“The Chicago City Council has approved a residential conversion of existing office space at 1500 N. Halsted. Planned by Newcastle Investors, the office space is located on the upper floors of a four-story commercial building at the northwest corner of N. Halsted St and W. Blackhawk St.

“With City Council approval secured, the site will be rezoned from C3-5 to B3-5. The developer can now move forward with permitting and construction.” (Kugler, Urbanize Chicago, 6/19/25)

“Newcastle Investors is proposing a residential conversion of the upper floors of 1500 N. Halsted St., a 116-year-old, four-story building at the corner of Halsted and Blackhawk streets, according to a zoning application filed last week.

“The plan calls for transforming the building’s former office space — most recently used by a co-working facility — into 31 apartments. The mix would include junior one-bedrooms, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms. Six of the units would be designated as affordable housing.

“The redesign was led by Chicago-based SPACE Architects + Planners. Crain’s first reported the news. (Filbin, Block Club Chicago, 4/23/25)

Read the full story at Block Club Chicago and Urbanize Chicago

• City Council approves residential conversion at 1500 N. Halsted; The former office space will become 31 apartments, Lukas Kugler, Urbanize Chicago,  6/19/25
• 116-Year-Old Lincoln Park Building Could Be Converted Into Apartments; Newcastle Investors wants to turn the upper floors of the Halsted Street building into 31 apartments and retain the ground-floor retail space, Patrick Filbin, Block Club Chicago, 4/23/25
• Plans Revealed For Residential Conversion Of 1500 N Halsted Street, Ian Achong, Chicago YIMBY, 4/21/25
• Residential conversion proposed at 1500 N. Halsted; The former office space would become 31 apartments, Urbanize Chicago, Lukas Kugler, 4/17/25