the proposal replaces an ex ...
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With cladding not far behind, structural work has now topped out for 1044 W Van Buren Street, an 18-story mixed-use high rise along the southern edge of West Loop. Previously a two-story masonry build ...
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A full building permit has been issued for the mixed-use development at 210 N. Aberdeen. Planned on an irregularly shaped site that reaches to N. May St to the west and down to W. Lake St to the south ...
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently joined Englewood community members to break ground on Englewood Connect, a $13.9 million culinary food hub that will occupy the historic Engine Co. 84 firehouse at 6204 S ...
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Urbanize recently attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Cassidy on Canal. Located at 350 N. Canal, the development is being planned by Chicago-based The Habitat Company in collaboration with joint ...
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Chicago City Council has approved the 2022 Chicago Energy Transformation Code, requiring new buildings to be constructed with stronger energy efficiency and electrification standards to promote decarb ...
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Sterling Bay has unveiled a revised design for 330 N. Green. Located at the corner of W. Wayman St and N. Green St, the new building will stand across from Sterling Bay’s 333 N. Green and currently un ...
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The City of Chicago has announced a new program which seeks to revitalize the aging LaSalle Street corridor in The Loop. Dubbed LaSalle Street Reimagined, the program launched this week with an Invita ...
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Final facade work is underway for a nine-story mixed-use building known as “Platform 4611”, located at 4611 N Broadway in Uptown. The 103-foot-tall project is being developed by John Buck Company and ...
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Announced by Governor JB Pritzker and the University of Illinois System’s Discovery Partners Institute, the final design for the Discovery Partners Institute headquarters has been revealed. Planned fo ...
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The Chicago Community Development Commission has approved financing for the residential development at 9633 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Pullman. Located north of the intersection with E 99th Street and ...
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Construction is now above grade for a 19-story mixed-use building at 210 N Aberdeen Street in Fulton Market. The planned 214-foot-tall structure by LG Development Group will include 363 apartment unit ...
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A full building permit has been issued for Cassidy on Canal, located at 344 N. Canal. Formerly the site of the current Cassidy Tire Building, the new project will occupy the now cleared site which sit ...
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The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a new mixed-use medical facility at 4800 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Grand Boulevard. Located on the corner with E 48th Street, the new project replaces a large ...
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The Community Development Commission has approved the sale of city-owned land for 4731 S. Cottage Grove. Made up of seven city-owned lots, the project site sits along S. Cottage Grove, spanning from E ...
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The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a new mixed-use building at 1043 N Rush Street in the Near North Side. Located just north of the intersection with E Oak Street, across the street from the wed ...
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Extensive facade Installation can be seen for an eight-story mixed-use development known as “Inspire West Town,” located at 1140 W Erie Street in the West Town neighborhood. Bond Companies is the deve ...
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The Committee on Design has reviewed Bally’s plan for its upcoming casino at 777 W. Chicago. Sited along the Chicago River, the casino will replace the existing Chicago Tribune printing facility, reac ...
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Glass and metal installation has begun for CMK Companies’ 1400 S Wabash Avenue, a 30-story mixed-use high rise in South Loop. Set to stand 350 feet, the tower will contain a combination of ground-leve ...
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A zoning application has been filed for a new residential tower at 2031 N. Kingsbury. Planned by Sterling Bay, the project site is directly across the street from the Lincoln Yards North project site. ...
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The Chicago Plan Commission approved Thursday a plan to renovate a vacant warehouse building in the Armour Square neighborhood on the South Side into dozens of solar-powered apartments. Developer A.J. ...
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Sterling Bay has broken ground on their latest Fulton Market project at 225 N. Elizabeth. Teaming up again with Ascentris, a Denver-based real estate private equity firm, the team will redevelop a cur ...
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New permits have been issued for the third structure set to rise within the North Union mega development at 232 W Chestnut Street in the Near North Side. Located towards the western end of the larger ...
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Crown installation can be seen for the 60-story Salesforce Tower at 333 W Wolf Point Plaza in River North. The mixed-use, primarily office tower is the third and final phase of the Wolf Point masterpl ...
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Demolition permits have been issued for a vacant restaurant building at 151 N. Michigan. Located on a small site overlooking Millennium Park, the parcel sits at the intersection of W. Randolph St and ...
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A foundation permit has been issued 344 N. Canal. Formerly the site of the current Cassidy Tire Building, the new project will occupy the now cleared site which sits just south of W. Kinzie St in the ...
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Since July’s update, foundation work has made extensive progress for Sterling Bay’s mixed-use development at 360 N Green Street in Fulton Market District. The planned 24-story tower will house 5,400 s ...
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New details have been revealed for the groundbreaking of the mixed-use development at 1245 W Fulton Market Street in the West Loop. Located on the intersection with N Elizabeth Street, the new structu ...
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The Pui Tak Christian School recently presented updated plans for their new school building, proposed for a site in Bridgeport. Located at 3118 S. Canal, the new school would replace surface parking a ...
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Final exterior work is now underway for the 33-story residential tower at 354 N Union Avenue in Fulton River District. The glassy 410-foot-tall edifice is being developed by Onni, and will ultimately ...
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Initial details have been revealed for the potential sports and entertainment complex for the Chicago Bears at 2200 Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights. Located just south of the intersection of Highwa ...
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The Chicago Department of Planning & Development has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to develop city-owned land next to the Kedzie Green Line station. “The RFQ represents a unique opportunit ...
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Five major projects in southern Cook County worth more than $39 million will be completed this fall, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has confirmed. “With the Rebuild Illinois capital ...
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Developer GW Properties has come back to the community to propose a new plan for the rehabilitation of the Hollander Building. Located at 2422 N. Milwaukee, the building stands just north of the inter ...
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Full building permits have been issued for the remaining half of the mixed-use development at 2653 N Clark Street in Lincoln Park. The new project will redevelop the existing Covent Hotel and build a ...
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A foundation permit has been approved for the residential development at 4600 N. Marine. Planned by Lincoln Property Company, the building will replace an existing surface parking lot at Weiss Hospita ...
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New details have been revealed for the Pop! Heights community park at 11227 S Halsted Street in West Roseland. Located mid-block between 112th Street and W 113th Street, the project replaces an empty ...
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Curtain wall glazing has begun installation for the 73-story 1000M apartment tower at 1000 S Michigan Avenue in South Loop. Developer trio JK Equities, Time Equities, and Oak Capitals have planned for ...
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A full building permit has been issued for 537 W. Drummond. Planned by Drummond Development as part of the Covent Hotel redevelopment, the new building will replace the parking lot behind the Covent H ...
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Initial details have been revealed for two new developments near the recently opened Pullman National Monument in Pullman. While we do not know the formal address for each, the first will be a hotel l ...
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Initial permits have been approved for a residential development at 4600 N Marine Drive in Uptown. Located on the intersection with W Wilson Avenue in front of Montrose Beach, the project replaces a s ...
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A caisson permit has been issued for a new mixed-income tower as part of Westhaven Park IID. Addressed at 145 N. Damen, the new building will occupy a parcel at the corner of N. Damen Ave and W. Lake ...
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The Chicago Zoning Board of Approvals has approved a new residential development at 1010 W Madison Street in the West Loop. Located just north of the intersection with N Morgan Street, the project goi ...
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The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a variance for Momad, a condo development at 1010 W. Madison. Planned by Fulton Street Companies, the new midrise building is planned to replace an existing su ...
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A demolition permit has now been issued for the 18-story mixed-use high rise at 350 N Morgan Street in Fulton Market. Developed by Sterling Bay, the 288-foot-tall project is set to yield 505,000 squar ...
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With nearly $40 million in city funding announced for the project, officials launched construction on Auburn Gresham Apartments, a two-building, 58-unit, mixed-use complex in the heart of Auburn Gresh ...
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CloudHQ is building a $2.5 billion, 1.5 million sq. ft. data center campus – one of the largest such facilities in Illinois. As construction of the first building kicks off, over 1,000 construction jo ...
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After recently breaking ground and scoring foundation permits, a full building permit has been issued for 741 N. Wells. Marking the final procedural hurdle before construction can proceed through comp ...
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The Chicago Housing Authority has listed details for upcoming affordable apartments in Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Apartments (formerly Emmett Street Apartments) located at 2614 N Emmett Street in Logan Squ ...
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Updated plans have been revealed to the community for a new sporting facility within Addams/Medill Park at 1434 S Loomis Street in the Near West Side. The park which is roughly bound by W Roosevelt Ro ...
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Final exterior work is wrapping up on Casa Durango, a five-story mixed-use building located at 1850 S Racine Avenue in Pilsen. The developer, known as The Resurrection Project, has planned for 1,610 s ...
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Demolition permits have been issued for the one-story existing building at the site of 350 N. Morgan. Planned by Sterling Bay, the issuance of demolition permits indicates that Sterling Bay is moving ...
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Construction is now fully underway for 150 E Ontario Street, the site of what will be a 28-story hotel. The Streeterville project is one of the first major high rises in years to be built in the distr ...
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Podium construction is now giving way to tower construction for 160 N Morgan Street, a 30-story mixed-use tower in Fulton Market District. The high rise, planned by Sterling Bay and Ascentris, will be ...
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Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Ald. David Moore, City officials and local leaders today to break ground on Auburn Gresham Apartments, a two-building, 58-unit, mixed-use complex in the heart of Auburn ...
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Updated renderings have been revealed for the two-tower office development at 655 W Madison Street in West Loop Gate. Located just east of the Kennedy Expressway/I-90, the project plans to replace a l ...
