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1000M Reaches Main Tower Portion in South Loop

1000M Reaches Main Tower Portion in South Loop

19 Oct 2022 Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY
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 …
Transit TIF Approved for Red Line Extension

Transit TIF Approved for Red Line Extension

18 Oct 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
Committee on Design Reviews Updated Plans Discovery Partners Institute Within the 78
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 …
4600 N. Marine Breaks Ground

4600 N. Marine Breaks Ground

16 Oct 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
$18.7 Million in TIF Approved for 3831 W. Chicago

$18.7 Million in TIF Approved for 3831 W. Chicago

17 Oct 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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. …
Tower Crane Comes Down for 808 N Cleveland Avenue in Near North Side
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 …
Illinois Institute of Technology Among the First Cohort of Universities to Receive DOE’s Zero Energy Design Designation
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 …
Center for Performing Arts Construction Funding Released, Work Underway at WIU
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 …
UIC’s Computer Design Research and Learning Center Goes Vertical in Little Italy
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 …
Construction Permits Issued for Mixed-Use Development at 5259 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square
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 …
Chicago Adopts Building Energy Code to Support Decarbonization
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 …
Cassidy on Canal Breaks Ground at 350 N. Canal

Cassidy on Canal Breaks Ground at 350 N. Canal

05 Oct 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
City Celebrates Groundbreaking for Englewood Connect

City Celebrates Groundbreaking for Englewood Connect

08 Oct 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
210 N. Aberdeen Scores Full Building Permit

210 N. Aberdeen Scores Full Building Permit

09 Oct 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
City Council Approves Rezoning for 43Green Phase II in Bronzeville
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 …
Topped-Out 1044 W Van Buren Street Makes Headway in West Loop
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 …
Updated Design Revealed for 330 N. Green

Updated Design Revealed for 330 N. Green

29 Sept 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
Exterior Draws Toward Completion for Platform 4611 in Uptown

Exterior Draws Toward Completion for Platform 4611 in Uptown

28 Sept 2022 Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY
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  …
City Announces LaSalle Street Reimagined Program in the Loop
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 Design Revealed for Discovery Partners HQ

Final Design Revealed for Discovery Partners HQ

26 Sept 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
Development Commission Approves Senior Housing at 9633 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Pullman
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 …
210 N Aberdeen Goes Vertical in Fulton Market

210 N Aberdeen Goes Vertical in Fulton Market

26 Sept 2022 Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY
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 …
Land Sale Approved for 4731 S. Cottage Grove

Land Sale Approved for 4731 S. Cottage Grove

22 Sept 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
Full Building Permit Issued for Cassidy on Canal

Full Building Permit Issued for Cassidy on Canal

24 Sept 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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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