Much of Chicago’s office market remains stuck in the doldrums, but another economic engine has come to life, ready to remake the city into a hub for advanced industry and research. New towers dedicate …
A joint venture led by CRG, the national real estate development and investment arm of Clayco, and Shapack Partners, the Fulton Market-based real estate development company that acquires, repositions, …
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 …
The Chicago City Council has approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s selection of Bally’s Tribune Center casino bid at 777 W Chicago Avenue in River West. Replacing the vacant printing plant, the decision com …
Initial plans have been revealed for a new residential project at 4701 N Clark Street in Uptown. Located just north of the intersection with W Leland Avenue near the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery on …
Now standing its final height of 850 feet, the 60-story Salesforce Tower in River North has now removed its tower crane. Well on track to reach completion by next year, this glassy skyscraper at 333 W …
13 May 2022 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
Ballard Marine Construction is soliciting subcontractor bids and materials quotes from subcontractors and suppliers, including minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, LGBT-owned, disability-owned, …
Updated details have been revealed for the North Union megadevelopment in the Near North Side. The 8.1-acre site is bound by the CTA Brown Line tracks to the west, W Hill Street to the north, N Wells …
Mars Wrigley has unveiled plans for its $40 million global research and development hub in Chicago. Construction is set to begin this summer and is slated to be completed by 2023. “Mars has made Chica …
A gambling complex in Chicago’s River West is now officially Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s pick for the city’s long-awaited casino license — an endeavor that could boost Chicago’s finances, factor into the c …
This past week on Arbor Day Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot unveiled the City of Chicago’s newest tree initiative. According to the press release the city will plant 75,000 trees over the next five years. The …
Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, is expanding its massive $1 billion data center under construction in DeKalb to nearly 2.4 million square feet, putting the college town west o …
Construction has now passed the halfway mark for a 41-story residential building known as The Reed, located at 234 W Polk Street in South Loop. Developed by Lendlease, the building is the second of fo …
Potential groundbreaking have been announced for two Fulton Market projects after securing the land sale and anchor tenants this week. The two projects in question are the life sciences building at 40 …
19 Apr 2022 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
Chicago-based Mark Goodman & Associates, Inc. (MGA) says it has acquired an approximately 1.5-acre parcel of land at 400 N. Elizabeth St. in the Fulton Market neighborhood, where it will begin constru …
Initial details have been revealed to the Committee on Design for a residential development at 301 S Green Street in the West Loop. Located on the south east corner W Jackson Boulevard, the new high r …
Developer Newcastle Limited recently presented an updated design for 210 N. Morgan. Located midblock between W. Lake St and W. Fulton Market, the site is currently occupied by a single-story masonry b …
Structured Development has received its last remaining foundation permit for its Shops at Big Deahl masterplan. Under the address 1475 N Kingsbury Street, the greenlit 27-story tower will serve as the …
08 Apr 2022 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
Commercial real estate services provider Ryan Companies US, Inc. says has opened a new downtown office at 224 North Desplaines in the West Loop. The 6,500-sq. ft. space accommodates approximately 35 f …
05 Apr 2022 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
An apartment construction boom is underway in Chicago’s West Loop. At present, 9,065 new apartments are planned for the district, more than all other downtown neighbourhoods combined, appraisal and c …
Updated renderings and details have been released for two of the five casino bids hoping to win as the city progresses to select a winner later this year. As plans continue to be flushed out leading u …
Structural work has now passed the ninth floor for the 41-story residential tower known as The Reed, located directly north of River City Apartments in South Loop. Under the address 234 W Polk Street, …
As the city progresses towards selecting a winner of the highly-scrutinized casino deal, more renderings and information have been revealed on the complexities of utilizing some of the city’s existing …
Shedd Aquarium has presented their renovation plans to the Committee on Design. Located at 1200 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr, the project will improve the facilities of the museum on the Museum Campus. Lo …
Tan brickwork can now be seen along the exterior walls of a new two-story amenity clubhouse at 2937 S Martin Luther King Drive, part of Bronzeville‘s Prairie Shores apartment complex. The co-developer …