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The former Sears department store site, located at 4712 W Irving Park Road in Portage Park has undergone extensive construction since YIMBY’s last update. With Novak Construction as developer and gene ...
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Construction permits were officially issued on Monday for ‘Sarah’s on Lakeside,’ the upcoming residential housing development for homeless women located at 4737 N Sheridan Road in Uptown. As YIMBY pre ...
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Ryan Cos. US Inc. has started construction on Vyne on Haven, a 200-unit, transit-oriented apartment community in downtown Elmhurst, Ill. The six-story, 320,000-sq. ft. building will be completed in 20 ...
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Construction on the Northwestern Medicine Advanced Outpatient Care Center in Old Irving Park has surpassed the first floor, with work now underway on the second level. Located at 4445 W Irving Park Ro ...
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Permits were issued last week for the removal of a three-story commercial building located at 5813 N Milwaukee Avenue in Jefferson Park. Jane Healy has been listed as the permit owner. The existing st ...
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Construction on the 10-story Clarendale Six Corners development is nearing completion in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood. The mixed-use project includes 18,000 square feet of ground-level retail s ...
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The front-facing street wall is undergoing final facade installation at CA6, Belgravia’s seven-story condominium development in West Loop. The development is set to house 72 total residences and is lo ...
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The Committee on Design has reviewed Thrive Exchange, a mixed-use development planned for 7901 S. Exchange. As the winner of a recent Invest South/West RFP, the project will reactivate the intersectio ...
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Steel is quickly reaching its pinnacle height for the new Rush Specialty Hospital at 516 S Loomis Street in Little Italy. This new building is the next step in the Rush University Medical Campus expan ...
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Updated details have been revealed for a community arts center at 1353 E 72nd Street in Greater Grand Crossing. Located just west of the intersection with S Dorchester Avenue, the project will rehabil ...
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Texas-based developer Trammell Crow has purchased the land for their approved project at 1112 W. Carroll and 315 N. May. Recently announced by The Real Deal, public records show the developer paid $77 ...
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AIA Chicago has announced the finalists for their Design Excellence Awards. Spanning architectural and interior architectural projects around the world designed by Chicago architects, the organizers i ...
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Structural beams for 1020 W Randolph Street in Fulton Market District are now reaching their final height. This five-story mixed-use development by L3 Capital will have ground-floor retail and boutiqu ...
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Ryan Companies US Inc. has announced the start of construction on Vyne on Haven, its 200-unit, transit-oriented apartment community at 102 Haven Road in downtown Elmhurst, Illlinois. Representatives f ...
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New information has been revealed on the sale of two historical structures at 29 E Ohio Street and 619 N Wabash Avenue in River North. Located on opposite corners of each other and across the street f ...
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601W Companies has landed a $215 million loan to redevelop an office building in Chicago, Ill. Commercial Observer has learned. Lionheart Strategic Management originated a $67.6 million investment in ...
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Construction at 808 N Cleveland Avenue is progressing at a rapid pace in Near North Side. The 23-story mixed-use tower is quickly reaching its full height, and the structural work is almost finished. ...
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U.S. transportation officials have announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects including new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in communities across the country. Funding incl ...
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The Committee on Design has reviewed the Bella Noir Wellness Hub. Planned for a block-long site at 601 E. 47th, the project will redevelop a vacant property into a mixed-use hub that will eliminate co ...
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The Loop‘s newest skyscraper, 300 N Michigan Avenue, is now complete. The 47-story mixed-use tower developed by Sterling Bay and Magellan Development Group features a retail base, a 280-key citizenM h ...
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Brinshore Development recently celebrated the groundbreaking of Stephens Commons, their long-planned affordable senior housing project in Uptown. Located at 833 W. Wilson, the project site is currentl ...
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The ever-growing Fulton Market district is now seeing another new addition, as construction has begun for a 19-story mixed-use building at 210 N Aberdeen Street. The 214-foot-tall structure, planned b ...
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Structural work on HUGO, LG Development‘s two-building project in River North, has now surpassed the third-floor mark. The development, comprising of two separate buildings at 751 N Hudson Avenue and ...
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A full building permit has been issued for a new residential development at 3817 N. Ashland. Fronting N. Ashland Ave, the project site is bound by two alleyways. Developer Mavrek Development will demo ...
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Initial caisson and foundation preparation can be seen for a 16-story commercial building at 311 W Huron Street in River North. This upcoming retail and office building, planned by North Wells Capital ...
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VISTA Property broke ground yesterday on 741 N. Wells, a new mixed-use multifamily rental building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Designed by Antunovich Associates, the 21-story, 201,000-squar ...
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced this week that her administration’s plan to purchase clean, renewable energy for all city-owned facilities and operations by 2025 will move ahead following the f ...
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Under the new name “Cadence,” metal paneling is now being installed for the 11-story apartment building at 2050 W Ogden Avenue in the Illinois Medical District. The mixed-use development will include ...
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The Chicago Department of Planning and Development (CPD) has published a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) regarding the eventual development of land the city currently owns next to the Kedzie Green Li ...
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Renderings have emerged for The Nightingale @ IMD, a new residential development planned for a site within the Illinois Medical District. Originally revealed by Urbanize back in December 2021, the pro ...
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Structural beams are approaching the final height for a new six-story residential building at 6 N Carpenter Street in West Loop. Real estate developer ZSD has planned for a total of 13 condominiums ra ...
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LG Development recently celebrated the groundbreaking of 210 N. Aberdeen. Planned on an irregularly shaped site that reaches to N. May St to the west and down to W. Lake St to the south, the project w ...
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The Peoria-Chicago rail project is now closer to its development stage after the results of its feasibility study were announced. Patrick Engineering prepared the feasibility study on behalf of the Il ...
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Matteson is landing another large warehouse center, with a Texas-based company that builds more than 10 million square feet of industrial space across the country every year underway constructing a 76 ...
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Sterling Bay‘s bioscience-oriented office building known as ALLY at 1229 W Concord Place is currently undergoing final facade installation, marking a major milestone for the project as it nears comple ...
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NEAR WEST SIDE — Five years and two groundbreaking celebrations later, construction on the highly anticipated Green Line stop at Lake Street and Damen Avenue will break ground later this month, offici ...
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Developer Sterling Bay is set to begin construction of Chicago’s first mass timber building, a nine-story, apartment tower in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. If approved by City Council, the $50 millio ...
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The Chicago City Council has approved a landmark designation for the Monumental Baptist Church. Located at 729 E. Oakwood Boulevard in Bronzeville, the church was originally built in 1899 by architect ...
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The Chicago City Council has approved funding for Sarah’s Circle's latest project, located at 4737 N. Sheridan. Set to replace a portion of a surface parking lot, Sarah’s Circle has partnered with Bri ...
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Next up in our Speaker in the Spotlight series is Jonathan Metzl, Executive Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield. 1. What's your favourite project that you've ever worked on and why? 1st major d ...
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Google will be the primary occupant at Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center, after the State of Illinois sold the building for $105 million. The Thompson Center is currently a public building housing nu ...
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Proposals for renovations of Soldier Field were presented, following a report from the Museum Campus Working Group. “An improved Soldier Field will deliver a world-class visitor experience,” said Mayo ...
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The new amenity clubhouse at Bronzeville‘s Prairie Shores residential complex has seen the completion of its new two-story amenity clubhouse. The building is the centerpiece of extensive renovation wo ...
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Construction is set to begin on the Covent Hotel redevelopment this September after years of planning and approval hurdles. Originally proposed back in 2016, the project at 2653 N. Clark will reuse th ...
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Foundation construction can be seen taking shape at 3501 N Halsted Street in Lakeview East, set to give rise to a new five-story mixed-use building. The facility will be a new hub for Howard Brown Hea ...
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The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning for 3310 N. Lincoln. Located just north of the intersection of N. Lincoln Ave and W. School St, the project’s site is an irregularly shaped lot front ...
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A draft of the We Will Chicago framework plan has been released, offering an initial look at what would be the first citywide plan in more than 50 years. As previously reported “We Will Chicago” is th ...
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First in our 'Speaker in the Spotlight' series we have Lauren Chipman, CEO of Chipman Design Architecture. 1. What is your favourite project that you've ever worked on and why? TimeOut Market Chicago ...
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Yesterday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other city officials commemorated the topping off of the first equitable transit-oriented development (ETOD) on Chicago’s South Side. Located at 4308 S Calumet Aven ...
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Google has announced its agreement to buy the Thompson Center, a move that is set to potentially revitalize the Loop after big tenants moved out to new towers and the pandemic led to office space cuts ...
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City Council has approved $6 million in TIF funding and a land sale for Englewood Connect. Located at 6204 S. Green behind the Englewood Square redevelopment, the project site is currently vacant land ...
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Alderman Cappleman has announced that 3636 N Lake Shore Drive in Lake View East will commence construction during the fourth quarter of this year. The developer for this mixed-use proposal is City Clu ...
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Core construction has reached its full height for a 41-story, 440-unit tower known as “The Reed” at 234 W Polk Street in South Loop. Developed by Lendlease, the tower is the second residential buildin ...
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Sterling Bay secured $206 million of financing for a mixed-use office project in Chicago’s Fulton Market, which it broke ground on earlier this month. The firm scored the loan from Little Rock, Arkans ...
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Alderman Cappleman has announced that developer City Club Apartments plans to begin construction on 3636 N. Lake Shore Drive later this year during Q4. Poised to fill a plot of empty land along N. Lak ...
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Following early morning news that the sale of the James R. Thompson Center was nearly finalized, Google has revealed itself as the future new tenant of the iconic, Helmut Jahn–designed office building ...
