Plan Commission Green Lights Hotel at 1101 S. Wabash and New Townhouses at Prairie/Cullerton

Last Tuesday we posted about construction beginning at 1101 S. Wabash.  It looks like they officially got the green light from the Chicago Plan Commission (via Curbed): 

While the underlying zoning for this 281-room, 306-foot South Loop hotel tower allowed it to move forward as-of-right, the site at 1101 S. Wabash fell under the private use zone of the Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection Ordinance and still required a nod from the Plan Commission. Developed by Hinsdale-based S.B. Yen Management Group and penned by local architect Lothan Van Hook DeStefano, the glassy blue-tinted tower appears to have already started construction earlier this week.

Also note worthy is that it looks like another batch of townhouses are coming to Prairie Avenue (via Curbed):

Similar to the Wabash hotel, this townhouse development of twelve, four-story homes required approval under the Chicago Lakefront Protection Ordinance despite not requiring a zoning change. Located at the northeast corner of Prairie and Cullerton, this South Loop property is currently a surface parking lot.