12 Jan 2022 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
Chicago has issued a $43 million building permit to renovate an apartment building at 2300 N. Lincoln Park W. The permit says the work is for “renovation of floors 2 – 17 (2nd to 16th stories per CZ …
12 Jan 2022 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
McHugh Construction says it has started vertical construction on Platform 4611, a nine-story mixed-use development at 4611 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Chicago issued a $43 million …
The sale of a onetime epicenter of the Chicago Board of Trade to ComEd underscores how times have changed in technology and investing. In a property deal that marks a literal power transfer, an old hu …
ComEd has announced plans to redevelop the existing trading building at 333 S LaSalle Street in The Loop. Located on the corner with W Van Buren Street, the low-rise building is adjacent to the Board …
04 Jan 2022 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
RIU Hotels & Resorts says it “has snapped up a well-located plot in the heart of the Windy City” with a view to creating a four-star property with a sky bar on the 26th floor. The land at 150 East Ont …
Crews broke ground last week on the first two of three buildings that will bring affordable condos to the Near North Side. Development firm Structured Development started work on the first two buildin …
With a demolition permit approved this past Wednesday, equipment can be seen at the future site of 160 N Morgan Street, a 29-story mixed-use high rise planned for West Loop’s Fulton Market District. D …
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a new affordable residential development at 833 W Wilson Avenue in Uptown. Developer Brinshore Development LLC has partnered with Landon Bone Baker Architect, …
The year is nearly over but it’s safe to say that 2021 is one that will be remembered by commercial real estate professionals for many years to come. As developers rush to complete new projects and pr …
The project uses modular construction, previously applied here in single-family homes, to cut costs and bring home ownership within reach for working couples and families. Advocates for affordable hou …
Updated plans have been revealed for the Englewood Connect Invest South/West development in Englewood. The winning project for the RFP was selected earlier this year and is now back with updated phasi …
24 Nov 2021 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
Developers have secured construction financing to build a $155 million mixed-use project on the site of the former Purple Hotel in Lincolnwood. Tucker Development, with equity partner AECOM-Canyon Par …
23 Nov 2021 Robert McCoppin and Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune
Huge transportation projects planned in Illinois for years could finally be built, and innovations only dreamed of may now be considered, officials say, thanks to the new federal infrastructure progra …
New renderings and details have been revealed for the multiple casino bids in the city spread across various sites in the city. Elaborating on the initial information, we now have further numbers fr …
Both core and structural work continue to rise at 354 N Union Avenue in Fulton River District, where Onni Development Group has planned a 33-story residential tower. This 410-foot-tall edifice will yi …
11 Nov 2021 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
Bowa Construction has been selected by Related Midwest to build a $212 million, 43-story apartment tower in the Fulton Market District. The developer asserts that this is the first time a minority-own …
The partnership between Related Midwest, LR Contracting Company and BOWA Construction will deliver one of Chicago’s first 80/20 buildings and the City’s first high-rise with a minority-led general con …
The Chicago City Council has approved the rezoning for a new medical building and future expansion at 1400 W Harrison Street in the Illinois Medical District. Bound by W Harrison Street to the south …
The long-awaited project would bring affordable housing and new stores to vacant land on West 79th Street. After months of often heated community discussions, Auburn Gresham residents learned Wednesda …
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 …
02 Nov 2021 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
Construction employment in Illinois continues to rebound well and the state overall ranks highly nationally in how it has performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. While many states reported often shock …
A full completion and move-ins are fast approaching for the new 47-story condominium tower known as Cirrus, situated at Lakeshore East‘s 211 N Harbor Drive. Developed by Lendlease and Magellan, the 35 …
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved two projects bringing a total of three new towers to the ever-growing West Loop. Both projects have recently gone through design updates after receiving feedba …
As construction progresses at Emmett Street Apartments, the all-affordable housing development near the Logan Square Blue Line station is getting a new name and artwork in honor of the neighborhood’s …
