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Data center approval a ‘win-win’ for Joliet and skilled tradespeople
30 Mar 2026
CCN Staff Writer
After months of debate, a proposal to build what could be the largest data center in Illinois was approved by Joliet City Council last week. The Joliet Technology Center, a 795-acre development will b …
Digital twin and its applications in the construction industry: A state-of-art systematic review
23 Oct 2025
Shaiming Su, Ray Y.Zhong, & Yishuo Jiang
Abstract The construction industry has a great impact on social and economic development because of its wide coverage and a large number of stakeholders involved. It is precisely owing to its large vo …
Developers secure funding and permit for office to residential conversion at 65 E. Wacker
23 Sept 2025
Lukas Kugler
Wacker Place will become home to 252 luxury apartments Mavrek Development and ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. have closed financing at 65 E Wacker Place, officially named Wacker Place. Located at the in …
DSV breaks ground on logistics facility in Plainfield to be built by Alston Construction
09 Sept 2025
Chicago Construction News Writer
DSV Contract Logistics North America has broken ground on a 783,000-sq. ft. logistics facility in Plainfield, marking a major expansion of the company’s Chicago-area operations. The Sept. 3 ceremony w …
Developer Acquires Downtown Cincinnati Westin Hotel
08 Aug 2025
Jasmine Kilman
Portman Holdings has acquired the Westin Cincinnati, a 456-key, full-service hotel located on Fountain Square in the heart of downtown. The hotel features 456 spacious rooms and suites, more than 30,0 …
Demolition Underway For Residential Development At 925 West Belmont In Lake View
05 Aug 2025
Daniel Schell
Demolition has rendered mostly unrecognizable the shops and apartments that used to occupy 917 through 925 West Belmont Avenue in Lake View. Permission to tear down the building came in on July 18, wi …
Developer Lands Permits For 20 Total Units In Edgewater, Ukrainian Village
22 Jul 2025
Daniel Schell
Chicago developer BM International Builders received permission on July 17 to erect a pair of multi-unit residential structures in the Edgewater and Ukrainian Village neighborhoods. Both projects were …
Details Revealed For New Retail Flagship At 212 E Ontario Street In Streeterville
21 Aug 2024
Ian Achong
Initial details have been revealed for the commercial redevelopment of 212 E Ontario Street in Streeterville. Located just over a block east from N Michigan Avenue, the project will restore and renova …
Details And Timeline Revealed For Chicago Avenue And Halsted Street Reconstruction
15 Jul 2024
Ian Achong
Details and a timeline have been revealed for the construction of the W Chicago Avenue and N Halsted Street intersection in River West. The project comes at the same time as the adjacent Bally’s Casin …
Dermody expands suburban office-to-industrial plans as Bridge scales back
05 Sept 2023
TRD Staff
Dermody Properties is taking on another office-to-industrial conversion in the northern suburbs, while Bridge Industrial is scaling back its similar plans in Deerfield. Nevada-based Dermody aims to co …
Demo permit issued at 3262 N. Clark
10 Sept 2023
LUKAS KUGLER
A demolition permit has been issued at 3262 N. Clark. Located midblock along N. Clark St, the narrow site is just south of W. School St and is occupied by an old red brick building that stands three s …
DePaul University plans basketball practice facility
04 Sept 2023
LUKAS KUGLER
DePaul University has announced plans to renovate the Sullivan Athletic Center and McGrath-Phillips Arena as well as to build a new practice facility for the school’s basketball teams. Planned for the …
Details Revealed For Mixed-Use Development Near Lincoln Yards
17 Jul 2023
IAN ACHONG
Initial details have been revealed for a mixed-use development at 1840 N Marcey Street in Lincoln Park. Located just west of N Clybourn Avenue and across the river from Lincoln Yards, the proposal wil …
Developer presents Morgan/Kinzie development to the community
26 Jun 2023
LUKAS KUGLER
VISTA Property Group recently presented their proposal for three towers at the intersection of W. Kinzie St and N. Morgan St to the local community. Addressed at 370 N. Morgan, 400 N. Morgan, and 401 …
Downtown Chicago Office Sublease Inventory Hits Highest Mark Yet
20 Jun 2023
Katharine Carlon
Available sublease space in downtown Chicago reached another historic high in the second quarter, hitting nearly 8.1M SF as the business district continues to reckon with the fallout of hybrid and rem …
Distillery Labs construction team releases new timeline
30 May 2023
Special to Chicago Construction News