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The Chicago Plan Commission has approved Thrive Englewood, a mixed-use affordable development at 914 W. 63rd. Currently vacant, the irregularly shaped site is located at the corner of W. 63rd St and W ...
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A foundation permit has been issued for 741 N. Wells. Fronting N. Wells St, the project site reaches to W. Chicago Ave with a historic masonry structure at 755 N. Wells that will be retained. Develope ...
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This week Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced three major overhaul ideas for the city’s historic Solider Field, including two proposals that fully rebuild the NFL venue’s endzones to support a dome ...
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The University of Illinois will purchase an existing building in Springfield for the new home of the UIS Innovation Center. The three-story, 26,400-sq, ft, building near the Illinois State Capitol wil ...
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The City Council has passed the Connected Communities Ordinance. Designed to stimulate equitable development near transit, the ordinance will catalyze investment near transit, make streets safer for a ...
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A caisson and foundation permit has been issued for the RIU Plaza Hotel Chicago at 150 E. Ontario. Vacant for more than ten years, the project site is an infill site off of N Michigan Avenue. The midb ...
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The basement level of the University of Illinois Chicago’s new computer science building can be seen taking shape at 900 W Taylor Street in Little Italy. The five-story structure, known as the Compute ...
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The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the mixed-use development at 640 W. Irving Park. Conceived by KGiles LLC and CA Ventures, the development is located along N Marine Drive, between W Irving Par ...
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Demolition permits have been issued for a series of sites to clear the way for 232 W. Chestnut. As part of the southernmost block of North Union, the parcels will face the corner of W. Chestnut St and ...
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Bally’s Corporation presented their plans for the temporary casino at Medinah Temple to the public earlier this week. As part of their winning casino bid, Bally’s will be operating a temporary casino ...
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Glass installation for the 60-story Salesforce Tower at 333 W Wolf Point Plaza is nearly complete. The 850-foot-tall, office-oriented skyscraper by Hines is approaching its anticipated 2023 completion ...
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JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged the $59.8 million construction financing for 741 North Wells, a shovel-ready, 21-story, 168-unit, Class-A multi-housing project with 3,580 squa ...
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A full building permit has been issued for the construction of Madison + Carpenter. Located at 6 N. Carpenter St, the project sits on a corner parcel facing W Madison St and N Carpenter St. The develo ...
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Structural steel has reached its full height for a three-story addition to Wrigley Field in Lake View, having been co-planned by the Chicago Cubs and Marquee Development. Connected to the original sta ...
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Caisson permits have been issued for the planned mixed-use development at 626 S Wabash Avenue in South Loop. YIMBY reported on the project in August 2021 under the address 630 S Wabash Avenue. The pro ...
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In Midwestern cities, airports are car intensive. They are increasingly ringed by parking structures—and not attractive ones. Thankfully, this can change. The new Silver Ramp at the Minneapolis-St. Pa ...
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Nearly $50 million in Community Development Grants have been announced to support 79 economic development projects planned for local neighborhoods. The deadline to apply for the final round of grants ...
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Cream City residents have been treated with a first look at the design of the $240 million new Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) planned for a 2.4-acre site at the corner of Sixth and Vliet in the city’s ...
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Housing Trust Group has broken ground on Crescent Place, a new $18.2 million affordable housing community in Arlington Heights. The project team for Crescent Place includes general contractor Henry Br ...
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Sterling Bay has broken ground on their most recent office development at 360 N. Green. With a foundation permit issued for the construction, the project recently broke ground with Taylor Excavating a ...
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Demolition and site clearing work is now underway for a 25-story mixed-use tower at 868 N Wells Street, the second building in the broader “North Union” scheme set to transform the north end of Chicag ...
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The Committee on Design has reviewed the two-tower office plan for 655 W. Madison. Located along the Kennedy Expressway, the project site is a full-block lot bound by W. Madison St, N. Desplaines St, ...
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The Permit Review Committee has approved plans to convert the former Immaculata High School at 640 W Irving Park Road in Uptown for residential use. As previously reported, the redevelopment efforts a ...
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Originally revealed by Urbanize last month, the multi-tower development surrounding the former Salvation Army building, now dubbed NOMA, has been reviewed by the Committee on Design. The mixed-use pro ...
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After Urbanize’s reveal of plans for a mixed-use development at 1649 N. Halsted, a recent community meeting has shed light on the project. Led by Draper and Kramer, the project will replace the shutte ...
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Construction on a Lincoln Hub streetscaping project will improve safety at a six-way intersection in Lakeview. The project, expected to completed next summer, will include full-width resurfacing, new ...
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Chicago-based McHugh Construction announces it has started vertical construction on a new five-story healthcare facility and medical office at 3501 N. Halsted St. for Howard Brown Health, the Midwest’ ...
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot took her affordable housing plan a step further in late June, requesting an additional $69 million in funds — this comes after a $1 billion investment in the program from ...
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A total of 87 parks across Illinois will share $30.3 million in grants for projects that will help communities acquire open space and develop and improve recreational facilities throughout Illinois. “ ...
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National, state and local leaders gathered at Chicago Union Station recently to support the Chicago Union Station Access Project, which will transform passenger rail in the region. The $418 million pr ...
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Developers GSP Development and Golub & Company have presented updated plans for their new mixed-use development at 301 S. Green. Located at the corner of W. Jackson Blvd and S. Green St. the project s ...
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The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning bid for the upcoming development at 5050 S Prairie Avenue in Grand Boulevard. As previously reported, the site is located at the corner of S Prairie ...
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A lofty proposal to redevelop Chicago’s Museum Campus proposes increasing the 57-acre park complex’s accessibility and connectivity to the greater metropolitan area and connecting the myriad cultural ...
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The John Buck Company has revealed plans for a proposed two-tower office development at 655 W. Madison. Conceived for a full-block site along the Kennedy Expressway, the new proposal would replace an ...
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The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning for a new low-rise structure at 151 N. Michigan. Planned for a small site overlooking Millennium Park, the parcel sits at the intersection of W. Rand ...
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onstruction of the second stage of the River North Chicago mixed-use complex can now begin. This is because a complete building permit has been issued to North Wells Capital for the development of the ...
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The Chicago City Council has approved a planned mixed-use development at 9200 S. Burley. Planned by Interfaith Housing Development Corporation and Claretian Associates, the project site sits at the so ...
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Another residential build is coming to the West Loop. Riverside Investment & Development is partnering with Blue Star Properties to co-develop a 14-story building with plans for 198 units to be locate ...
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Excavators, bulldozers, and graters have converged on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield as the Illinois Department of Agriculture kicks off a $58.1 million capital investment addressing ye ...
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Chicago-based McHugh Construction has started vertical construction on a new five-story healthcare facility and medical office for Howard Brown Health, the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ healthcare organizat ...
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Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board announced $75 million in federal funds for affordable housing developments that may have otherwise not been built due t ...
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The AIA has appointed Kimberly Dowdell as president of the organisation, making her the first Black female architect to lead the institution. Dowdell, who works as a principal at HOK in Chicago, was c ...
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Much of Chicago’s office market remains stuck in the doldrums, but another economic engine has come to life, ready to remake the city into a hub for advanced industry and research. New towers dedicate ...
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A joint venture led by CRG, the national real estate development and investment arm of Clayco, and Shapack Partners, the Fulton Market-based real estate development company that acquires, repositions, ...
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Facade installation can be seen making substantial progress for the new life sciences center known as ALLY at 1229 W Concord, the first building in Sterling Bay’s 55-acre Lincoln Yards mega-developmen ...
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The Chicago City Council has approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s selection of Bally’s Tribune Center casino bid at 777 W Chicago Avenue in River West. Replacing the vacant printing plant, the decision com ...
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Initial plans have been revealed for a new residential project at 4701 N Clark Street in Uptown. Located just north of the intersection with W Leland Avenue near the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery on ...
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Now standing its final height of 850 feet, the 60-story Salesforce Tower in River North has now removed its tower crane. Well on track to reach completion by next year, this glassy skyscraper at 333 W ...
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Ballard Marine Construction is soliciting subcontractor bids and materials quotes from subcontractors and suppliers, including minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, LGBT-owned, disability-owned, ...
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Updated details have been revealed for the North Union megadevelopment in the Near North Side. The 8.1-acre site is bound by the CTA Brown Line tracks to the west, W Hill Street to the north, N Wells ...
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Mars Wrigley has unveiled plans for its $40 million global research and development hub in Chicago. Construction is set to begin this summer and is slated to be completed by 2023. “Mars has made Chica ...
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A gambling complex in Chicago’s River West is now officially Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s pick for the city’s long-awaited casino license — an endeavor that could boost Chicago’s finances, factor into the c ...
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This past week on Arbor Day Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot unveiled the City of Chicago’s newest tree initiative. According to the press release the city will plant 75,000 trees over the next five years. The ...
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Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, is expanding its massive $1 billion data center under construction in DeKalb to nearly 2.4 million square feet, putting the college town west o ...
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Construction has now passed the halfway mark for a 41-story residential building known as The Reed, located at 234 W Polk Street in South Loop. Developed by Lendlease, the building is the second of fo ...
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Potential groundbreaking have been announced for two Fulton Market projects after securing the land sale and anchor tenants this week. The two projects in question are the life sciences building at 40 ...
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Chicago-based Mark Goodman & Associates, Inc. (MGA) says it has acquired an approximately 1.5-acre parcel of land at 400 N. Elizabeth St. in the Fulton Market neighborhood, where it will begin constru ...
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Initial details have been revealed to the Committee on Design for a residential development at 301 S Green Street in the West Loop. Located on the south east corner W Jackson Boulevard, the new high r ...
