West Side Condo Tower Resizes, Buys Time
We’ve been talking about building proposals for 1050 West Van Buren Street for a presidency and a half. Now the current proposal for this parcel has been tweaked. Again. If you’ve forgotten where 1050 is after all this time, it’s on the Near West Side, just east of Target, and just north of I-290. Or as Google Maps sometimes calls it for no apparent reason, “Illinois 110/The Kansas City-Chicago...
Another Downtown Skyscraper Delayed by COVID
For at least the third time since a deadly disease spontaneously appeared in the United States and most certainly did not originate in any particular nation whose government pays internet trolls to censor, threaten, and extort people who say otherwise, a downtown Chicago building project is extending its construction timeline. April, 2014 rendering of 1061 West Van Buren Cleveland’s own Pizzuti Development has asked the City of...
Near West Side Residential Building Tops Off
People wondering how tall the new condominium building at 1400 West Monroe Street will get no longer have to wonder. As they say in Minnesota, “That’s all the further she goes.” 1400 West Monroe under construction in March, 2021. (Courtesy of JK Equities.) 1400 Monroe topped off (out/off, whatever) recently. The building, designed by Booth Hansen, is expected to be fully complete by the time the leaves on the...
Construction Begins on Near West Side Building with Family-Sized Condos
Six dozen new condominiums are on the way to Chicago’s Near West Side, as Belgravia Group has broken ground on CA6, its newest residential project. The building at 305 South Racine Avenue is expected to be complete next year. February, 2021 rendering of CA6 (Courtesy of Belgravia Group) While some developers are embracing so-called “micro apartments,” this is one of the new Chicago residential buildings that...
West Side Park-Adjacent Tower Cut 30% in Height, 78% in People
The largest empty space facing Mary Bartelme Park is a bit closer to being filled. Plans for 23 South Sangamon have been revised, and will be presented to the public next week. November, 2020 rendering of 23 South Sangamon Any time someone proposes a building within bitching distance of the Near West Side’s favorite park, it ignites a level of ear-piercing hyperbole usually reserved for the storming of government buildings. But...
From the Air, the Jane Byrne Reconstruction Looks Fascinating, Not Frustrating
Not everyone who lives in or visits Chicago enjoys a car-free existence. And for them, there is the Jane Byrne Interchange. November 2020 construction at the Jane Byrne Interchange (Courtesy of YoChicago!) We haven’t talked about it much since reconstruction commenced on the intersection of the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Ryan Expressways. Partly because it’s been going on for eight years, and mostly because you can get the...
Video: Construction at 1400 West Monroe
Critics of the internet say there’s more to life than cat videos. And they’re right. There are also construction videos. Recently the people putting up 1400 Monroe sent over a video showing how far construction has progressed on the Near West Side residential building. Construction, led by Summit Design + Build, started this past June, and is expected to run into next Summer. When complete, the JK Equities project will bring 42...
Construction Underway on New Near West Residential Block
It’s “Play ball!” out at 1400 West Monroe Street. That’s where construction crews are taking a swing at a new 42-unit condo building with “1400 Monroe” stitched on its jersey. May 2020 rendering of 1400 Monroe (Courtesy of JK Equities) JK Equities says its seven-story building, designed by Booth Hansen, is already 40%+ sold. Prices run from New York Yankees relief pitcher Jonathan Holder, all the...
Groundbreaking Imminent for What May Be the Safest Building in the Midwest
The first construction permits have been issued for 1400 Monroe, a new 42-unit residential building planned for — you guessed it — 1400 West Monroe Street on Chicago’s Near West Side. May 2020 rendering of 1400 Monroe (Courtesy of JK Equities) The building was designed by Booth Hansen for Long Island developer JK Equities. The new homes run from $760,000 for 1,242 square feet with two bedrooms to $2,350,000 for over 3,100...
A Brief Slice of Union West
If you haven’t seen what’s happening with the Union West development lately, now you have. Construction of Union West (Courtesy of Near West Spy Joel) Near West Spy Joel sent in the photograph above showing one of Union West’s new 15-story towers from West Washington Boulevard. The ZOM Living project designed by bKL has a second such tower, and together they bring 357 new apartments, 255 new parking spaces, and...
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