Hancock Replacement Plan Filed With The City
Sep30

Hancock Replacement Plan Filed With The City

Written By on September 30, 2019 in schools, West Clearing, _story

Several months after a ceremonial groundbreaking, plans for Chicago’s Hancock Replacement have been filed with the city clerk. No, they’re not replacing the 100-story former John Hancock Center recently neutered in name to 875 North Michigan.  We’re talking about the project officially known as “Hancock Replacement” which will build a new John Hancock College Prep School at 5423 West 64th Place, across...

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Status Update: The New Chinatown Library
Sep08

Status Update: The New Chinatown Library

Written By on September 8, 2014 in Chinatown, Construction, Wentworth Avenue, _article

The City of Chicago’s latest library is taking shape down in Chinatown.  The new Chinatown Branch Library (2100 South Wentworth Avenue) is going up on a triangle-shaped piece of land that used to be a parking lot a block north of the CTA Red Line station.  Our Daniel Schell took these photos showing the steel framework which will help the main portion of the building assume its final shape — a three-sided oval. Not...

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