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Developer Newcastle Limited recently presented an updated design for 210 N. Morgan. Located midblock between W. Lake St and W. Fulton Market, the site is currently occupied by a single-story masonry b ...
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Structured Development has received its last remaining foundation permit for its Shops at Big Deahl masterplan. Under the address 1475 N Kingsbury Street, the greenlit 27-story tower will serve as the ...
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Commercial real estate services provider Ryan Companies US, Inc. says has opened a new downtown office at 224 North Desplaines in the West Loop. The 6,500-sq. ft. space accommodates approximately 35 f ...
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An apartment construction boom is underway in Chicago’s West Loop. At present, 9,065 new apartments are planned for the district, more than all other downtown neighbourhoods combined, appraisal and c ...
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Updated renderings and details have been released for two of the five casino bids hoping to win as the city progresses to select a winner later this year. As plans continue to be flushed out leading u ...
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As the city progresses towards selecting a winner of the highly-scrutinized casino deal, more renderings and information have been revealed on the complexities of utilizing some of the city’s existing ...
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Structural work has now passed the ninth floor for the 41-story residential tower known as The Reed, located directly north of River City Apartments in South Loop. Under the address 234 W Polk Street, ...
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Tan brickwork can now be seen along the exterior walls of a new two-story amenity clubhouse at 2937 S Martin Luther King Drive, part of Bronzeville‘s Prairie Shores apartment complex. The co-developer ...
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Chicago has issued a $43 million building permit to renovate an apartment building at 2300 N. Lincoln Park W. The permit says the work is for “renovation of floors 2 – 17 (2nd to 16th stories per CZ ...
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McHugh Construction says it has started vertical construction on Platform 4611, a nine-story mixed-use development at 4611 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Chicago issued a $43 million ...
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The sale of a onetime epicenter of the Chicago Board of Trade to ComEd underscores how times have changed in technology and investing. In a property deal that marks a literal power transfer, an old hu ...
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ComEd has announced plans to redevelop the existing trading building at 333 S LaSalle Street in The Loop. Located on the corner with W Van Buren Street, the low-rise building is adjacent to the Board ...
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RIU Hotels & Resorts says it “has snapped up a well-located plot in the heart of the Windy City” with a view to creating a four-star property with a sky bar on the 26th floor. The land at 150 East Ont ...
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The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a new affordable residential development at 833 W Wilson Avenue in Uptown. Developer Brinshore Development LLC has partnered with Landon Bone Baker Architect, ...
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With a demolition permit approved this past Wednesday, equipment can be seen at the future site of 160 N Morgan Street, a 29-story mixed-use high rise planned for West Loop’s Fulton Market District. D ...
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Crews broke ground last week on the first two of three buildings that will bring affordable condos to the Near North Side. Development firm Structured Development started work on the first two buildin ...
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The year is nearly over but it’s safe to say that 2021 is one that will be remembered by commercial real estate professionals for many years to come. As developers rush to complete new projects and pr ...
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The project uses modular construction, previously applied here in single-family homes, to cut costs and bring home ownership within reach for working couples and families. Advocates for affordable hou ...
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Updated plans have been revealed for the Englewood Connect Invest South/West development in Englewood. The winning project for the RFP was selected earlier this year and is now back with updated phasi ...
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Developers have secured construction financing to build a $155 million mixed-use project on the site of the former Purple Hotel in Lincolnwood. Tucker Development, with equity partner AECOM-Canyon Par ...
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Huge transportation projects planned in Illinois for years could finally be built, and innovations only dreamed of may now be considered, officials say, thanks to the new federal infrastructure progra ...
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New renderings and details have been revealed for the multiple casino bids in the city spread across various sites in the city. Elaborating on the initial information, we now have further numbers fr ...
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Both core and structural work continue to rise at 354 N Union Avenue in Fulton River District, where Onni Development Group has planned a 33-story residential tower. This 410-foot-tall edifice will yi ...
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Bowa Construction has been selected by Related Midwest to build a $212 million, 43-story apartment tower in the Fulton Market District. The developer asserts that this is the first time a minority-own ...
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The partnership between Related Midwest, LR Contracting Company and BOWA Construction will deliver one of Chicago’s first 80/20 buildings and the City’s first high-rise with a minority-led general con ...
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The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning for a new medical building and future expansion at 1400 W Harrison Street in the Illinois Medical District. Bound by W Harrison Street to the south ...
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The long-awaited project would bring affordable housing and new stores to vacant land on West 79th Street. After months of often heated community discussions, Auburn Gresham residents learned Wednesda ...
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Last month, a new four-story commercial building opened at 1111 W Addison Street, less than a minute walk west from Wrigley Field in Lake View. Planned by West Addison Development, the roughly 60,000 ...
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Construction employment in Illinois continues to rebound well and the state overall ranks highly nationally in how it has performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. While many states reported often shock ...
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A full completion and move-ins are fast approaching for the new 47-story condominium tower known as Cirrus, situated at Lakeshore East‘s 211 N Harbor Drive. Developed by Lendlease and Magellan, the 35 ...
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The Chicago Plan Commission has approved two projects bringing a total of three new towers to the ever-growing West Loop. Both projects have recently gone through design updates after receiving feedba ...
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As construction progresses at Emmett Street Apartments, the all-affordable housing development near the Logan Square Blue Line station is getting a new name and artwork in honor of the neighborhood’s ...
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Exterior walls have begun installation at The Gateway Apartments, an 11-story mixed-use building that recently topped out in the Illinois Medical District. Located at 2050 W Ogden Avenue, the project ...
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Extended funding for the redevelopment of the remaining parcels of the former Cabrini-Green homes has been approved by the Community Development Commission in Near North Side. The first of the two sep ...
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Chicago Build Expo is set to return to McCormick Place next spring! The leading free-to-attend construction and design show for the Midwest will be back on March 31 & April 1 in 2022 and will be bigge ...
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Greystar has broken ground on a 21-story development in Chicago’s Fulton Market area. The company is working with architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz to complete the community by March 2023. The develop ...
Chicago Construction News staff writer The Chicago Plan Commission has adopted the Red Line Extension (RLE) Transit-Supportive Development (TSD) plan. Led by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in par ...
Chicago Construction News staff writer Peoria’s downtown business incubator is one step closer to construction, with completion of the public construction bid process and approval from both the state ...
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved 1300 W. Carroll, a mixed-use multi-=phase development on the western edge of Fulton Market. Planned by Sterling Bay, the large site is bound by N. Elizabeth St ...
A full building permit has been issued for a mixed-use building at 921 N. Noble. Planned as part of the larger St. Boniface redevelopment, the new building will stand on a currently vacant lot directl ...
When Capt. Frederick and Maria Pabst paid $254K for their new Milwaukee home, the then-princely sum purchased everything a beer baron and his family could want in 1892: a 20K SF Flemish Renaissance Re ...
Chicago Construction News staff writer The Chicago Tribune has agreed to vacate the Freedom Center by July 2024, opening the door for the Bally’s Chicago casino. The building will be demolished and co ...)
The Chicago Department of Planning and Development and Mayor Lightfoot have announced Woodlawn Social as the winner of the Woodlawn RFQ process. Chosen from three finalists announced back in February, ...
1114 West Carroll, the 34-story, 368-unit apartment tower from developer Trammell Crow Company, is beginning to go 3-D from its excavation site in the Fulton Market District. On the site where once st ...)
The Chicago Transit Authority and the Department of Transportation have announced the funding for new train cars for the city’s transit system. Various state senators teamed up in DC to make the annou ...)
Chicago Construction News staff writer Construction has started at the intersection of Illinois 50 and Armour Road, a $13.8 million project to reduce congestion and enhance safety. “Revitalizing commu ...)
A full building permit has been issued for a new fitness center building at 2933 W. Division. Located at the corner of W. Division St and N. Richmond St, the project is part of a large master plan env ...)
Three new libraries are coming to Humboldt Park, Back of the Yards and Woodlawn. The libraries in Back of the Yards and Humboldt Park will include residential and commercial spaces as a part of the ci ...)
Skender and its joint venture partner, Blackwood Group, have started the extensive renovation of two west-side senior living apartment buildings for the Chicago Housing Authority and Michaels Developm ...)
Officials held a joint ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking ceremony last week for 43 Green, an $81.8 million INVEST South/West two-building project that will bring equitable transit-oriented development ...)
The Chicago industrial developer set to buy Baxter International's longtime Deerfield corporate campus wants to redraw the property with nearly 1.3 million square feet of warehouses, and it could take ...)
Chicago Construction News staff writer The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has launched $10 million in funding for the climate works pre-apprenticeship program and $6 m ...)
A critical hub for more than 500,000 mostly lower-income travelers and Chicago’s reputation as the Midwest’s most important travel crossroads are at risk, according to a new study highlighting the lik ...)
As the Chicago suburbs face record-high office vacancies, the future of suburban office is likely to hinge on the conversion of outdated buildings into modernized mixed-use spaces, CRE experts said du ...)
Chicago Construction News staff writer The University of Chicago Medicine has updated its original proposal to build the city’s first freestanding cancer hospital with an enhanced design incorporating ...)
CHICAGO, Ill. – November 17, 2022 – Skender has started construction on a 37,000-square-foot expansion of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, a food bank on Chicago’s Southwest side that provides foo ...)
Chicago Construction News staff writer More than $105 million was announced by Gov. J.B. Pritzker last week, for construction of a health sciences building and renovations to existing buildings at the ...)
As the federal government moves ahead with a plan to demolish two historic buildings in the Loop, a city landmarks panel is poised again to take a key step that would save the towers. The Commission o ...)
