1101 W. Argyle (Compass Architecture)We told you about the plans for the 6 story development at 1101 W. Argyle (at Winthrop) back in November 2023. As with most things city-related, it moved at a turtle's pace.We are happy to report that a building permit was finally issued yesterday for a 5 story building (Eds.: possibly removing the 6th floor setback seen in this rendering?) with 16 new units. There will still be a ground floor retail space and interior parking for 8 vehicles. The project is listed with an estimated cost of $5,000,000.The parcel has been cleared for some time now so [...]

If you haven't seen or heard yet, Thai Pastry moved to Argyle (taking over the Hong Ngu spot). Same great food and people, new location. Courtesy GoogleThe old Thai Pastry location at 4925 N. Broadway now has a recently opened and VERY hot newcomer in the space named YooYee. [Warning: food pics at the link so don't open while hungry.]YooYee features Sichuan cuisine, and from reviews on Yelp, Google and Reddit, the kitchen is knocking it out of the park. It's on our shortlist to try soon. [...]