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The Montclair Planning Board finished hearing one application and punted two more into September at its August 14 meeting .  But the application that wrapped up and was subsequently approved was a big leap in the board’s efforts at getting larger projects resolved , as it was local developer Steven Plofker ’s application for a five-story, 11- unit apartment building along North Willow Street that will incorporate the former Diva Lounge on Bloomfield Avenue as modest retail space .  The property is a lot merged several years ago. Holding up a rendering of developer Steven Plofker ’s proposed apartment/retail project for the corner of North Willow Street and Bloomfield Avenue at the August 14 Montclair Planning Board meeting , board member Martin Schwartz asks about possible changes to the details of the design. Professional planner Christine Nazzaro Cafone of the Red Bank- based Cafone Consulting Group testified on behalf of the relevance of the variances being requested, especia...

CLOSE Groundbreaking took place for the new Toll Brothers Apartment Living on Corporate Park Drive in Harrison, Aug. 15, 2017. Mark Vergari/lohud Buy Photo A rendering of the planned Toll Brothers Apartment Living planned for 103- 105 Corporate Park Drive in Harrison, photographed Aug. 15, 2017. (Photo: Mark Vergari/The Journal News) Buy Photo HARRISON - The first apartment development  on the Platinum Mile broke ground Tuesday , marking the further transformation of the aged office park corridor . To make way for the 421- unit luxury apartment complex , to be known as Carraway, one of two vacant office buildings at the 10.35 acre site,  105 Corporate Park Drive , has already been razed. Following the groundbreaking ceremony , heavy equipment started crashing into the facade of the remaining building at  103 Corporate Park Drive . Buy Photo Work continues on demolition for the site of the planned Toll Brothers Apartment Living at 103- 105 Corporate Park Drive in Harrison, photo...

Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood continues to buzz with construction activity. Thanks to its proximity to the city’s central business district , top parks, cultural attractions, and multiple colleges, the area has been especially hot for new rental projects . South Loop hotel construction is also strong as the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority works to expand and transform McCormick Place into a new entertainment and hospitality hub dubbed ‘McCormick Square.’ Here is the latest look at eleven projects under-construction or newly completed in Chicago’s hot South Loop . ↑ One Grant Park Expected to rise well over 800 feet into the air, One Grant Park will be impossible to miss when when it creates a new peak at the south end of downtown Chicago’s skyline. Designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects, the 76- story building broke ground in early 2017 and has been quickly climbing at the corner of Roosevelt and Indiana. The skyscraper will deliver 792 rental apartments . A second...