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Full building permit issued for development at 2236 W. Cermak

The three-story building will feature six residential units

March 9, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

City Council approves The 1901 Project

Housing, retail, entertainment, and open space are planned for the $7 billion development

February 20, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Full building permit issued for mixed-use development at 801 S. Western

The new five-story building will have 36 units and retail

February 7, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Two-building industrial development planned at 2519 W. Fulton

The joint venture developers recently acquired the 2.25 acre site

February 3, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Plan Commission approves The 1901 Project

Housing, retail, entertainment, and open space are planned for the $7 billion development

January 17, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Plan Commission will review The 1901 Project later this month

Housing, retail, entertainment, and open space are planned around United Center

January 6, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Full building permit issued for 1257 W. Roosevelt

The building will be the first construction of Roosevelt Square Phase 3B

December 12, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

National Public Housing Museum scores permits

Construction is imminent on the new museum and apartments

November 25, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

City Council approves Chicago Fire Performance Center

The Near West Side facility will occupy 24 acres

September 27, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Caisson permit issued for Westhaven Park IID

The mixed-income tower will rise across from the new Damen Green Line stop

September 1, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Chicago Fire revises plan for Near West Side facility

The Chicago Fire Performance Center plan is moving forward

August 29, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Permits issued for Damen CTA Green Line station

After years of delays, construction may actually begin

August 12, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Chicago Fire proposes practice facility in Near West Side

The complex would take over space at CHA’s Roosevelt Square

May 4, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

City Council approves funding for Roosevelt Square Phase 3B

The project will see the development of over 300 units of housing

March 7, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

$4 million TIF approved for Barbara Jean Wright Apartments

A new developer will renovate the complex at 1354 S. Morgan

December 28, 2021 by Lukas Kugler

Threatened Lake Street tied house becomes Chicago landmark

Michael Jordan once kept an office in the historic building, according to Ald. Burnett

July 21, 2021 by Jay Koziarz

Delayed Damen Green Line station prepares to break ground ...again

The Near West Side project is on track to open in 2023

March 24, 2021 by Jay Koziarz

Near West Side mixed-income TOD passes plan commission

The project will bring some much-needed density near the future Damen Green Line stop

March 17, 2021 by Jay Koziarz