Chicago Construction News staff writer Peoria’s downtown business incubator is one step closer to construction, with completion of the public construction bid process and approval from both the state …
Developer details plans for industrial park on Baxter's Deerfield HQ
24 Apr 2023
DANNY ECKER
The Chicago industrial developer set to buy Baxter International's longtime Deerfield corporate campus wants to redraw the property with nearly 1.3 million square feet of warehouses, and it could take …
Development Commission Approves Senior Housing at 9633 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Pullman
26 Sept 2022
Ian Achong, Chicago YIMBY
The Chicago Community Development Commission has approved financing for the residential development at 9633 S Cottage Grove Avenue in Pullman. Located north of the intersection with E 99th Street and …
Demo Permits Issued for 151 N. Michigan
13 Sept 2022
Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
Demolition permits have been issued for a vacant restaurant building at 151 N. Michigan. Located on a small site overlooking Millennium Park, the parcel sits at the intersection of W. Randolph St and …
Demolition Permit Issued for 350 N Morgan Street in Fulton Market District
31 Aug 2022
Jack Crawford, Chicago YIMBY
A demolition permit has now been issued for the 18-story mixed-use high rise at 350 N Morgan Street in Fulton Market. Developed by Sterling Bay, the 288-foot-tall project is set to yield 505,000 squar …
Demo Permits Issued for 350 N. Morgan
28 Aug 2022
Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
Demolition permits have been issued for the one-story existing building at the site of 350 N. Morgan. Planned by Sterling Bay, the issuance of demolition permits indicates that Sterling Bay is moving …
Demolition Permits Issued for 5813 N Milwaukee Avenue in Jefferson Park
22 Aug 2022
Bee Ricketts, Chicago YIMBY
Permits were issued last week for the removal of a three-story commercial building located at 5813 N Milwaukee Avenue in Jefferson Park. Jane Healy has been listed as the permit owner. The existing st …
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 …
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 …
Details Emerge for 1649 N. Halsted
13 Jul 2022
Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
After Urbanize’s reveal of plans for a mixed-use development at 1649 N. Halsted, a recent community meeting has shed light on the project. Led by Draper and Kramer, the project will replace the shutte …
Developers Present Updated Design for 301 S. Green
12 Jul 2022
Lukas Kugler, URBANIZE Chicago
Developers GSP Development and Golub & Company have presented updated plans for their new mixed-use development at 301 S. Green. Located at the corner of W. Jackson Blvd and S. Green St. the project s …
Developer Reveals Updated First Phase Plans For One Central Project
19 Oct 2021
Ian Achong, Chicago Yimby
Landmark Development has revealed further details for the first phase of its One Central mega-development, which will cap the rail tracks in the Near South Side. Although often considered the most amb …
Digital Twin technology Will Become The Ultimate Tool For Designing And Planning Infrastructures
04 Aug 2021
Jonathan Symcox
Digital Twin technology will become the ultimate tool for designing and planning infrastructures. It will help transform cities and save billions in running costs and assist towards net-zero targets. …
Dissecting the Welding Economy
23 Mar 2020
Tim Heston, The Fabricator
Good project management in the metal fabrication shop could help solve the skilled labor crisis
Diversity in construction Bill sponsored by State Senator, Emil Jones III, to provide apprenticeship programs to African Americans
16 Jul 2019
Chicago Defender - Tony Ho Tran
The Illinois Senate and House passed a bill that could encourage more African Americans to take part in apprenticeship programs in the construction industry. The Diversity in Construction Apprenticesh …
Douglas Park Is Getting Its Mini-Golf Course Back After Students, Artists Step Up To Save It
26 Jun 2019
Block Club Chicago
Lawndale artist Haman Cross got the ball rolling, and student artists helped design a complete course overhaul.
DoVA collaboration with Lect. Amber Ginsburg creates teaching space and gallery
13 May 2019
UChicago News
A nondescript shipping container sits just to the west of the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago, painted black and framed from 60th Street by flora and trees. A modest structure c …
Developer plans 33-story Fulton River District apartment tower
13 May 2019
Crain'd Chicago Business
When big office towers rise in a neighborhood, apartment developers aren’t far behind. All those office workers need a place to live, after all. That’s the thinking behind a 33-story apartment tower C …
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