Exterior walls have begun installation at The Gateway Apartments, an 11-story mixed-use building that recently topped out in the Illinois Medical District. Located at 2050 W Ogden Avenue, the project …
Extended funding for the redevelopment of the remaining parcels of the former Cabrini-Green homes has been approved by the Community Development Commission in Near North Side. The first of the two sep …
Chicago Build Expo is set to return to McCormick Place next spring! The leading free-to-attend construction and design show for the Midwest will be back on March 31 & April 1 in 2022 and will be bigge …
Greystar has broken ground on a 21-story development in Chicago’s Fulton Market area. The company is working with architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz to complete the community by March 2023. The develop …
With nearly all of its glazing installed, the 50-story skyscraper at 320 S Canal Street, aka BMO Tower, can now be seen in its final form along the Chicago skyline. Co-developed by Riverside Investmen …
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 …
As construction wraps up on downtown's massive One Chicago project, work is ready to begin across the street on an ambitious makeover of the former Lawson House YMCA. On Wednesday, Holsten Real Estate …
Metra has unveiled preliminary plans for a new station and rail flyover for the growing West Loop area. The neighborhood has seen some of the fastest growth of any in Chicago with population numbers n …
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 …
Work is now underway for a new five-story educational building at 900 W Taylor Street, located near the southern edge of The University of Illinois Chicago‘s main campus. The new 135,000-square-foot f …
The 7-story condo development known as 1400 Monroe is ready to welcome residents just over a year after breaking ground in summer 2020. The 38-unit project is currently 75 percent sold with the remain …
Nearly all exterior paneling has been installed Nevele22, the seven-story mixed-use building located at 1122 W Chicago Avenue in West Town. A development by Lipe Property Company, the building’s 97,00 …
Developers CIM Group and Golub&Company have revealed the first tenant for the recently renovated Tribune Tower: Chicago's own Museum of Ice Cream! The development consists of luxury condos with a reta …
Construction of PLSN Condos at 816-832 W Cullerton Street in Pilsen has fully completed. It's a four-building mixed-use development that has replaced a previously vacant parking lot. The project prov …
Work is ready to get underway on a 22-story rental tower at the southeast corner of Damen Avenue and Congress Parkway in the Illinois Medical District (IMD), as the demand for new rentals in the area …
The Chicago Parks District has opened a new visitor and nature center at Big Marsh Park in South Deering. Located at 11555 S Stony Island Avenue, the Ford Calumet Environmental Center is one of the la …
An official groundbreaking at 1229 W. Concord Place is scheduled for October. This will be the first new building of the 55-acre Lincoln Yards megaproject along the north branch of the Chicago River. …
MCZ Development has planned a new 21-story mixed-used building at 166 N Aberdeen Street (Fulton Market District) and a caisson permit has now been approved. The building will incorporate a combination …
After years of planning the Obama Presidential Center is officially under construction on Chicago's South Side. Former First Lady Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama joined Chicago Mayor …
The Chicago Landmarks Commission has approved the submission of the Ramova Theater located at 3518 S Halsted Street in Bridgeport to the National Historic Register. The theater was designed by Chicago …
Evergreen Real Estate Group and Structured Development are making notable progress on a collection of three 4-story residential buildings along the 700 block of West Schiller Place on the city's Near …
The 106-foot-tall structure, designed by Chicago's Landon Bone Baker Architects, will feature ground-floor retail topped by 99 apartments (50 affordable, 49 market-rate). The transit-oriented developm …
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 …
Budget includes $1.9 billion in key investments and no new taxes—an investment-based recovery strategy with a foundation set on greater opportunities for rebuilding Chicago into a safer, stronger, and …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
13 Aug 2021 Mark Buckshon, Chicago Construction News
The project is the first CRG industrial development in Chicago and the first under the firm’s new fund. The Cubes at Country Club Hills will be a 1,033,450 square feet industrial structure at the inte …
Naper Settlement will receive a grant of $700,000 from the state of Illinois to help fund construction of a new welcome center. The new center will feature ADA-accessible features to accommodate more …
The existing courthouse was constructed in 1969 to serve around 250,000 residents. The new 10-story building will consist of 38 courtrooms, offices for the Will County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and …