A major 12-story residential development is approaching its full height at 4600 N Marine Drive in Uptown. Developed by Lincoln Property Company and designed by Valerio Dewalt Train, the project replac ...)
Mayor Lightfoot, city officials, and GRIT broke ground on Bronzeville Lakefront yesterday. Made up of Farpoint Development, Loop Capital, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, McLaurin Development, and Br ...)
Mayor Lightfoot recently announced Hub32 as the winner of the East Garfield Park RFQ process. As the latest part of the mayor’s Invest South/West initiative, the RFQ process selected three finalist te ...)
Construction is underway on a Chicago-area industrial facility that could be used as a distribution center or a manufacturing hub. Bratt Capital Partners LLC is developing the 98,000-square-foot build ...)
Updated plans have been revealed for the community facility at 5112 W Harrison Street in Austin. Occupying a whole city block bound by S Leamington Avenue to the east and S Laramie Avenue to the west, ...)
Jamie Rhea, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation, which owns and operates the airport, said: “Today’s news from the FAA gives us a clear path forward to start construction on the Termina ...)
Renovation permits have been issued for the new home of the National Public Housing Museum and associated apartments at 925 S. Ada. As part of Roosevelt Square Phase 3B, the development will be conver ...)
The City Council has approved a redevelopment agreement for Thrive Englewood, a mixed-use affordable development at 914 W. 63rd. Currently vacant, the irregularly shaped site is located at the corner ...)
The Chicago City Council has approved NOMA, a multi-phased development planned for a collection of sites all generally bound by N. Desplaines St, W. Hubbard St., N. Halsted St, and W. Ohio St. Origina ...)
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a mixed-use development at 1047 N Rush Street in the Near North Side. Located just south of the intersection with E Cedar Street, the new project will add some ...)
Construction has topped out for HUGO, a two-building mixed-use project by LG Development in River North. Located at 751 N Hudson Avenue and 411 W Chicago Avenue, the pair of nine-story structures will ...)
The Community Development Commission has approved $7.25 million in TIF funding for the proposed Aspire Center. Located at 5500 W. Madison, the project looks to reuse the former Robert Emmet Public Sch ...)
Now that the slanted cantilever section above the podium is complete, structural work has begun on the main tower component for the 73-story 1000M residential building at 1000 S Michigan Avenue in Sou ...)
The Community Development Commission has approved plans for a Transit TIF to support the funding of the Red Line Extension. Originally promised by then Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1969, the Red Line Ext ...)
The Chicago Committee on Design has reviewed updated plans for the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) within The 78 mega-development near the South Loop. It will be located on the southwestern edge of ...)
The Community Development Commission has approved $18.7 million in TIF and the sale of city-owned land for 3831 W. Chicago. Planned by 548 Capital, the project will occupy a block long site between N. ...)
DAC Developments is now disassembling the tower crane at 808 N Cleveland Avenue, a 23-story mixed-use tower in Near North Side. The topped-out high rise is taking the place of an overgrown trapezoidal ...)
Lincoln Property Company has officially celebrated groundbreaking on their development at 4600 N. Marine. Set to rise on the site of an existing surface parking at Weiss Hospital, the project will ove ...)
A groundbreaking was held Oct. 7 at the Western Illinois University-Macomb campus where construction is now underway to build a Center for Performing Arts. River City Construction, LLC, of Peoria has ...)
Steel has now risen above grade for the University Of Illinois Chicago Computer Design Research and Learning Center, a five-story addition to the existing Science and Engineering Labs building at 900 ...
Two graduate programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago were among the first cohort to earn Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD), a program recognizing academic coursework focu ...)
Initial construction permits have been issued for the mixed-use development at 5259 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. Located on the southeastern corner with W Foster Avenue, the new structure will ...)
The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning for the mixed-use development at 301 E 43rd Street in Bronzeville. Located on the southeast corner with S Prairie Avenue, the proposal replaces an ex ...)
With cladding not far behind, structural work has now topped out for 1044 W Van Buren Street, an 18-story mixed-use high rise along the southern edge of West Loop. Previously a two-story masonry build ...)
A full building permit has been issued for the mixed-use development at 210 N. Aberdeen. Planned on an irregularly shaped site that reaches to N. May St to the west and down to W. Lake St to the south ...)
Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently joined Englewood community members to break ground on Englewood Connect, a $13.9 million culinary food hub that will occupy the historic Engine Co. 84 firehouse at 6204 S ...)
Urbanize recently attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Cassidy on Canal. Located at 350 N. Canal, the development is being planned by Chicago-based The Habitat Company in collaboration with joint ...)
Chicago City Council has approved the 2022 Chicago Energy Transformation Code, requiring new buildings to be constructed with stronger energy efficiency and electrification standards to promote decarb ...)
Sterling Bay has unveiled a revised design for 330 N. Green. Located at the corner of W. Wayman St and N. Green St, the new building will stand across from Sterling Bay’s 333 N. Green and currently un ...)
The City of Chicago has announced a new program which seeks to revitalize the aging LaSalle Street corridor in The Loop. Dubbed LaSalle Street Reimagined, the program launched this week with an Invita ...
Final facade work is underway for a nine-story mixed-use building known as “Platform 4611”, located at 4611 N Broadway in Uptown. The 103-foot-tall project is being developed by John Buck Company and ...)
Announced by Governor JB Pritzker and the University of Illinois System’s Discovery Partners Institute, the final design for the Discovery Partners Institute headquarters has been revealed. Planned fo ...)
The Chicago Community Development Commission has approved financing for the residential development at 9633 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Pullman. Located north of the intersection with E 99th Street and ...)
Construction is now above grade for a 19-story mixed-use building at 210 N Aberdeen Street in Fulton Market. The planned 214-foot-tall structure by LG Development Group will include 363 apartment unit ...)
A full building permit has been issued for Cassidy on Canal, located at 344 N. Canal. Formerly the site of the current Cassidy Tire Building, the new project will occupy the now cleared site which sit ...)
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a new mixed-use medical facility at 4800 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Grand Boulevard. Located on the corner with E 48th Street, the new project replaces a large ...)
The Community Development Commission has approved the sale of city-owned land for 4731 S. Cottage Grove. Made up of seven city-owned lots, the project site sits along S. Cottage Grove, spanning from E ...)
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a new mixed-use building at 1043 N Rush Street in the Near North Side. Located just north of the intersection with E Oak Street, across the street from the wed ...)
Extensive facade Installation can be seen for an eight-story mixed-use development known as “Inspire West Town,” located at 1140 W Erie Street in the West Town neighborhood. Bond Companies is the deve ...)
The Committee on Design has reviewed Bally’s plan for its upcoming casino at 777 W. Chicago. Sited along the Chicago River, the casino will replace the existing Chicago Tribune printing facility, reac ...
Glass and metal installation has begun for CMK Companies’ 1400 S Wabash Avenue, a 30-story mixed-use high rise in South Loop. Set to stand 350 feet, the tower will contain a combination of ground-leve ...)
A zoning application has been filed for a new residential tower at 2031 N. Kingsbury. Planned by Sterling Bay, the project site is directly across the street from the Lincoln Yards North project site. ...)
The Chicago Plan Commission approved Thursday a plan to renovate a vacant warehouse building in the Armour Square neighborhood on the South Side into dozens of solar-powered apartments. Developer A.J. ...)
Sterling Bay has broken ground on their latest Fulton Market project at 225 N. Elizabeth. Teaming up again with Ascentris, a Denver-based real estate private equity firm, the team will redevelop a cur ...)
New permits have been issued for the third structure set to rise within the North Union mega development at 232 W Chestnut Street in the Near North Side. Located towards the western end of the larger ...
Crown installation can be seen for the 60-story Salesforce Tower at 333 W Wolf Point Plaza in River North. The mixed-use, primarily office tower is the third and final phase of the Wolf Point masterpl ...)
Demolition permits have been issued for a vacant restaurant building at 151 N. Michigan. Located on a small site overlooking Millennium Park, the parcel sits at the intersection of W. Randolph St and ...)
A foundation permit has been issued 344 N. Canal. Formerly the site of the current Cassidy Tire Building, the new project will occupy the now cleared site which sits just south of W. Kinzie St in the ...
Since July’s update, foundation work has made extensive progress for Sterling Bay’s mixed-use development at 360 N Green Street in Fulton Market District. The planned 24-story tower will house 5,400 s ...)
New details have been revealed for the groundbreaking of the mixed-use development at 1245 W Fulton Market Street in the West Loop. Located on the intersection with N Elizabeth Street, the new structu ...)
The Pui Tak Christian School recently presented updated plans for their new school building, proposed for a site in Bridgeport. Located at 3118 S. Canal, the new school would replace surface parking a ...)
Final exterior work is now underway for the 33-story residential tower at 354 N Union Avenue in Fulton River District. The glassy 410-foot-tall edifice is being developed by Onni, and will ultimately ...)
Initial details have been revealed for the potential sports and entertainment complex for the Chicago Bears at 2200 Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights. Located just south of the intersection of Highwa ...)
The Chicago Department of Planning & Development has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to develop city-owned land next to the Kedzie Green Line station. “The RFQ represents a unique opportunit ...)
Five major projects in southern Cook County worth more than $39 million will be completed this fall, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has confirmed. “With the Rebuild Illinois capital ...)
Developer GW Properties has come back to the community to propose a new plan for the rehabilitation of the Hollander Building. Located at 2422 N. Milwaukee, the building stands just north of the inter ...)
