CHICAGO | General Developments - v2.0

[k1052]

Originally Posted by pip

Not some huge development. The new and largely vacant building finished in 2023 at Belmont and Clark is now almost fully leased. Whole Foods is leasing two floors for a new store. Wonder if the Whole Foods about 4 or 5 blocks away on Halsted will remain open?

https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/whole-foods-comes-to-lakeview

That space was supposed to be an Amazon Fresh before they ended the concept. Transferred the lease over to WF who is going to be doing a bunch of smaller store concepts, another one is going in Wicker Park. They probably only have 25K square feet of usable space up there and minus BOH stuff will result in a pretty small store for them. The one west on Belmont is 75K feet. The neighborhood can support this and the one north of Addison at the same time.

Per what they've been saying the plan is to expand the chain so closures of existing profitable stores not likely in the cards.

Edit: per a post on Reddit from an employee they do plan to leave Waveland due to building issues. Well it’s a nice location for a Target…

[ajradfotwo]

20260424_132832 by ajdrewster, on Flickr

Love the brickwork!

[twister244]

Agreed! This is the kind of low-key development I love to see across the city. More brick!

[VKChaz]

Originally Posted by ajradfotwo

Love the brickwork!

Zillow has a listing there for 1.7mil. For that, yeah, you should get good brickwork

[Jstange059]

https://youtu.be/CpRGD1mJNGQ?t=99&si=avgdHZL5_ZbBFkjs

Discussions about changes/redevelopment coming to the Water Tower Place mall
Supposed to be starting construction by 2027 completed in 2028

[Tom In Chicago]

This is under construction. . .



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[nergie]

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/2...m-Studios-in-Illinois-The-Fields-Studios

[sentinel]

Originally Posted by nergie

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/2...m-Studios-in-Illinois-The-Fields-Studios

The article is three years old, and predates the double-union strike in late 2023 that crippled the industry.

Does anyone know if there has there been any progress made on this facility?

[nergie]

Originally Posted by sentinel

The article is three years old, and predates the double-union strike in late 2023 that crippled the industry.

Does anyone know if there has there been any progress made on this facility?

A link to an article from 4/29/26 that indicates the studios are open and doing well.

https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news...-films-studios-tax-credit-hollywood.html

[sentinel]

Originally Posted by nergie

A link to an article from 4/29/26 that indicates the studios are open and doing well.

https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news...-films-studios-tax-credit-hollywood.html

Thanks.

[sentinel]

Found another article, with additional photos:

https://reelchicago.com/article/the-fields-studios-chicago-campus-and-the-team-behind-it/

[glowrock]

Originally Posted by sentinel

Found another article, with additional photos:

https://reelchicago.com/article/the-fields-studios-chicago-campus-and-the-team-behind-it/

Thanks for that article link! Oddly enough, I've never seen ant photos of The Fields campus inside, even though I live literally three blocks from it!

Aaron (Glowrock)

[Randomguy34]

3301-3315 S. Justine St and 3231-3265 N. California Ave are on this month's plan commission agenda. The city is also starting on their Pilsen Industrial Corridor Study, potentially opening the door to mixed-use developments: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dc...on/May_2026_Plan_Commission_Hearing.html

3301-3315 S. Justine St is especially exciting since it's pushing the height envelope on the Southwest Side, while chipping away at the industrial sites near the Stockyards. McKinley Park/Bridgeport is following a parallel trajectory to Brooklyn's Sunset Park, where former industrial sites are being turn into mixed-use developments in a growing Asian and Latine community

[Randomguy34]

Also 545 E Oakwood Blvd finally got construction permits.


https://chicagoyimby.com/2026/05/permits-issued-for-residential-development-in-bronzeville.html

[pullmanman]

Lynn Becker’s architecture blog has details on the commercial building at the Northeast corner of Michigan and Randolph finally getting a tenant]

It appears to be a giant souvenir store. Not particularly exciting, but I guess a good sign that tourism is doing well?

[Randomguy34]

Oh damn, 300 units at Western/Lawrence/Lincoln! Forget a highrise boom, this is more surprising than any highrise proposal in downtown

300-Unit Housing Complex Could Be Coming To Busy Lincoln Square Corner, Alderman Says
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/15/...usy-lincoln-square-corner-alderman-says/

[Steely Dan]

300 units at lawrence/western?

LET'S GO!!!!



Though the LS NIMBY's will probably demand that it be reduced to 25 townhouses.

With a park.

Filled with unicorns.

Who fart rainbows.

[ardecila]

That's not a big lot for 300 units. Assuming a true highrise is out of the question, this will likely be a very big midrise.

We don't have many of buildings of that scale out in the neighborhoods, but Clarendale at Six Corners is 258 units so that's probably similar to what we'll get at Lawrence/Western. Admittedly Clarendale is assisted living, so not a 1:1 comparison.

This kind of bulky midrise is also very common in NYC outer boroughs, or all over DC.

[Jstange059]

[Jstange059]