The new venue designed by The Rockwell group will be inside the Crystal Gardens space with no exterior alterations being made. The area will provide a cinematic sound system for Chicago residents and …
The Chicago Cubs are partnering with DraftKings to build a two-story, 22,350 square foot addition to Wrigley Field at the southeast corner of the historic stadium. The proposed plan will require appro …
Nevele22, a seven-story building located at 1122 W Chicago Avenue is close to completion. Prior to the construction of Nevele22, the site was used as a parking lot and occupied three smaller buildings …
The PBC Board has approved of the Board of Education’s request to renovate George Henry Corliss Early College STEM High School. The scope of PBC’s work is to replace the roofs and take on necessary re …
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. …
The Chicago Park District Campus is estimated to cost $65 million and will include a multi-story office space, a gym, locker rooms and multi-purpose rooms for the community. The joint venture between …
Bentham Condos undergoes the final installation stage on its exterior with Sedgwick development working as the developer, architect and general contractor for this project. A total of 31 condos will b …
LG Development and Fulton Company's plans for apartment towers have been approved. LG Development have proposed a 20-story apartment building at 1150 W. Lake Street and a 33 story building across the …
Kirkland & Ellis is currently in talks to acquire 600,000 square feet in the Salesforce Tower alongside the Chicago River. If the lease for the Salesforce Tower is complete then it could potentially b …
The new development will serve as a new cancer and neuroscience building for the Rush Medical Center where radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging will take place. At under 500,000 square feet, the b …
The approved development by Regal Mile Ventures LLC at 7700 S Stony Island in South Shore will include several film studios, staging space, office space and 95 parking spaces. The triangular site, for …
DAC Development Group is the developer behind the proposed development at 1217 W Washington Boulevard. The 213 feet tall building is expected to hold 288 residential homes and 4,000 feet of retail spa …
CDOT’s commissioner Gia Biagi announced a new plan for transportation in the wake of COVID-19 to tackle racial and economic crises and promote social equity as well as public safety. The plan will inc …
Chicago developers are making bold plays to turn long-vacant brownfield sites, obsolete industrial corridors, and underutilized historic buildings into sprawling megadevelopments.
While many businesses in the downtown are still struggling to stay open due to the pandemic, and others remain closed, crews broke ground Thursday on a new sky-high construction project.
Midwest Industrial Funds recently completed a long-term lease with Skyjack Equipment for 102,467 square feet at 2525 Enterprise Cir., West Chicago, IL.
A long-discussed—and, for some people, likely forgotten—high-rise apartment project in Chicago’s Fulton River District is finally ready to break ground. Vancouver-based developer Onni Group has receiv …
Software firm CCC Information Services is closing in on a deal of more than 180,000 square feet to expand and move its headquarters to the trendy corridor's largest new office building.
172 units of permanent supportive housing communities in nine locations across Illinois will receive funding to create or restore units from The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA).
Origin Investments acquired Monroe Aberdeen Place, a 120-unit apartment building in the West Loop, for $65.8 million. The seller and original developer of the property was Michigan Avenue Real Estate …
16 Mar 2020 Dennis Rodkin, Crain's Chicago Business
A building planned for 1147 W. Jackson was to have five units of its most expensive floorplan. When they were snapped up in a single weekend, the developers found a way to make seven more.
The towers at 400 N. Lake Shore Drive would rise 875 and 765 feet high. Plans also call for the completion of DuSable Park and the eastern edge of the Riverwalk.
03 Mar 2020 Carlos Ballesteros and David Roeder, Chicago Sun Times
The new owner of Little Village Plaza says he wants to bring in more national retailers to the six-acre South Lawndale shopping center and potentially close the Discount Mall, a well-known mini mall w …
Chicago, the nation’s third-biggest metro area, also ranks third when it comes what developers pay to put up office, apartment and other buildings. Only New York and San Francisco have higher construc …
CHICAGO, IL - Chicago-based The Habitat Company has announced construction is underway for phase one at Ogden Commons, the $200 million mixed-use project in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood being …
Women have been making inroads into larger roles on construction sites, both as tradespeople and site managers, positions that always seemed a natural fit to Keri Woodring, a project manager with McHu …
For decades, the city of Chicago has been perplexed about what to do with a 15,965-square-foot parcel of land that sits on State Street, Van Buren and Plymouth Court. On Wednesday night, business owne …
