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Plan Commission approves revised plan for Old Town Canvas

The residential tower at 1600 N. LaSalle will stand 379 feet tall

February 24, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Revised plan for Old Town Canvas secures Ald. Hopkins support

The project is 151 units smaller and 101 feet shorter

February 4, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Ald. Hopkins rejects Old Town Canvas at 1600 N. LaSalle

The developer may come back with a compromise proposal

January 27, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Neighbors unconvinced by changes to Old Town Canvas at 1600 N. LaSalle

The design improvements have been designed to mitigate traffic around the site

December 16, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

ZBA approves variances for mixed-use development at 1559 N. Wells

The development will have retail and eight residential units

October 4, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

Fern Hill submits zoning application for Old Town Canvas

The revised design at 1600 N. LaSalle is taller and thinner

April 1, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

City Council approves landmarking of Netsch House

The 1974 home was built by famed architect Walter Netsch

May 27, 2023 by Lukas Kugler

City Council approves 1453 N. Sedgwick

The TOD development will have zero parking spaces

May 11, 2023 by Lukas Kugler

Netsch House receives final landmark recommendation

The 1974 home was built by famed architect Walter Netsch

March 17, 2023 by Lukas Kugler

Fern Hill presents development outline for North + LaSalle

They stopped short of showing any actual building designs

February 3, 2023 by Lukas Kugler

Netsch House receives preliminary landmark designation

The 1974 home was built by famed architect Walter Netsch

January 19, 2023 by Lukas Kugler

Work imminent on hotel project at 1528 N. Wells

The development was approved back in 2020

October 6, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Draper and Kramer plans residential project at 1649 N. Halsted

The proposal will replace a shuttered theater

April 28, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Developer taps starchitect David Adjaye for massive Old Town project

It would be Adjaye's first Chicago development

October 1, 2021 by Jay Koziarz