4861 N. Hermitage (Google Street View)From Uptown's Northwest corner comes news of a new development pending at 4861 N. Hermitage. Currently home to a lovely but relatively nondescript frame home, developer Longford Construction is planning to demolish the house on site and replace it with a 8 unit, 4 story building with parking. Longford, as readers may recall, has been very active in Uptown recently with new buildings at 4537 N. Clark and 4447 N. Hazel.Most notable to us was the sales price, with this home selling for land value at $925,000. An empty lot at 4726 N. Hermitage previously sold for… [...]

 1101 W. Lawrence A space that has seen no retail since the Kinetic Playground shut its doors in 2011 will soon welcome "All Food & Deli."We've received quite a few inquiries after the building permit notices went up in the space at 1101 W. Lawrence, directly across from the Aragon. Construction is ongoing in the storefront, but once we receive word on an official opening date, we will pass it along. Great to see a long vacant space finally filled! [...]