There’s so much development taking place in Chicago’s West Loop that it is sometimes hard to keep track of what’s going on. And with the lion’s share of construction happening around the northern port …
Sterling Bay is looking to cash out on McDonald's Fulton Market headquarters, setting up what could be the most expensive downtown office building sale ever in Chicago. Nearly two years after the fast …
Interior construction of the 536,000 square-foot development for the new Bank of America Tower in Chicago has begun this month. The Class A tower developed by Howard Hughes Corp. and Riverside Investm …
A heated political battle is simmering behind-the-scenes over a proposal by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s City Council floor leader to require smoke detectors installed in Chicago’s oldest homes and resident …
Could fire-blocking timber construction be part of the carbon-neutral city of the future? Scientists from Germany’s Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research think so. In a new paper, they argue t …
20 Feb 2020 Lori Tobias, Construction Equipment Guide
Construction crews drilled the first shafts last fall for the $1.2 billion phase one of the Chicago Transit Authority's $2.1 billion Red-Purple Modernization Program, the largest capital improvement p …
Fast-growing developer CA Ventures is nearly doubling the size of its downtown Chicago headquarters and joining WeWork at a boutique building under construction in River North. CA Ventures confirmed i …
In less than three months groundbreaking for the tallest mass timber building in the entire world will happen in Milwaukee. The ‘Ascent’ building will house 260 apartments and beat the current tallest …
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 …
According to a recent study by the Midwest Economic Policy Institute (MEPI), an increase in automation in the construction industry could displace as much as 49% (2.7 million) of America’s blue-collar …
The Chicago Transit Board approved a $38.3-million contract to T. Y. Lin International Great Lakes on Feb. 10 to provide planning and preliminary engineering services for the Red Line Extension, a lon …
The University of Illinois and the developer of the 62-acre site south of downtown known as The 78 have reached a deal for a technology center serving as an anchor for what’s envisioned as a new Chica …
Chicago Stock Exchange Building The old Chicago Stock Exchange Building is one of the city’s best-known cases when it comes to regrettable demolitions. Completed by legendary Chicago architects Dankma …
A new executive order under consideration by President Donald Trump attempts to make classicism the "preferred and default style" for new and upgraded federal buildings. According to an exclusive rep …
The Chicago O’Hare expansion project is finally cleared for take-off after Skidmore Owings & Merrill signed on as the project’s lead civil engineer, Crain’s reported. The architectural firm signed a m …
Johnson Publishing Company Building: This 11-story South Loop building is the former home of Johnson Publishing and Jet and Ebony magazines, which were amongst the most important and influential Black …
Chicago is known as one of America’s great cities for architecture. But other than the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, designed by Mies van der Rohe, very little of the architecture of the So …
The city of Chicago is partnering with Uber to boost participation in the 2020 Census. Uber is contributing $100,000 to local community organizations that are helping reach hard-to-count residents. Co …
08 Jan 2020 Crain's Chicago Business, Sarah Zimmerman
A commercial real estate developer who loves boating is behind a permanent marina set to open next year at Navy Pier. The roughly $9 million Navy Pier Marina is the passion project of Randy Podolsky, …
Uber on Sunday became the largest tenant in the Old Post Office as it officially took over space in the building. Back in August, the rideshare company signed a 10-year lease for nearly half a million …
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 …
Chicago's local "common" brick has gone from shabby to chic, and some of the city's most acclaimed architects are on the forefront of a masonry revival.
The 75th Street Corridor Improvement project will rebuild 36 viaducts and repair other infrastructure in Englewood, Chatham, Auburn Gresham and Ashburn.
A new five-story affordable housing development is ready to welcome its first residents near the border of Chicago’s Irving Park and Albany Park neighborhoods.
Located on Chicago’s Near South Side in Bronzeville, the nearly 100-acre parcel sits just west of Lake Shore Drive, between McCormick Place to the north and 31st Street to the south.
The plans include a building with 36 apartments that will be rented out dorm-style—by the bed, not the unit—following a growing trend in Chicago and other big cities.
Organizers behind the West Lake Corridor commuter rail project have received word that the proposed project has been pushed into the engineering phase by the U.S. Federal Transit Administration.
Developers plan to start construction this month on Avere on Duane, a 48-unit, high-end apartment building to the south of the Glen Ellyn Public Library.
