Initial details have been revealed for another residential conversion of a former church at 3300 West Pierce Avenue in Humboldt Park. Located on the corner of North Spaulding Avenue and just off West North Avenue, the project represents the latest attempt to redevelop the long-vacant structure. The plans were presented at a community meeting held last week.
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Demolition of a 1920s-era industrial-style office building is underway at 900 South Clinton Street in the South Loop. It was most recently the home of Susanin’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, whose signage is still in the glass-block windows along the east-facing façade. An internet search for the architect has proven fruitless, though indications are that the building was heavily renovated between 1998 and 2000.
A single-story commercial building at 1802 West Chicago Avenue in West Town will soon be replaced by residential units atop retail space. An application for a construction permit on the site was applied for on September 5 of last year, and it came through on February 3 with a reported cost of $1.7 million.
Plans are moving forward for the residential conversion of the historic fireproof warehouse at 3240 West Lawrence Avenue in Albany Park. The five-story building is located just west of the intersection with North Sawyer Avenue, a few steps from the CTA Brown Line Kimball station. The project has now received approval from local Alderwoman Rodriguez.
A small gap in the Milwaukee Avenue Street wall in Wicker Park will now be plugged, thanks to a permit issued by the city on January 21. At 1280 North Milwaukee, Kiferbaum Development Group got permission to erect a four-story on slab building, with no basement. They filed their application on July 23 of last year, and it came through with a reported cost of $2 million.
