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SKOKIE, ILL. — W.E. O’Neil Construction is underway on the construction of 8000 North, a 153-unit apartment project in Skokie. The 12-story, 318,000-square-foot property will include 15,000 square feet of retail space as well as a top-floor amenity space and rooftop garden. Units will range in size from 535 square feet for studios to 1,614 square feet for penthouse units. Monthly rents are projected to start at $1,400. The development team, including architect Lucien Lagrange Studio, worked with the village of Skokie to utilize $5.9 million in tax-increment financing for environmental remediation and site preparation of the property. The first residents are expected to move into the property by December 2019.