Loading
Chicago’s City-owned Buildings Will Shift to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2025
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 …
LG Development Breaks Ground on 210 N. Aberdeen

LG Development Breaks Ground on 210 N. Aberdeen

08 Aug 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
Cadence Apartments Receives Metal Paneling in Illinois Medical District
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 …
Chicago Selling Land for Development Next to Kedzie Green Line Station
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 Emerge for 1323 S. Wood

Renderings Emerge for 1323 S. Wood

09 Aug 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
Madison + Carpenter Condo Development Nears Full Height in West Loop
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 …
Matteson Warehouse on Track to Be Ready by Early 2023, Using Construction Techniques Not Seen in Chicago Area in Years
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 …
Implementation of Peoria-chicago Rail Project in Illinois in the Pipeline

Implementation of Peoria-chicago Rail Project in Illinois in the Pipeline

08 Aug 2022 Barbara Mangiri, Construction Review Online
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 …
Exterior Facade Approaches Completion for Ally at 1229 W Concord Place in the Lincoln Yards Masterplan
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 …
Developer Set to Build Chicago's First Mass Timber Building

Developer Set to Build Chicago's First Mass Timber Building

05 Aug 2022 Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune
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 …
Thompson Center Reno to Create 4,500 Construction Jobs
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 …
Monumental Baptist Church Designated as Landmark

Monumental Baptist Church Designated as Landmark

04 Aug 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
Foundation Work Continues for 3501 N Halsted in Lakeview East
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 …
City Council Approves Funding for Sarah’s Circle at 4737 N. Sheridan
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 …
Three Renovation Options Proposed for Soldier Field
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 …
Construction Concludes for Prairie Shores Clubhouse in Bronzeville
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 …
Covent Hotel Project Set to Break Ground in September

Covent Hotel Project Set to Break Ground in September

02 Aug 2022 Lukas Kugler. URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
Speaker in the Spotlight: Jonathan Metzl
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 …
City Council Approves 3310 N. Lincoln

City Council Approves 3310 N. Lincoln

01 Aug 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
Google Will Buy the Thompson Center

Google Will Buy the Thompson Center

29 Jul 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
We Will Chicago Releases a Draft for Public Input

We Will Chicago Releases a Draft for Public Input

01 Aug 2022 Bee Rickets, Chicago YIMBY
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 …
City Council Approves Englewood Connect TIF Funding

City Council Approves Englewood Connect TIF Funding

29 Jul 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
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 …
43Green Phase I Celebrates Topping Off Milestone in Bronzeville
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 …
Groundbreaking Timeline Announced for 3636 N Lake Shore Drive in Lake View East
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 …
771 Results