Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has collaborated with University of Michigan Taubman College to create the SPLAM [SPatial LAMinated timber], a robotically-fabricated timber pavilion for the 2021 Chic
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Foundation work for the new 41-story residential tower known as The Reed at Southbank has begun. Located at 234 W. Polk Street, The Reed is the second building of the 7-acre Southbank megadevelopment,
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Last week, structural work reached the 510-foot-tall roof height of a new 47-story mixed-use skyscraper, located at 300 N Michigan Avenue in The Loop. The development is a joint-partnership between St
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16 Sept 2021
Joe Ward and Justin Laurence, Block Club Chicago
Courtenay Elementary School will be upgraded and receive $2.1 million from the city to build an accessible playground and include a nature walk. The upgrade will include a playground for older and you
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The 23-story and 36-story mixed-use development towers will provide 777 rental residential units and 314 hotel rooms. The towers designed by BKV Group are due to be added to Downtown Chicago in 2024 n
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14 Sept 2021
Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
Chicago has issued a $130 million building permit for a 440-unit condo/apartment tower at 234 W. Polk St. Lend Lease Construction is the general contractor for this project and the architect is Perkin
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Situated along the North Branch Corridor in Bucktown, the first phase of construction of Triangle Square is nearing the finish line. The project is part of a three-building masterplan designed by Lama
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Designed by Canopy Architecture + Design, the newly permitted building will be 4-stories tall and contain 26 rental units. A second 4-story building with 22 apartments is planned next door. The comple
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The Illinois Tollway have started to shift traffic to provide a construction work zone. The Illinois Tollway is building a new pedestrian bridge over I-294 to maintain a connection between Veeck Park
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08 Sept 2021
Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved four high-rise towers situated in Downtown. A total of $700 million will be invested into the projects. The developments approved will be a two-tower proposal
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A new residential development developed by GlenStar and designed by FitzGerald Associates near O'Haire Airport has been approved by the Chicago Plan Commission. The new $90 million development will cr
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Although Bob Dunn's One Central project is a transit project, the development foresees a new neighbourhood of more than 9,000 homes, built on 31 acres of land. Once it is built, it will provide Chicag
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The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a mixed-use rehabilitation at 4712 W Irving Park Road. The project will rehabilitate and add on to an existing Sears department store which has occupied the si
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1130 N. State Street has been approved by Chicago Plan Commission and will provide more than 300 residential units as well as ground-floor retail space. It is located in the intersection of North Stat
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31 Aug 2021
Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
The fund issued by Chicago allows the construction of a 300-unit apartment building with ground floor retail and a parking podium at 164 N. Peoria Street. The structure is due to be the tallest buildi
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The Halsted Pointe project will be a $1.3 billion project to redevelop an 8-acre site at the southern tip of Goose Island into five high rise buildings. The development will be built over 8 to 10 year
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Four large developments will bring $200 million worth of investment to the South and West sides. The projects will create 215 residential units and 40,000 square feet of retail space. Groundbreakings
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The new Engine Company 115 Fire Station will be the second-largest fire station in the city, with space for a Chicago Fire Department District Office, an Office of Emergency Management and Communicati
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Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and City leaders announced the selection of four mixed-use INVEST South/West projects planned for areas in South Chicago, North Lawndale, Bronzeville, and New City and addition
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Eckenhoff Saunders is the architect behind the new Fulton Market Office on 345 N Morgan Street. Developed by Sterling Bay, the 200,000-square-foot project will yield retail space on ground level and o
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Glass installation has reached the peak of Chicago's BMO Tower. The new development is one of Chicago's tallest new office building and has been planned by Riverside Investment and Development alongsi
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The Webster Avenue Bridge project is one of several bridge repair projects that CDOT is undertaking this year. The $25 million project is funded through Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s Chicago Works infrast
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The new 135,000 SFT Computer Design, Research, and Learning Center (CDRLC) at UIC is designed to be a welcoming, inclusive, and inviting space for the diverse student body. It will be a new campus hub
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The $31 million state-of-the-art campus will provide access to eduction, leadership development and sports training, helping to close the opportunity gap for youth situated on Chica's west side. The n
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