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As Construction Continues, A Big Revision Permit Comes Through For “The Lake”
07 Jan 2026
Daniel Schell
A revision permit was issued this week by the City of Chicago for the new social club under construction at 205 West Superior Street in River North. With progress now up to the third floor on the exte …
Additional Details Revealed For Imani Village Near Pullman
21 Oct 2025
Ian Achong
Additional details have been revealed for the larger Imani Village development at the intersection of South Cottage Grove Avenue and East 95th Street, within the Pullman area. Located just east of Chi …
Aims Community College Builds for Wellness, Equity and the Future
26 Sept 2025
Colorado Real Estate Journal Writer
Aims Community College, located in Greeley, Colorado, is taking a bold step toward holistic student support by developing its new Student Health and Wellness Center (SHWC). More than just a building, …
ADU Permitted For Vintage Ukrainian Village Building Under Renovation
25 Sept 2025
Daniel Schell
A three-story with basement Ukrainian Village building that received a permit for an addition back in March now has permission to build an Additional Dwelling Unit in the basement. Volo Holdings is th …
Approval Granted For Three-Flat At 5635 South Wabash Avenue In Washington Park
24 Sept 2025
Daniel Schell
A permit was issued on August 29 to allow the construction of a three-story, three-unit residential building at 5635 South Wabash Avenue in Washington Park. The permit comes about seven weeks after it …
Additional Funding Announced For LeClaire Courts Redevelopment In Garfield Ridge
29 Aug 2024
Ian Achong
Additional funding has been announced for the residential phase of the LeClaire Courts redevelopment at 4458 S Cicero Avenue in Garfield Ridge. Earlier this month we covered the project’s initial fina …
Apollo’s 2000 is officially a Chicago landmark
19 Apr 2024
Lukas Kugler
The Chicago City Council has approved the landmark designation of Apollo’s 2000. Located at 2875 W. Cermak, the popular performance and event venue was formerly known as Marshall Square Theatre and wa …
Another Fulton Market apartment tower begins, as 1114 West Carroll sprouts from the ground
10 May 2023
Building Up Chicago
1114 West Carroll, the 34-story, 368-unit apartment tower from developer Trammell Crow Company, is beginning to go 3-D from its excavation site in the Fulton Market District. On the site where once st …
Affordable Housing Lottery Will Soon Open for 2614 N Emmett Street in Logan Square
30 Aug 2022
Bee Ricketts, Chicago YIMBY
The Chicago Housing Authority has listed details for upcoming affordable apartments in Lucy Gonzalez Parsons Apartments (formerly Emmett Street Apartments) located at 2614 N Emmett Street in Logan Squ …
AIA Chicago Names Finalists for Best Projects at 2022 Design Excellence Awards
18 Aug 2022
Niall Patrick Walsh, Archinect News
AIA Chicago has announced the finalists for their Design Excellence Awards. Spanning architectural and interior architectural projects around the world designed by Chicago architects, the organizers i …
A Final Look at the Completed 300 N Michigan Avenue in the Loop
16 Aug 2022
Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY
The Loop‘s newest skyscraper, 300 N Michigan Avenue, is now complete. The 47-story mixed-use tower developed by Sterling Bay and Magellan Development Group features a retail base, a 280-key citizenM h …
ALLY At 1229 W Concord Gets Glassy In Lincoln Yards
14 Jun 2022
Jack Crawford, Chicago Yimby
Facade installation can be seen making substantial progress for the new life sciences center known as ALLY at 1229 W Concord, the first building in Sterling Bay’s 55-acre Lincoln Yards mega-developmen …
A Final Look At The Now-Open 1111 W Addison Street In Lake View
03 Nov 2021
Jack Crawford, Chicago Yimby
Last month, a new four-story commercial building opened at 1111 W Addison Street, less than a minute walk west from Wrigley Field in Lake View. Planned by West Addison Development, the roughly 60,000 …
Affordable Apartments Pitched West of The 606
13 Oct 2021
Jay Koziarz, Urbanize Chicago
In an attempt to combat gentrification and displacement near The 606, the city is supporting a dense, ground up 100 percent affordable housing project proposal: the three building development known as …
A Peak Inside 800 Fulton In West Loop By SOM
23 Sept 2021
Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY
800 Fulton, a 19-story office and retail building recently completed construction in West Loop‘s Fulton Market District. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is the design firm behind 800 Fulton, whose de …
A Double-decker Road Runs Through Vista Tower, Chicago's Third-tallest Building
16 Mar 2020
Jeff Yoders, ENR Midwest
Measuring from false grade, Vista has a 17-ft-tall opening for a pedestrian path and vehicle drop-ff area at the base of the middle tower.
