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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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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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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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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27 Jul 2022
Matt Hickman, The Architect's Newspaper
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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26 Jul 2022
Matt Hickman, The Architect's Newspaper
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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19 Jul 2022
Frank Edgerton Martin, Bruce N. Wright, The Architect's Newspaper
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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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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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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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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19 Jul 2022
Matt Hickman, The Architect's Newspaper
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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