Full building permits have been issued for the remaining half of the mixed-use development at 2653 N Clark Street in Lincoln Park. The new project will redevelop the existing Covent Hotel and build a ...)
A foundation permit has been approved for the residential development at 4600 N. Marine. Planned by Lincoln Property Company, the building will replace an existing surface parking lot at Weiss Hospita ...)
New details have been revealed for the Pop! Heights community park at 11227 S Halsted Street in West Roseland. Located mid-block between 112th Street and W 113th Street, the project replaces an empty ...)
Curtain wall glazing has begun installation for the 73-story 1000M apartment tower at 1000 S Michigan Avenue in South Loop. Developer trio JK Equities, Time Equities, and Oak Capitals have planned for ...)
A full building permit has been issued for 537 W. Drummond. Planned by Drummond Development as part of the Covent Hotel redevelopment, the new building will replace the parking lot behind the Covent H ...)
Initial details have been revealed for two new developments near the recently opened Pullman National Monument in Pullman. While we do not know the formal address for each, the first will be a hotel l ...)
Initial permits have been approved for a residential development at 4600 N Marine Drive in Uptown. Located on the intersection with W Wilson Avenue in front of Montrose Beach, the project replaces a s ...)
A caisson permit has been issued for a new mixed-income tower as part of Westhaven Park IID. Addressed at 145 N. Damen, the new building will occupy a parcel at the corner of N. Damen Ave and W. Lake ...)
The Chicago Zoning Board of Approvals has approved a new residential development at 1010 W Madison Street in the West Loop. Located just north of the intersection with N Morgan Street, the project goi ...)
The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a variance for Momad, a condo development at 1010 W. Madison. Planned by Fulton Street Companies, the new midrise building is planned to replace an existing su ...)
A demolition permit has now been issued for the 18-story mixed-use high rise at 350 N Morgan Street in Fulton Market. Developed by Sterling Bay, the 288-foot-tall project is set to yield 505,000 squar ...)
With nearly $40 million in city funding announced for the project, officials launched construction on Auburn Gresham Apartments, a two-building, 58-unit, mixed-use complex in the heart of Auburn Gresh ...)
CloudHQ is building a $2.5 billion, 1.5 million sq. ft. data center campus – one of the largest such facilities in Illinois. As construction of the first building kicks off, over 1,000 construction jo ...)
After recently breaking ground and scoring foundation permits, a full building permit has been issued for 741 N. Wells. Marking the final procedural hurdle before construction can proceed through comp ...)
The Chicago Housing Authority has listed details for upcoming affordable apartments in Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Apartments (formerly Emmett Street Apartments) located at 2614 N Emmett Street in Logan Squ ...)
Updated plans have been revealed to the community for a new sporting facility within Addams/Medill Park at 1434 S Loomis Street in the Near West Side. The park which is roughly bound by W Roosevelt Ro ...)
Final exterior work is wrapping up on Casa Durango, a five-story mixed-use building located at 1850 S Racine Avenue in Pilsen. The developer, known as The Resurrection Project, has planned for 1,610 s ...)
Demolition permits have been issued for the one-story existing building at the site of 350 N. Morgan. Planned by Sterling Bay, the issuance of demolition permits indicates that Sterling Bay is moving ...)
Construction is now fully underway for 150 E Ontario Street, the site of what will be a 28-story hotel. The Streeterville project is one of the first major high rises in years to be built in the distr ...)
Podium construction is now giving way to tower construction for 160 N Morgan Street, a 30-story mixed-use tower in Fulton Market District. The high rise, planned by Sterling Bay and Ascentris, will be ...)
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Ald. David Moore, City officials and local leaders today to break ground on Auburn Gresham Apartments, a two-building, 58-unit, mixed-use complex in the heart of Auburn ...)
Updated renderings have been revealed for the two-tower office development at 655 W Madison Street in West Loop Gate. Located just east of the Kennedy Expressway/I-90, the project plans to replace a l ...)
The former Sears department store site, located at 4712 W Irving Park Road in Portage Park has undergone extensive construction since YIMBY’s last update. With Novak Construction as developer and gene ...)
Construction permits were officially issued on Monday for ‘Sarah’s on Lakeside,’ the upcoming residential housing development for homeless women located at 4737 N Sheridan Road in Uptown. As YIMBY pre ...)
Ryan Cos. US Inc. has started construction on Vyne on Haven, a 200-unit, transit-oriented apartment community in downtown Elmhurst, Ill. The six-story, 320,000-sq. ft. building will be completed in 20 ...)
Construction on the Northwestern Medicine Advanced Outpatient Care Center in Old Irving Park has surpassed the first floor, with work now underway on the second level. Located at 4445 W Irving Park Ro ...)
Permits were issued last week for the removal of a three-story commercial building located at 5813 N Milwaukee Avenue in Jefferson Park. Jane Healy has been listed as the permit owner. The existing st ...)
Construction on the 10-story Clarendale Six Corners development is nearing completion in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood. The mixed-use project includes 18,000 square feet of ground-level retail s ...)
The front-facing street wall is undergoing final facade installation at CA6, Belgravia’s seven-story condominium development in West Loop. The development is set to house 72 total residences and is lo ...)
The Committee on Design has reviewed Thrive Exchange, a mixed-use development planned for 7901 S. Exchange. As the winner of a recent Invest South/West RFP, the project will reactivate the intersectio ...)
Steel is quickly reaching its pinnacle height for the new Rush Specialty Hospital at 516 S Loomis Street in Little Italy. This new building is the next step in the Rush University Medical Campus expan ...)
Updated details have been revealed for a community arts center at 1353 E 72nd Street in Greater Grand Crossing. Located just west of the intersection with S Dorchester Avenue, the project will rehabil ...)
Texas-based developer Trammell Crow has purchased the land for their approved project at 1112 W. Carroll and 315 N. May. Recently announced by The Real Deal, public records show the developer paid $77 ...)
AIA Chicago has announced the finalists for their Design Excellence Awards. Spanning architectural and interior architectural projects around the world designed by Chicago architects, the organizers i ...)
Structural beams for 1020 W Randolph Street in Fulton Market District are now reaching their final height. This five-story mixed-use development by L3 Capital will have ground-floor retail and boutiqu ...)
Ryan Companies US Inc. has announced the start of construction on Vyne on Haven, its 200-unit, transit-oriented apartment community at 102 Haven Road in downtown Elmhurst, Illlinois. Representatives f ...)
New information has been revealed on the sale of two historical structures at 29 E Ohio Street and 619 N Wabash Avenue in River North. Located on opposite corners of each other and across the street f ...)
601W Companies has landed a $215 million loan to redevelop an office building in Chicago, Ill. Commercial Observer has learned. Lionheart Strategic Management originated a $67.6 million investment in ...
Construction at 808 N Cleveland Avenue is progressing at a rapid pace in Near North Side. The 23-story mixed-use tower is quickly reaching its full height, and the structural work is almost finished. ...)
U.S. transportation officials have announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects including new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in communities across the country. Funding incl ...)
The Committee on Design has reviewed the Bella Noir Wellness Hub. Planned for a block-long site at 601 E. 47th, the project will redevelop a vacant property into a mixed-use hub that will eliminate co ...
The Loop‘s newest skyscraper, 300 N Michigan Avenue, is now complete. The 47-story mixed-use tower developed by Sterling Bay and Magellan Development Group features a retail base, a 280-key citizenM h ...)
Brinshore Development recently celebrated the groundbreaking of Stephens Commons, their long-planned affordable senior housing project in Uptown. Located at 833 W. Wilson, the project site is currentl ...)
The ever-growing Fulton Market district is now seeing another new addition, as construction has begun for a 19-story mixed-use building at 210 N Aberdeen Street. The 214-foot-tall structure, planned b ...)
Structural work on HUGO, LG Development‘s two-building project in River North, has now surpassed the third-floor mark. The development, comprising of two separate buildings at 751 N Hudson Avenue and ...)
A full building permit has been issued for a new residential development at 3817 N. Ashland. Fronting N. Ashland Ave, the project site is bound by two alleyways. Developer Mavrek Development will demo ...)
VISTA Property broke ground yesterday on 741 N. Wells, a new mixed-use multifamily rental building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Designed by Antunovich Associates, the 21-story, 201,000-squar ...)
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced this week that her administration’s plan to purchase clean, renewable energy for all city-owned facilities and operations by 2025 will move ahead following the f ...)
Under the new name “Cadence,” metal paneling is now being installed for the 11-story apartment building at 2050 W Ogden Avenue in the Illinois Medical District. The mixed-use development will include ...)
The Chicago Department of Planning and Development (CPD) has published a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) regarding the eventual development of land the city currently owns next to the Kedzie Green Li ...)
Renderings have emerged for The Nightingale @ IMD, a new residential development planned for a site within the Illinois Medical District. Originally revealed by Urbanize back in December 2021, the pro ...
Structural beams are approaching the final height for a new six-story residential building at 6 N Carpenter Street in West Loop. Real estate developer ZSD has planned for a total of 13 condominiums ra ...)
LG Development recently celebrated the groundbreaking of 210 N. Aberdeen. Planned on an irregularly shaped site that reaches to N. May St to the west and down to W. Lake St to the south, the project w ...)
The Peoria-Chicago rail project is now closer to its development stage after the results of its feasibility study were announced. Patrick Engineering prepared the feasibility study on behalf of the Il ...)
Matteson is landing another large warehouse center, with a Texas-based company that builds more than 10 million square feet of industrial space across the country every year underway constructing a 76 ...
Sterling Bay‘s bioscience-oriented office building known as ALLY at 1229 W Concord Place is currently undergoing final facade installation, marking a major milestone for the project as it nears comple ...)
