More renderings for 1225 W School Street in Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood

Developer Lexington Homes reveals plans for a new residential development at 1225 W School Street. The local company bought the land that once held the Craftsman Plating & Tinning office and plant from a previous developer whose similar plans were cancelled earlier this year.

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Chicago apartment rents on the rise after pandemic slump

Chicago has the fourth-highest median rent among major metropolitan areas.

Chicago landlords may be back in the driver’s seat after being forced to offer concessions to lure tenants during the pandemic.

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A dozen single-family homes planned in Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood with $2M asking price

A dozen single-family homes priced at about $2 million are coming to Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood next year.

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A dozen $2 million homes coming to the Southport Corridor neighborhood in Lakeview

The former Craftsman Plating and Tinning Corp. site across from the Margaret Donohue playground was supposed to be developed into townhomes, but that fell through.

Former Craftsman site, now an empty lot

In June, the City Council’s committee on zoning, landmarks and building standards voted to downzone the property to accommodate 12 single-family houses. The site, 41,000 square feet, has street frontage on both School Street and Melrose Street on the block west of Racine Avenue. 

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Wrigleyvillle Lofts are now complete

Construction has completed for a new seven-story mixed-use development at 949 W Dakin Street in Lake View. Developed by Draper & Kramer and dubbed “Wrigleyville Lofts,” the new construction comes with 13,000 square feet of ground-level retail, as well as 120 apartment units on its upper floors.

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Sunglass Hut not coming to Southport

Rumors had been swirling from M2’s final social media post on their closing

From M2’s farewell post earlier last month, they had indicated that Claire’s and Sunglass Hut were going into 3530 N. Southport Avenue.

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Your Southport Corridor Condo of the day

You have to check out this rooftop

3512 N. Southport Avenue is your condo of the day, with a rooftop deck you can’t beat. Listed for 1.8M, you can see the full listing and photos here.

This is what is coming to 3015 N. Southport Avenue

The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved variations for a residential development at 3015 N Southport Avenue in Lake View. Located along N. Southport Avenue, the site is an existing surface parking lot placed adjacent to a public alley.

The property is between W Wellington Avenue and W Nelson Street. CA Ventures is the developer behind the project.

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2933 N. Southport Avenue condos listed

New condos are currently being built close to the Lincoln Hub, and the Penthouse prices have been revealed. A 3 BR is listed now at $1,125,000 with 1,325 sq. ft. on Redfin. See the details here.