Real Estate & Development News
The formerly vacant lot at 2801 S. Ashland Ave. now is the headquarters of storied Chicago company Cougle Foods, an occasion celebrated at the growing firm's grand opening in early October.
- Formerly vacant lot at 2801 S. Ashland Ave. now hosts Cougle Foods, one of Chicago's oldest companies.
- New facility has allowed company to grow, with more full-time positions expected.
- Publicly accessible nature trail along Bubbly Creek one of many property enhancements.
Read more: Poultry Processor Cougle Foods Completes Move to McKinley Park
The McKinley Park Development Council received a $3,000 grant from Elevated Chicago to study and advocate for equitable transit-oriented development (eTOD) along Ashland Avenue in Chicago's McKinley Park neighborhood.
- McKinley Park Development Council receives a grant to study neighborhood equitable transit-oriented development (eTOD).
- Grant of $3,000 will pay for community visioning of accessible housing development along Ashland Avenue in McKinley Park.
- Elevated Chicago awards grant as part of an eTOD pilot project.
Read more: Council Lands Grant for Transit-Oriented Development Study
A team from the University of Chicago has won the C40 Reinventing Cities design competition for their proposed overhaul of massive, long-vacant and dilapidated buildings and other properties in the Central Manufacturing District.
- University of Chicago team wins C40 Reinventing Cities competition for Central Manufacturing District proposal.
- Project envisions overhaul of millions of square feet of unused space, with an actual cost of over $1 billion.
- Planning department hopes this academic exercise will spur development interest and ideas.
Read more: Students Win C40 Contest for Redesign of Central Manufacturing District
For the first time in 18 months, the McKinley Park neighborhood's Aquinas Literacy Center held in-person literacy tutor training, prepping six new volunteers for one-to-one English language instruction with local adult learners.
- For the first time in 18 months, volunteer literacy tutors receive training on-site at McKinley Park neighborhood center.
- Six new volunteers join corps of dozens who provide one-on-one training to adult English learners.
- Next literacy tutor training session set for Saturday, October 23.
Read more: Aquinas Literacy Center Returns to In-Person Tutor Training
New McKinley Park neighborhood sorting and shipping center from e-commerce giant Amazon is starting out at tens of thousands of packages per 12-hour shift, said new Operations Manager Kymbria Brown.
- New last-mile shipping and sorting center from e-commerce giant Amazon starts McKinley Park operations.
- Ramp-up phase handles tens of thousands of parcels per 12-hour shift; capacity tops at 95,000 packages, twice per day.
- Warehouse is hiring, with 55 positions open.
Read more: Amazon Pulls Back Curtain on McKinley Park Last-Mile Warehouse
