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Sister Cities: Mutual Of Omaha Tower Tops Out As Tallest In Region
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (812+ words) By: Ian Achong 7: 45 am on April 20, 2026 After nearly a year-long break, Chicago YIMBY's Sister Cities series returns with a closer look at the skyline-defining Mutual of Omaha tower in Omaha, Nebraska. Announced back in 2022, the skyscraper is one of the…...
Construction Update: Four Condominiums At 2644 North Lakewood Avenue In Wrightwood Neighbors
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (307+ words) By: Daniel Schell 7: 30 am on April 13, 2026 Exterior finishes may begin shortly on a condominium development in the Wrightwood Neighbors section of Lincoln Park. At 2644 North Lakewood Avenue, Bak Home Development has a three-story plus basement, four-unit building on the rise…...
Permission Granted For Caisson Installation At 2240 North Milwaukee In Logan Square
1+ week, 1+ day ago (180+ words) By: Daniel Schell 7: 30 am on April 12, 2026 Site plan of 2240 North Milwaukee by Jonathan Splitt Architects Typical residential floor plan by Jonathan Splitt Architects Kiferbaum is no stranger to this pocket of Logan Square. In February 2018, they received a permit to…...
Renovation Permit Issued To Convert Oxxford Clothes Building Into Residential Units
1+ week, 1+ day ago (587+ words) By: Daniel Schell 7: 45 am on April 12, 2026 Rooftop rendering of Oxxford Lofts via The Missner Group First floor and parking level plan, courtesy of Base 3 Typical residential floor plans third through seventh, courtesy of Base 3 Eighth floor plan, courtesy of Base…...
Permit Issued To Build 121-Unit Vision II At 1628 West Division In Wicker Park
1+ week, 2+ day ago (295+ words) By: Daniel Schell 7: 45 am on April 11, 2026 Rendering of Vision II by Kennedy Mann Floor plans by Kennedy Mann Vision II is a 13-story, 121-unit tower designed by Kennedy Mann. The permit application dates way back to October 2022; it came through…...
Two Years After New Construction Permit, 4317 North Paulina Is Torn Down
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (356+ words) By: Daniel Schell 7: 00 am on October 24, 2025 More than 24 months after a new construction permit was issued to replace it, a 1905-built residence in Ravenswood has been reduced to rubble. Bricks to salvage and memories to cherish are all that remain…...
Eight Units Begin To Rise Out Of Foundation At 4317 North Paulina Street
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (365+ words) With foundation work and the basement level set, progress has moved to the first floor for the three-story, six-unit building at 4317 North Paulina Street in Ravenswood. The property, which lies in the northern panhandle of the Lake View Community Area,…...
New Pending Permits For 566 West Van Buren Indicate Floor, Parking Reductions
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) By: Daniel Schell 7: 30 am on February 12, 2026 A pair of pending permits in the Chicago Data Portal give reason for hope that 566 West Van Buren is about to come to life. The residential project in the West Loop from Riverside Investment…...
Excavation Underway For Two-Flat At 2130 South May Street In Pilsen
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (257+ words) By: Daniel Schell 7: 30 am on March 13, 2026 Excavation has begun for a three-story plus basement, two-unit residential building at 2130 South May Street in Pilsen. Included in the task is the removal of old foundations from the previous structure demolished in 2017. The…...
Five Units Permitted To Fill Gap On West 22nd Place In Pilsen
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (212+ words) By: Daniel Schell 7: 00 am on March 13, 2026 A new residential building will fill a gap in the street wall on West 22nd Place in the Pilsen Neighborhood. 1830 West 22nd will be a four-story, five-unit masonry structure. A permit came through on February 25 with…...