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JDL adds more apartments to Old Town development surge

Aerial view of Old Town

After years of inactivity the southern part of Old Town has become a hotbed of new construction. JDL Development and Harlem Irving Cos are proposing a 5-story building with 71 apartments and ground-floor retail on a site directly across the street from the recently opened, rapidly renting 250-unit 1225 Old Town apartments. Construction recently began ...

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Posted by Joe Zekas on November 21, 2012
ChicagoDowntown / Loop

A West Loop grocery glut?

West Loop grocers

With the recent opening of a Mariano’s at 40 S Halsted St, residents of the near West Loop have ready walking access to four major grocers. The choices include a Dominick’s at 1 N Halsted St, a WalMart Neighborhood Market at Presidential Towers and what’s probably the city’s nicest Jewel, at 370 N Desplaines St. ...

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Posted by Joe Zekas on November 7, 2012
Downtown / Loop

Affixing the first Target to the West Loop Target

New West Loop Target

Early yesterday afternoon workers were guiding the first Target sign into place on the north façade of the store on Jackson Blvd. The store appears to be on track for its scheduled October opening, just over a year after breaking ground. It will have parking on the first level, a pharmacy, a health clinic, a ...

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Posted by Joe Zekas on August 7, 2012

Was the Alderman misquoted on the proposed Gold Coast apartment tower?

Clark & Division

Crain’s Chicago Business (subscription required) Is reporting that Jewel is taking bids from high-rise developers for its site at Clark and Division in the Gold Coast, and that three major developers are competing for what may ultimately be a 40-story apartment tower. Crain’s suggests that another NIMBY battle is on the verge of breaking out, ...

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Posted by Joe Zekas on July 5, 2011