CHICAGO—The University of Illinois at Chicago and American Campus Communities report the completion of construction on the new $100-million Academic and Residential Complex here. Construction began on …
On July 19, celebrated Argentine–American architect César Pelli passed away at age 92. Known for designing grand skyscrapers, the University of Illinois School of Architecture alumnus left his mark on …
Anne Lassere is the very model of a young woman whose career is about to take off. Competent, confident, poised and well-educated, the daughter of a doctor and a lawyer, she’s studied sculpture and an …
Off-site production of modular apartments, pods of bathrooms for hospitals and a number of “production line” construction techniques are once again showing up in some interesting places and being used …
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 …
The iconic Chicago bungalow, which was once a starter home for many Chicagoans, is getting a new look. More than a hundred architects across the world submitted projects for a competition to design an …
The futuristic 700-MPH mass transit system takes a small step closer to reality The idea of zipping from the Loop to O’Hare in 12 minutes though Elon Musk’s subterranean tunnel is all but dead in the …
For home sellers, the good times keep on rolling. Despite fears of a looming international trade war and a brutally cold winter, a report from brokerage RE/MAX indicates that overall home prices remai …
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 …
In a move that reportedly transcended politics, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law a bipartisan plan that will sink $45 billion into state construction projects and construction-rel …
Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre Company has selected architecture firm HGA to design its new home in an old Uptown building, the nonprofit organization revealed on Wednesday. The news comes six months afte …
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 …
28 Jun 2019 The Architect's Newspaper - Jamie Evelyn Goldsborough
On April 10, under former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago City Council approved an overhaul to the Chicago Building Code, the first update since 1949. This announcement has invigorated the local desig …
The Mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, has just announced her official support for Midwest’s leading and largest construction and design event, Chicago Build, taking place on September 19 & 20, 2019. A …
Chicago’s most expensive residential rental property is set to make its real estate market debut June 28 when LEVEL Furnished Living, a division of Onni Group, will list the two-story penthouse for a …
Fresh off a flight from Aspen, Colorado, Jean Brownhill is brimming with enthusiasm for a new business initiative when we chat over the phone. While the adventurous excursions often associated with th …
Architectural lighting designers take the spotlight in the Illuminating Engineering Society NYC's yearly Lumen Awards, which were established in 1968 and have grown into a prestigious international ev …
This week, the Chicago Architecture Center is teaming up with WBEZ’s Curious City for an exciting evening event at which a group of prominent Chicago designers will battle for trivia honors in a live …
A long-discussed plan to build a five-story, mixed-use development topped by artist housing in Humboldt Park reached a key milestone on Wednesday as the Chicago City Council approved financial support …
The school that Ludwig Mies van der Rohe built has a new leader: The Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago has named Reed Kroloff as dean of the College of Architecture. Kroloff, who has a B.A. …
Rents up in Rogers Park, Bronzeville Rents in the historically affordable neighborhoods of Rogers Park and Bronzeville have spiked over the last year, particularly near CTA stations, according to a st …
As part of a masterplan along the Chicago River, the River Beech Tower is a residential high-rise which, if built, would be taller than any existing timber building. The collaborative team behind Rive …
13 Jun 2019 Kerri Panchuk, Bisnow Dallas-Fort Worth
Construction firms across the U.S. continue to battle a skilled labor shortage that is pushing project deadlines and costs in a negative direction. In mid-2018, the Associated General Contractors of A …
As the International Interior Design Association celebrates its 25th anniversary, its annual Interior Design Competition continues to recognize and encourage innovation in the design and furnishing of …
Three new leaders were elected to The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Board of Directors at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2019 (A’19). At the meeting, AIA delegates elected: Peter Exley, …
"This is an up-and-coming neighborhood that's coming up fast," Sawsan Jawdat says as she shows a visitor around a house at 4607 S. Calumet Ave., one of four in a row she built on this block of Bronzev …
During this cycle, developers have been eager to deliver big box industrial buildings to feed the voracious appetite of large users. However, the banquet may be oversupplied, as the number of large, s …
Money to support a McCormick Place expansion would be raised by expanding a 1% tax on restaurant meals and drinks under legislation adopted Wednesday in the Illinois Senate. The proposal, which has st …
Chicago developers are making bold plays to turn long-vacant brownfield sites, obsolete industrial corridors, and underutilized historic buildings into megadevelopments. The recent push to “go big or …
It has also confirmed the appointment the lead architect. Studio ORD joint venture will drive the design of theexpansion programme, which is known as O’Hare 21. The appointment of Studio ORD had been …
Luftwerk’s year-long exploration of architecture by Mies Van Der Rohe began with a geometric grid of red lazers, lighting up the Barcelona Pavilion. Later this year, their homage to mies will end with …
