Neighbors Say They Were Sandbagged by Beach Boardwalk Idea
Lovers in Chicago may soon have another choice for taking a romantic boardwalk stroll in the moonlight. The Chicago Park District is floating an idea for a proper boardwalk at North Avenue Beach. Until now, the epicenter of wood-over-water hand-holding was Navy Pier. But that’s so crowded, it’s hard to call it romantic most nights unless the moon is really really full. The North Avenue Beach boardwalk is part of a...
Lincoln Common Getting Drilled, Losing Retail
No one ever said that construction was a quiet trade. And having spent too many years living next door to Chicago skyscrapers being constructed, I can say the king of all noisemakers is the caisson drill (no, not that caisson drill). People in Lincoln Park are going to get an earful starting this week, as the big Lincoln Commons project starts caisson work on the main triangle of what used to be the Children’s Memorial Hospital...
Two 20-Story Twin Towers On The Way To Lincoln Park
This past Wednesday and Thursday were good days for Hines, McCaffery Interests, the government of Abu Dhabi, and anyone else counting on the redevelopment of the old Children’s Memorial Hospital property in Lincoln Park into a new mixed-use micro-neighborhood called The Lincoln Common. That’s because the City of Chicago issued construction permits for the two biggest components of the enormous project. The first nod came...
Lincoln Common Filling in Abandoned Tunnel
People with an interest in Chicago’s history and urban fabric are often captivated by the number of tunnels – abandoned and otherwise – beneath the city. While it is often safely assumed that the majority of these subterranean fascinations are in the greater Loop area, tunnels do pop up in other places. One recent discovery is that of a tunnel beneath the former Nellie Black building, now known as Belmont Village as it’s...
With a New Owner, Proposed North & Clark High Rise Being Revised by SCB
The southwest corner of North Clark Street and West North Avenue is one of those places in Chicago with so much potential, and so little accomplished. But that is expected to change in the near future. Los Angeles-based CIM Group, Chicago’s Golub and Company, and Avoda Group have bought the project, most recently the site of a diner, to build a high-rise luxury residential tower currently known as 1550 North Clark. You may...
Permits Issued for Nellie Black’s Doppelgänger in Lincoln Park
The City of Chicago has issued a construction permit for a new building just down the block from the intersection of Halsted Street, Lincoln Avenue, and Fullerton Avenue. Belmont Village (700 West Fullerton) is also known as Building H of the massive demolition and redevelopment of the former Children’s Memorial Hospital in Lincoln Park into a new mixed-use development called The Lincoln Common. DIRECT DEVELOPER SERVICES: NEW 7...
New Apartments Just Off Lincoln Park
A new residential building is coming to a prime lot just off Lincoln Park. The City of Chicago has issued permits for construction of the new structure at 2050 North Clark Street. RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS NEW CONSTRUCTION- ONE (1) 5 STORY MULTI-FAMILY 32 DWELLING UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING WITH ELEVATORS. LANDSCAPE, DRIVEWAYS AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS AS IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING BUILDING. Sounds promising, for a building that’s just a...
Lincoln Park High School Getting Long Overdue Upgrades
One hundred sixteen years is apparently long enough for Chicago’s Lincoln Park High School to go without being fully air conditioned. A chilly retrofit is one of a number of improvements on the way as part of a $20 million renovation package announced recently. Forty-Third Ward Alderman Michele Smith has been teasing her constituents for a while about a “big announcement” coming regarding the infrastructure of the...
Children’s Hospital Pretty Much Meets the Definition of “Hulk”
If you’re an artist looking for a location to play Tic-Tac-Toe with parachutes, or perhaps giant pantomime Hollywood Squares (“I’ll take Charo in the center square to block, Peter”) then there’s a place in Lincoln Park just for you. Dr. Robert Vogelzang has sent in another round of photographs showing what little remains of the old Children’s Memorial Hospital. And the little remains are pretty much just a concrete and steel grid....
More Pix Inside Chicago’s Only Egyptian Revival Building
Two months ago we brought you the good news that the lobby of the Reebie Storage Building at 2325 North Clark Street was being renovated, preserving its exquisite Egyptian Revival architecture. Now we’ve got a few post-renovation photographs to share with you. The Lincoln Park building was renovated because the New Elephant Resale Shop moved in to part of the lobby space. The store opened in September, and manager Heidi Olson...
