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7:45 am on August 3, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Three Demolition Permits For Torstenson Glass Buildings Signal Start Of Residential Redevelopment In Lake View

A trio of demolition permits issued on July 30 allow the razing of the Torstenson Glass buildings in the 3200 block of North Sheffield Avenue in Lake View, clearing the site for residential redevelopment. 3233, 3241, and 3247 all came through together with Apex Construction Group assigned as the demo contractor. The permits each cite a reported cost of $245,000; it is presumed that is for the entire demolition project, not for each building.

3401 West Flournoy Street three-flat permitted

Three-Flat Residence Permitted At 3401 West Flournoy Street In East Garfield Park

7:30 am on August 3, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A vacant parcel on West Flournoy Street in the East Garfield Park Community Area will soon host three residential units, thanks to a new construction permit issued by the city last month. After spending 91 days in the Chicago Data Portal, 3401 West Flournoy is now permitted for a three-story, three-unit building with three surface parking spaces. A two-story wood porch will be built on the back of the homes, and wood and wrought iron fences will surround the lot.

1325 West Cornelia Avenue construction permitted

Another Lake View Greystone Comes Down Ahead Of Redevelopment

7:45 am on August 2, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A 1905-built greystone at 1325 West Cornelia Avenue just off the Southport Corridor in Lake View has been demolished, to be replaced by a two-unit building. After pending in the Chicago Data Portal for 78 days, a permit for demolition came through on July; a week later, it had been razed. Carlos Group was the demo contractor, at a reported cost of $20,000.

3402 South Lowe Avenue construction permitted

Permission Granted For Two Residential Units At 3402 South Lowe Avenue In Bridgeport

7:30 am on August 2, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A two-story plus basement, two-unit home at 3402 South Lowe Avenue in Bridgeport was permitted for construction on July 22 by the City of Chicago. The permit came through with a reported cost of $505,000 exactly three months after its April 22 application start date. Details include a rear two-story stair and a front entrance stair, with a pair of outdoor parking spaces at the alley in the back.

Tower Crane Coming Down From Bally’s Casino Hotel

7:45 am on August 1, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Construction giveth, and construction taketh away, as the tower crane we’re about to get at The 1901 Project will be counterbalanced by the one we’re losing at Bally’s Casino hotel tower in River West. The 36-story, 500-room hotel has been topped out for several weeks, but it wasn’t until Friday the 24th that we passed by and saw the crane had been lowered below the roofline.

5542-5544 South Wabash Avenue constructions permitted

Multi-Unit Residential Buildings Permitted For 5500 Block Of South Wabash In Washington Park

7:30 am on August 1, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A pair of three-unit residential buildings were permitted in mid-July for a vacant lot on the northwest corner of South Wabash Avenue and East 56th Street in the Washington Park neighborhood. On July 14th, permits for 5542 and 5544 South Wabash came through to allow for the construction of two three-flats from Knightsbridge Development LLC. Although the specs detailed in the two permits are the same, 5542 carries with it a reported cost of $450,000, while 5544 cites a reported cost of $550,000.

The Tower Crane Is In The Ground For The 1901 Project’s First Phase

7:45 am on July 31, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The tower crane has been planted for construction of the first phase of The 1901 Project on the Near West Side. The west parking facility that McHugh (Construction) and McHugh (Concrete) are building now is the first structure of the megadevelopment from Bulls and Blackhawks ownership. They got permission to begin work in March when the caisson permit was issued; those were well underway when they broke ground on the development in June.

4800 South Michigan Avenue three-flat permitted

Three dwelling Units Approved At 4800 South Michigan Avenue In Grand Boulevard

7:30 am on July 31, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A Midlothian, IL developer erecting a three-flat residential building on the 4800 block of South Michigan Avenue in Grand Boulevard has received a permit to add one more on the corner of the lot. Genesis Construction Management Corp got permission on July 29 to construct a three-story plus basement, three-unit building at 4800 South Michigan. The permit had been pending for 68 days before coming through with a reported cost of $858,600. Genesis will be their own general contractor, working with plans by Guider Group LLC.

410 North Elizabeth Plants A Tower Crane In The Fulton Market District

7:45 am on July 30, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Caissons are done and the tower crane has been planted for the first of two residential towers at 410 North Elizabeth in the Fulton Market District. The stub has been in the ground since at least last Friday, when we spotted it from a passing Metra train. General contractor Clark Construction and the concrete crew from Adjustable Concrete are working at grade on the site, which is bound by two sets of Metra tracks to the north and south, North Elizabeth Street to the east, and North Ogden Avenue to the west.

1730 West Belmont Avenue construction permitted

Permits In Place For Eight Residential Units At 1730 West Belmont In Roscoe Village

7:30 am on July 30, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Demolition and new construction permits have been issued for 1730 West Belmont Avenue in Roscoe Village, leading the way to a new four-story, eight-unit residential building from developer Belmont Paulina Corp of Lemont. Michael Cox & Associates designed the project, and PCH Construction Company is on the team as the general contractor. The construction permit came through on July 14 after waiting in the Chicago Data Portal for 396 days from its June 2025 application start date. It includes a reported cost of $2.2 million.

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