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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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Foundation Work Continues for 3501 N Halsted in Lakeview East

    01 Aug 2022 Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY
    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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 43Green Phase I Celebrates Topping Off Milestone in Bronzeville

    30 Jul 2022 Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY
    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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Work Set to Begin on 3636 N. Lake Shore Drive

    28 Jul 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
    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 ...
  • Construction Tops Off for the Reed in South Loop

    28 Jul 2022 Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY
    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 ...
  • Plan Commission Approves Thrive Englewood

    27 Jul 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
    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 ...
  • Google Will Occupy Chicago’s Thompson Center Beginning in 2026

    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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 741 N. Wells Scores Foundation Permit

    26 Jul 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
    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 ...
  • Foundation Permit Issued for 150 E. Ontario

    25 Jul 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
    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 ...
  • City Council Passes Connected Communities Ordinance

    25 Jul 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
    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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Plan Commission Approves 640 W. Irving Park

    24 Jul 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
    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 ...
  • Demo Permits Issued to Clear the Way for 232 W. Chestnut

    23 Jul 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
    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 Previews Look for Medinah Temple Temporary Casino

    22 Jul 2022 Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
    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 ...
  • $59.8m in Financing Secured for Chicago Multi-housing Development

    21 Jul 2022 Melody Mercado, Block Club Chicago
    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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