Vying for $2,000 in cash prizes, collaboration with a Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) partner, and a pat on the back from former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, sixty-one student teams from forty-two Illinois …
As the world moves to a zero-carbon future, cities will be key places to transform–particularly buildings, which account for more than half of emissions in most cities. Reinventing Cities, a competiti …
The 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial, titled …and other such stories, will present work that explores architecture as it relates to social, political, and environmental issues. Curators Yesomi Umolu …
Skender’s first customer, prolific Chicago developer Sterling Bay, plans to bring 10 three-flat, affordable-rate apartment buildings to vacant lots in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood in Chicago’s …
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 …
Energy storage firm Sonnen has partnered with Evolutionary Home Builders and Brandon Weiss to unveil the sonnenCommunity initiative. The initiative will result in the development of first-of-its-kind …
The wave of store closures over the past several years has begun making an impact on Chicago’s retail market, Marcus & Millichap reported. Space is being absorbed more slowly than in prior years, espe …
Perkins + Will is an eighty-year-old architecture firm with noteworthy designs across the world, including the 850-foot Chase Tower in Chicago, where the firm is based. Its architects have designed un …
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 …
The city took a significant step towards establishing a landmark district in Pilsen despite a lukewarm reception from the alderman-elect and the objections of a small-but-vocal group of residents. On …
On Wednesday, the mayor’s office announced Chicago’s Garfield Green housing proposal was selected as a winner in C40’s global Reinventing Cities competition. Now, the design team will take steps to ma …
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 …
“CONNECT THE DOTS” was recently revealed as the winning entry of the 2018 Chicago Prize. Based on the Chicago Architectural Club's yearlong “Crossing the Line” theme, the latest edition of the biennia …
Did you know…the State of Illinois purchased billions worth of products and services during fiscal year 2017 to run social service facilities, office buildings, garages, state parks and more. Products …
As construction on the 300,000-square-foot “Catalog” addition at the base of Willis Tower progresses, crews recently completed the large curving skylight capping the project’s upcoming retail and dini …
CHICAGO — Cabrini-Green, the Robert Taylor Homes: demolished years ago, Chicago’s most notorious projects continue to haunt the city, conjuring up the troubled legacy of postwar public housing in Amer …
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) …
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 …
After two years of construction, The Paragon—the South Loop’s newest and arguably most technologically advanced apartment tower—is officially open for business. The 47-story, 500-unit building from Mu …
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 …
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 …
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 …
On Friday, Chicago officially broke ground on new Green Line station at the intersection of Lake Street and Damen Avenue on the city’s Near West Side. Designed by architecture firm Perkins + Will, the …
Chicago launches online map for street closures, construction projects Construction season is upon us, and the Chicago Department of Transportation has launched ChiStreetWork just in time for it. Deve …
A decade ago, it was hard to see where an education in Arts would take you. But for BRS Sreenag, it’s written in blood, and the artform is in his DNA. The grandson of iconic cinematographer, the late …
A major engineering achievement of the late 19th century was the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. This canal was dug from Chicago to Lockport from 1890 to 1900 and extended to Joli …
A ten-story retail and senior housing development proposed for the Six Corners shopping district on Chicago’s Northwest Side ran into trouble this week when it failed to pass City Council’s Zoning Com …
As New York lawmakers discuss regulations to make the city’s glass skyscrapers more eco-friendly, Chicago may soon adopt new building standards aimed at protecting a very specific segment of the natur …
Vista Tower, the newest and most noticeable addition to Chicago’s famous skyline, reached a notable construction milestone on Friday when workers installed the final structural beam atop the 101-stor …
CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7 is teaming up with the Chicago Architecture Center as part of a new series called Chicago Uncovered to showcase locations, new and old, that distinguish Chicago among other citie …
The Chicago Transit Authority has completed nearly $4 million in railroad track improvements on the Red Line at Addison station. The work was part of the ongoing modernization of CTA rail service and …
CHICAGO, IL—Greenwich, CT-based Knighthead Funding has provided Noah Properties Chicago with a $14.36 million construction loan for the Roselle Apartments, a transit-oriented multifamily community bei …
American architect Jeanne Gang has been listed on Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people for 2019. The Studio Gang founder is the only architect to make the Time 100 list this year. The r …
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 …
Springfield MPO (IL) was invited at the AMPO (Association of Metropolitan Planning Organisations) Annual Conference in Portland (OR) to present one of the initial testing concept projects using newly …
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