40 homes coming to Uptown. New $9.5M mixed-use development at Clifton Ave brings 5 stories of residential, retail, and amenities to North Side. #Chicago https://buff.ly/e2YLia5
40 homes coming to Uptown. New $9.5M mixed-use development at Clifton Ave brings 5 stories of residential, retail, and amenities to North Side. #Chicago https://buff.ly/e2YLia5
Louis Vuitton's flagship on the Mag Mile is getting a $500K upgrade. The Near North Side retailer is converting a second-floor bank space into expanded retail with new partitions, stairs, and fresh finishes. https://buff.ly/fegqzZP
$450K investment in Washington Park: 3-home construction on a vacant lot on Wabash Ave with EV parking and full modern infrastructure. Ground-up development rebuilding the housing in the neighborhood. https://buff.ly/ebZtpC0
A new garage + ADU is coming to West Town. This might be the first new coach house issued in a landmark district. https://buff.ly/a93Ne23
$150K coffee shop buildout coming to 161 N May in Near West Side. Ground floor and mezzanine space getting the full interior treatment for a new café. https://buff.ly/DJsh1hq
I looked at all of the Chicago community areas to see how much their small-scale new home construction has sped up, comparing new-construction permits issued in 2024-2025 against 2021-2023. I counted buildings with one to six units — single-family homes, two-flats, three-flats, and small six-flats, the housing types that built much of the city and that Chicago spent decades barely permitting. North Lawndale stands out, and the sharpest acceleration is in the "missing middle" of two- to six-unit buildings, where its permitting pace has more than quadrupled.
New-construction permits for 1-to-6 unit buildings in North Lawndale, 2021-2026, symbolized by dwelling…