Aon Center Observatory will Begin Construction this Year and Open in 2022
17 Feb 2020
Jay Koziarz, Chicago Curbed
It’s been more than a year since city officials approved a new observation deck and a 1,185-foot exterior elevator for Chicago’s Aon Center, and the sky-high attraction is finally getting ready to mov …
An Update on the Obama Center was Supposed to Break Ground in 2018
03 Jan 2020
Jay Koziarz, Chicago Curbed
As a new year begins in Chicago, the upcoming Obama Presidential Center appears to be no closer to breaking ground on the city’s South Side. The Obama Foundation first announced its Jackson Park site …
As flood water finally recedes, Midwest cities and towns begin planning for prevention
08 Jul 2019
ENR - Jeff Yoders
Officials from Midwest cities and towns are finally getting a chance to reevaluate flood control after waters have begun to recede, some for the first time this year. After 96 consecutive days above f …
After breaking ground last year, the hotel project near Union Station still sits dormant
01 Jul 2019
Chicago Curbed - Jay Koziarz
The 24-story, 615-room Toyoko Inn Hotel development slated for a parking lot near Chicago’s Union Station has once again caught the attention of 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly for its apparent lack …
A million square feet of new buildings on the drawing boards for Fulton Market
20 Jun 2019
Chicago Business
Proposals currently on tap for the trendy corridor include a massive tech incubator, more office space, and a 17-story hotel.
At The Forefront Of Smart Building, By Building Smart
29 May 2019
Yahoo Finance
CHICAGO, May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Though audio has always been close to Tim Pickett's heart, listening to intuition over the buzz of industry standard has been his loudest proponent. As Founder an …
Affordable housing development in Logan Square wins alderman’s blessing
20 May 2019
Curbed Chicago
A plan to build a new seven-story, 100 percent affordable housing development next to the Logan Square Blue Line stop is advancing after 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa said he will recommend t …
Affordable housing that doesn't look like the usual
20 May 2019
Chicago Business News
In the past three decades, one Chicago architecture firm has designed about 5,000 units of affordable housing in the city. The firm is proud of the figure, though “it’s nothing compared to the number …
Architects chosen to design Chicago university’s arts center
17 May 2019
The Construction Specifier
The New York-based firm OMA and Chicago-based KOO has been named the winner of an international competition to design an innovative ‘Center for the Arts’ on the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) …
A closer look at Chicago’s newly completed ‘Riverwalk East’ improvements
16 May 2019
Curbed Chicago
On Monday, the City of Chicago announced the completion of the $12 million revamp of the easternmost segment of the Chicago Riverwalk, located between Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive. A stroll th …
Architect pitches ‘kinetic wall’ to hide parking at River North office proposal
08 May 2019
Curbed Chicago
A River North office proposal could give downtown Chicago its second kinetic wall, joining an example currently under construction at 333 N. Green Street in the Fulton Market. Comprised of rows of ind …
Architect pitches ‘kinetic wall’ to hide parking at River North office proposal
23 Apr 2019
Curbed Chicago
A River North office proposal could give downtown Chicago its second kinetic wall, joining an example currently under construction at 333 N. Green Street in the Fulton Market. Comprised of rows of ind …
After 70 years, Chicago finally gets new building code
12 Apr 2019
Bisnow
Chicago City Council voted Wednesday to approve one of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s top goals: a major reworking of the city’s building code, the first such undertaking in 70 years. After a week that saw alde …
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