The Buffalo, known for its matzo ball soup, is being demolished for a speculative retail building as part of the overhaul.

JDI Realty now controls the 2-acre Madison Street site after a discounted debt sale sparked a Cook County lawsuit.

Platinum Homes wants to tear down two Clark Street storefronts near Sunnyside for a four-story building with rooftop decks and 13 bike spots.

A 51-foot condo building with black spandrel panels and inset balconies is replacing old garages on Western Avenue, next door to a matching three-unit project.

Demolition crews cleared the old Wrigleyville sports bar this month, making way for a two-story Old Crow Smokehouse just a block from its current spot.

Frame construction is underway at 4300 N. Hermitage, where a 110-year-old Presbyterian church once stood before its demolition.

City permits clear the way for a six-story, 73-unit building on N. Western Ave, with construction expected to start next month.

An 1888 home at 858 North Marshfield Avenue is set to fall for a new three-unit building with a rooftop deck and three-car garage.

Lexington Homes' Northbrook Row broke through final village approval, with site work and pre-sales set to launch this fall.

Two new three-story buildings on West Walnut Street will add six units near the Kedzie Green Line stop, replacing lots vacant since 2012.

A five-story Streeterville retail building will fall for a sleek two-story flagship, with a French jeweler rumored to be the mystery tenant.

The 717,000-square-foot portfolio spans Will, DuPage and Kane counties and is already 84 percent leased to 19 tenants.

Chipotle just opened at Pullman Gateway, with Starbucks and Chicago's first Slim & Husky's set to follow in 2027.