NEAR WEST SIDE — Five years and two groundbreaking celebrations later, construction on the highly anticipated Green Line stop at Lake Street and Damen Avenue will break ground later this month, offici ...)
Developer Sterling Bay is set to begin construction of Chicago’s first mass timber building, a nine-story, apartment tower in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. If approved by City Council, the $50 millio ...)
The Chicago City Council has approved a landmark designation for the Monumental Baptist Church. Located at 729 E. Oakwood Boulevard in Bronzeville, the church was originally built in 1899 by architect ...)
The Chicago City Council has approved funding for Sarah’s Circle's latest project, located at 4737 N. Sheridan. Set to replace a portion of a surface parking lot, Sarah’s Circle has partnered with Bri ...)
Next up in our Speaker in the Spotlight series is Jonathan Metzl, Executive Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield. 1. What's your favourite project that you've ever worked on and why? 1st major d ...)
Google will be the primary occupant at Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center, after the State of Illinois sold the building for $105 million. The Thompson Center is currently a public building housing nu ...)
Proposals for renovations of Soldier Field were presented, following a report from the Museum Campus Working Group. “An improved Soldier Field will deliver a world-class visitor experience,” said Mayo ...)
The new amenity clubhouse at Bronzeville‘s Prairie Shores residential complex has seen the completion of its new two-story amenity clubhouse. The building is the centerpiece of extensive renovation wo ...)
Construction is set to begin on the Covent Hotel redevelopment this September after years of planning and approval hurdles. Originally proposed back in 2016, the project at 2653 N. Clark will reuse th ...)
Foundation construction can be seen taking shape at 3501 N Halsted Street in Lakeview East, set to give rise to a new five-story mixed-use building. The facility will be a new hub for Howard Brown Hea ...)
The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning for 3310 N. Lincoln. Located just north of the intersection of N. Lincoln Ave and W. School St, the project’s site is an irregularly shaped lot front ...)
A draft of the We Will Chicago framework plan has been released, offering an initial look at what would be the first citywide plan in more than 50 years. As previously reported “We Will Chicago” is th ...)
First in our 'Speaker in the Spotlight' series we have Lauren Chipman, CEO of Chipman Design Architecture. 1. What is your favourite project that you've ever worked on and why? TimeOut Market Chicago ...)
Yesterday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other city officials commemorated the topping off of the first equitable transit-oriented development (ETOD) on Chicago’s South Side. Located at 4308 S Calumet Aven ...)
Google has announced its agreement to buy the Thompson Center, a move that is set to potentially revitalize the Loop after big tenants moved out to new towers and the pandemic led to office space cuts ...)
City Council has approved $6 million in TIF funding and a land sale for Englewood Connect. Located at 6204 S. Green behind the Englewood Square redevelopment, the project site is currently vacant land ...)
Alderman Cappleman has announced that 3636 N Lake Shore Drive in Lake View East will commence construction during the fourth quarter of this year. The developer for this mixed-use proposal is City Clu ...)
Core construction has reached its full height for a 41-story, 440-unit tower known as “The Reed” at 234 W Polk Street in South Loop. Developed by Lendlease, the tower is the second residential buildin ...)
Sterling Bay secured $206 million of financing for a mixed-use office project in Chicago’s Fulton Market, which it broke ground on earlier this month. The firm scored the loan from Little Rock, Arkans ...)
Alderman Cappleman has announced that developer City Club Apartments plans to begin construction on 3636 N. Lake Shore Drive later this year during Q4. Poised to fill a plot of empty land along N. Lak ...)
Following early morning news that the sale of the James R. Thompson Center was nearly finalized, Google has revealed itself as the future new tenant of the iconic, Helmut Jahn–designed office building ...)
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved Thrive Englewood, a mixed-use affordable development at 914 W. 63rd. Currently vacant, the irregularly shaped site is located at the corner of W. 63rd St and W ...)
A foundation permit has been issued for 741 N. Wells. Fronting N. Wells St, the project site reaches to W. Chicago Ave with a historic masonry structure at 755 N. Wells that will be retained. Develope ...)
This week Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced three major overhaul ideas for the city’s historic Solider Field, including two proposals that fully rebuild the NFL venue’s endzones to support a dome ...)
The University of Illinois will purchase an existing building in Springfield for the new home of the UIS Innovation Center. The three-story, 26,400-sq, ft, building near the Illinois State Capitol wil ...)
The City Council has passed the Connected Communities Ordinance. Designed to stimulate equitable development near transit, the ordinance will catalyze investment near transit, make streets safer for a ...)
A caisson and foundation permit has been issued for the RIU Plaza Hotel Chicago at 150 E. Ontario. Vacant for more than ten years, the project site is an infill site off of N Michigan Avenue. The midb ...
The basement level of the University of Illinois Chicago’s new computer science building can be seen taking shape at 900 W Taylor Street in Little Italy. The five-story structure, known as the Compute ...)
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the mixed-use development at 640 W. Irving Park. Conceived by KGiles LLC and CA Ventures, the development is located along N Marine Drive, between W Irving Par ...)
Demolition permits have been issued for a series of sites to clear the way for 232 W. Chestnut. As part of the southernmost block of North Union, the parcels will face the corner of W. Chestnut St and ...)
Bally’s Corporation presented their plans for the temporary casino at Medinah Temple to the public earlier this week. As part of their winning casino bid, Bally’s will be operating a temporary casino ...
Glass installation for the 60-story Salesforce Tower at 333 W Wolf Point Plaza is nearly complete. The 850-foot-tall, office-oriented skyscraper by Hines is approaching its anticipated 2023 completion ...)
JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged the $59.8 million construction financing for 741 North Wells, a shovel-ready, 21-story, 168-unit, Class-A multi-housing project with 3,580 squa ...)
A full building permit has been issued for the construction of Madison + Carpenter. Located at 6 N. Carpenter St, the project sits on a corner parcel facing W Madison St and N Carpenter St. The develo ...)
Structural steel has reached its full height for a three-story addition to Wrigley Field in Lake View, having been co-planned by the Chicago Cubs and Marquee Development. Connected to the original sta ...)
Caisson permits have been issued for the planned mixed-use development at 626 S Wabash Avenue in South Loop. YIMBY reported on the project in August 2021 under the address 630 S Wabash Avenue. The pro ...)
In Midwestern cities, airports are car intensive. They are increasingly ringed by parking structures—and not attractive ones. Thankfully, this can change. The new Silver Ramp at the Minneapolis-St. Pa ....png/fit-in/500x500/filters:no_upscale())
Nearly $50 million in Community Development Grants have been announced to support 79 economic development projects planned for local neighborhoods. The deadline to apply for the final round of grants ...)
Cream City residents have been treated with a first look at the design of the $240 million new Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) planned for a 2.4-acre site at the corner of Sixth and Vliet in the city’s ...)
Housing Trust Group has broken ground on Crescent Place, a new $18.2 million affordable housing community in Arlington Heights. The project team for Crescent Place includes general contractor Henry Br ...)
Sterling Bay has broken ground on their most recent office development at 360 N. Green. With a foundation permit issued for the construction, the project recently broke ground with Taylor Excavating a ...)
Demolition and site clearing work is now underway for a 25-story mixed-use tower at 868 N Wells Street, the second building in the broader “North Union” scheme set to transform the north end of Chicag ...)
The Committee on Design has reviewed the two-tower office plan for 655 W. Madison. Located along the Kennedy Expressway, the project site is a full-block lot bound by W. Madison St, N. Desplaines St, ...)
The Permit Review Committee has approved plans to convert the former Immaculata High School at 640 W Irving Park Road in Uptown for residential use. As previously reported, the redevelopment efforts a ...)
Originally revealed by Urbanize last month, the multi-tower development surrounding the former Salvation Army building, now dubbed NOMA, has been reviewed by the Committee on Design. The mixed-use pro ...)
After Urbanize’s reveal of plans for a mixed-use development at 1649 N. Halsted, a recent community meeting has shed light on the project. Led by Draper and Kramer, the project will replace the shutte ...)
Construction on a Lincoln Hub streetscaping project will improve safety at a six-way intersection in Lakeview. The project, expected to completed next summer, will include full-width resurfacing, new ...)
Chicago-based McHugh Construction announces it has started vertical construction on a new five-story healthcare facility and medical office at 3501 N. Halsted St. for Howard Brown Health, the Midwest’ ...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot took her affordable housing plan a step further in late June, requesting an additional $69 million in funds — this comes after a $1 billion investment in the program from ...)
A total of 87 parks across Illinois will share $30.3 million in grants for projects that will help communities acquire open space and develop and improve recreational facilities throughout Illinois. “ ...)
Developers GSP Development and Golub & Company have presented updated plans for their new mixed-use development at 301 S. Green. Located at the corner of W. Jackson Blvd and S. Green St. the project s ...)
The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning bid for the upcoming development at 5050 S Prairie Avenue in Grand Boulevard. As previously reported, the site is located at the corner of S Prairie ...)
A lofty proposal to redevelop Chicago’s Museum Campus proposes increasing the 57-acre park complex’s accessibility and connectivity to the greater metropolitan area and connecting the myriad cultural ...)
The John Buck Company has revealed plans for a proposed two-tower office development at 655 W. Madison. Conceived for a full-block site along the Kennedy Expressway, the new proposal would replace an ...)
The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning for a new low-rise structure at 151 N. Michigan. Planned for a small site overlooking Millennium Park, the parcel sits at the intersection of W. Rand ...)
onstruction of the second stage of the River North Chicago mixed-use complex can now begin. This is because a complete building permit has been issued to North Wells Capital for the development of the ...)
