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New Developments in Illinois

We're tracking 9 new developments across Illinois — spanning 1 cities and 4 project categories. Every city links to a dedicated local market page with the full pipeline.

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Announced
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Under Construction
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The pipeline by expected opening year, with each year's marquee arrival.
2027
2 projects · 834 units
400 Lake Shore DriveStreeterville
2028
2 projects · 609 units
Halsted PointeGoose Island
Peak
2030+
4 projects · 13,300 units
The 78South Loop
Market records
The superlatives
The pipeline's outer edges.
Tallest in pipeline
102floors
Tribune Tower Addition
Biggest by units
10,000units
The 78
Next to deliver
Late ’27
400 Lake Shore Drive
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Most active design firms

4 projects
Owings & Merrill
4 projects
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The Illinois pipeline

We track 9 new developments across Illinois — 4 under construction, 0 breaking ground, 0 opening soon, and 5 announced. Most active markets: Chicago (9). Specializing in: Residences (5), Mixed-Use (2), Office (1).

How we built this list

Every project on this page is on the Map of Tomorrow — our live database of new and under-construction developments worldwide. Project status, milestones, and spec changes are sourced from public filings, official announcements, or independent reporting and timestamped. Pro members get our weekly Slippage Report, the TMW Forecast on every project, and the full Illinois dataset by phase, neighborhood, and developer.

By the numbers

The scale of the pipeline

15,307
Total residential units
across 7 projects with unit data
250
Total hotel keys
across tracked hotels
102 floors
Tallest in pipeline
Tribune Tower Addition, Chicago
51.7 floors
Avg height
mean of 6 known
2027–2034
Delivery window
first to last expected delivery
Pipeline by status

The Illinois pipeline, status by status

4 projects under construction in Illinois

5 projects just announced for Illinois

Common questions

Frequently asked

What new developments are coming to Illinois?
We track 9 active developments across Illinois — 4 under construction, 0 breaking ground, 0 opening soon, and 5 announced. Every city with at least 3 projects has a dedicated landing page (see below).
How many projects are under construction in Illinois?
4 projects are currently under construction across Illinois, ranging from luxury condos to mixed-use districts. Click any city below for the full local pipeline.
Which Illinois cities have the most new developments?
The deepest pipelines are in Chicago (9). Illinois has 1 cities with active projects in our database.
Who is the biggest developer building in Illinois?
Related Midwest leads Illinois with 3 active projects across cities.
Which architects are designing the most new projects in Illinois?
Skidmore is the architect of record on 4 Illinois projects — the most of any firm in the state.
What is the tallest tower being built in Illinois?
Tribune Tower Addition in Chicago at 102 floors. See the project →
How many new residential units are being added across Illinois?
Across the active Illinois pipeline, the developments we track will add 15,307 residential units across 9 projects.
When will the next wave of Illinois projects deliver?
Delivery dates across the active Illinois pipeline run from 2027 through 2034. Individual delivery dates shift constantly — Pro members get our weekly Slippage Report.
How often is the Illinois development data updated?
Hourly. Our cron pipeline pulls fresh data from the source-of-truth database every hour and regenerates this page (and every market and firm page).
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