The Chicago City Council has approved a planned mixed-use development at 9200 S. Burley. Planned by Interfaith Housing Development Corporation and Claretian Associates, the project site sits at the so ...)
Another residential build is coming to the West Loop. Riverside Investment & Development is partnering with Blue Star Properties to co-develop a 14-story building with plans for 198 units to be locate ...)
Excavators, bulldozers, and graters have converged on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield as the Illinois Department of Agriculture kicks off a $58.1 million capital investment addressing ye ...)
Chicago-based McHugh Construction has started vertical construction on a new five-story healthcare facility and medical office for Howard Brown Health, the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ healthcare organizat ...)
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board announced $75 million in federal funds for affordable housing developments that may have otherwise not been built due t ...)
The AIA has appointed Kimberly Dowdell as president of the organisation, making her the first Black female architect to lead the institution. Dowdell, who works as a principal at HOK in Chicago, was c ...)
Much of Chicago’s office market remains stuck in the doldrums, but another economic engine has come to life, ready to remake the city into a hub for advanced industry and research. New towers dedicate ...)
A joint venture led by CRG, the national real estate development and investment arm of Clayco, and Shapack Partners, the Fulton Market-based real estate development company that acquires, repositions, ...)
Facade installation can be seen making substantial progress for the new life sciences center known as ALLY at 1229 W Concord, the first building in Sterling Bay’s 55-acre Lincoln Yards mega-developmen ...)
The Chicago City Council has approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s selection of Bally’s Tribune Center casino bid at 777 W Chicago Avenue in River West. Replacing the vacant printing plant, the decision com ...)
Initial plans have been revealed for a new residential project at 4701 N Clark Street in Uptown. Located just north of the intersection with W Leland Avenue near the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery on ...)
Now standing its final height of 850 feet, the 60-story Salesforce Tower in River North has now removed its tower crane. Well on track to reach completion by next year, this glassy skyscraper at 333 W ...
Ballard Marine Construction is soliciting subcontractor bids and materials quotes from subcontractors and suppliers, including minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, LGBT-owned, disability-owned, ...)
Updated details have been revealed for the North Union megadevelopment in the Near North Side. The 8.1-acre site is bound by the CTA Brown Line tracks to the west, W Hill Street to the north, N Wells ...)
Mars Wrigley has unveiled plans for its $40 million global research and development hub in Chicago. Construction is set to begin this summer and is slated to be completed by 2023. “Mars has made Chica ...)
A gambling complex in Chicago’s River West is now officially Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s pick for the city’s long-awaited casino license — an endeavor that could boost Chicago’s finances, factor into the c ...)
This past week on Arbor Day Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot unveiled the City of Chicago’s newest tree initiative. According to the press release the city will plant 75,000 trees over the next five years. The ...)
Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, is expanding its massive $1 billion data center under construction in DeKalb to nearly 2.4 million square feet, putting the college town west o ...
Construction has now passed the halfway mark for a 41-story residential building known as The Reed, located at 234 W Polk Street in South Loop. Developed by Lendlease, the building is the second of fo ...)
Potential groundbreaking have been announced for two Fulton Market projects after securing the land sale and anchor tenants this week. The two projects in question are the life sciences building at 40 ...)
Chicago-based Mark Goodman & Associates, Inc. (MGA) says it has acquired an approximately 1.5-acre parcel of land at 400 N. Elizabeth St. in the Fulton Market neighborhood, where it will begin constru ...)
Initial details have been revealed to the Committee on Design for a residential development at 301 S Green Street in the West Loop. Located on the south east corner W Jackson Boulevard, the new high r ...)
Developer Newcastle Limited recently presented an updated design for 210 N. Morgan. Located midblock between W. Lake St and W. Fulton Market, the site is currently occupied by a single-story masonry b ...)
Structured Development has received its last remaining foundation permit for its Shops at Big Deahl masterplan. Under the address 1475 N Kingsbury Street, the greenlit 27-story tower will serve as the ...)
Commercial real estate services provider Ryan Companies US, Inc. says has opened a new downtown office at 224 North Desplaines in the West Loop. The 6,500-sq. ft. space accommodates approximately 35 f ...)
An apartment construction boom is underway in Chicago’s West Loop. At present, 9,065 new apartments are planned for the district, more than all other downtown neighbourhoods combined, appraisal and c ...)
Updated renderings and details have been released for two of the five casino bids hoping to win as the city progresses to select a winner later this year. As plans continue to be flushed out leading u ...)
As the city progresses towards selecting a winner of the highly-scrutinized casino deal, more renderings and information have been revealed on the complexities of utilizing some of the city’s existing ...)
Structural work has now passed the ninth floor for the 41-story residential tower known as The Reed, located directly north of River City Apartments in South Loop. Under the address 234 W Polk Street, ...)
Tan brickwork can now be seen along the exterior walls of a new two-story amenity clubhouse at 2937 S Martin Luther King Drive, part of Bronzeville‘s Prairie Shores apartment complex. The co-developer ...)
Chicago has issued a $43 million building permit to renovate an apartment building at 2300 N. Lincoln Park W. The permit says the work is for “renovation of floors 2 – 17 (2nd to 16th stories per CZ ...)
McHugh Construction says it has started vertical construction on Platform 4611, a nine-story mixed-use development at 4611 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Chicago issued a $43 million ...)
The sale of a onetime epicenter of the Chicago Board of Trade to ComEd underscores how times have changed in technology and investing. In a property deal that marks a literal power transfer, an old hu ...)
ComEd has announced plans to redevelop the existing trading building at 333 S LaSalle Street in The Loop. Located on the corner with W Van Buren Street, the low-rise building is adjacent to the Board ...)
RIU Hotels & Resorts says it “has snapped up a well-located plot in the heart of the Windy City” with a view to creating a four-star property with a sky bar on the 26th floor. The land at 150 East Ont ...)
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a new affordable residential development at 833 W Wilson Avenue in Uptown. Developer Brinshore Development LLC has partnered with Landon Bone Baker Architect, ...)
With a demolition permit approved this past Wednesday, equipment can be seen at the future site of 160 N Morgan Street, a 29-story mixed-use high rise planned for West Loop’s Fulton Market District. D ....jpg/fit-in/500x500/filters:no_upscale())
Crews broke ground last week on the first two of three buildings that will bring affordable condos to the Near North Side. Development firm Structured Development started work on the first two buildin ...)
The year is nearly over but it’s safe to say that 2021 is one that will be remembered by commercial real estate professionals for many years to come. As developers rush to complete new projects and pr ...)
The project uses modular construction, previously applied here in single-family homes, to cut costs and bring home ownership within reach for working couples and families. Advocates for affordable hou ...)
Updated plans have been revealed for the Englewood Connect Invest South/West development in Englewood. The winning project for the RFP was selected earlier this year and is now back with updated phasi ...)
Developers have secured construction financing to build a $155 million mixed-use project on the site of the former Purple Hotel in Lincolnwood. Tucker Development, with equity partner AECOM-Canyon Par ...)
Huge transportation projects planned in Illinois for years could finally be built, and innovations only dreamed of may now be considered, officials say, thanks to the new federal infrastructure progra ...)
New renderings and details have been revealed for the multiple casino bids in the city spread across various sites in the city. Elaborating on the initial information, we now have further numbers fr ...
Both core and structural work continue to rise at 354 N Union Avenue in Fulton River District, where Onni Development Group has planned a 33-story residential tower. This 410-foot-tall edifice will yi ...)
Bowa Construction has been selected by Related Midwest to build a $212 million, 43-story apartment tower in the Fulton Market District. The developer asserts that this is the first time a minority-own ...)
The partnership between Related Midwest, LR Contracting Company and BOWA Construction will deliver one of Chicago’s first 80/20 buildings and the City’s first high-rise with a minority-led general con ...)
The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning for a new medical building and future expansion at 1400 W Harrison Street in the Illinois Medical District. Bound by W Harrison Street to the south ...)
The long-awaited project would bring affordable housing and new stores to vacant land on West 79th Street. After months of often heated community discussions, Auburn Gresham residents learned Wednesda ...)
Last month, a new four-story commercial building opened at 1111 W Addison Street, less than a minute walk west from Wrigley Field in Lake View. Planned by West Addison Development, the roughly 60,000 ...)
Construction employment in Illinois continues to rebound well and the state overall ranks highly nationally in how it has performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. While many states reported often shock ...
A full completion and move-ins are fast approaching for the new 47-story condominium tower known as Cirrus, situated at Lakeshore East‘s 211 N Harbor Drive. Developed by Lendlease and Magellan, the 35 ...)
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved two projects bringing a total of three new towers to the ever-growing West Loop. Both projects have recently gone through design updates after receiving feedba ...)
As construction progresses at Emmett Street Apartments, the all-affordable housing development near the Logan Square Blue Line station is getting a new name and artwork in honor of the neighborhood’s ...)
Exterior walls have begun installation at The Gateway Apartments, an 11-story mixed-use building that recently topped out in the Illinois Medical District. Located at 2050 W Ogden Avenue, the project ...)
Extended funding for the redevelopment of the remaining parcels of the former Cabrini-Green homes has been approved by the Community Development Commission in Near North Side. The first of the two sep ...)
Chicago Build Expo is set to return to McCormick Place next spring! The leading free-to-attend construction and design show for the Midwest will be back on March 31 & April 1 in 2022 and will be bigge ...)
Greystar has broken ground on a 21-story development in Chicago’s Fulton Market area. The company is working with architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz to complete the community by March 2023. The develop ...