The Carmen, a new-construction apartment building from Chicago Developer DLG Management, is adding its finishing touches ahead of a spring opening. Located on the northeast corner of North Sheridan Road and West Carmen Avenue in Uptown, dwelling units will be open to first tenants on April 1st. The exterior appears 100% complete, likely leaving only a few interior details to be tidied up before people move in.
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A demolition permit issued on February 25 will remove a two-story Lake View residence and frame garage in preparation for a four-story, three-unit condominium development. Brophy Excavation will handle demo work for 651 West Belmont Avenue at an $18,450 reported cost, according to the demo permit. The home sits just off the corner with North Orchard Street, adjacent to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
The caissons permitted for Loyola University’s new Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences are in full swing along North Sheridan Road in Rogers Park. The entirety of the block-long construction site spanning from West Loyola Avenue north up to West Albion Avenue is busy with construction activity for the six-story facility.
A South Lawndale home ordered demolished by the city more than four years ago now has a permit to build on its vacant lot. At 2327 South Homan Avenue, permission was granted on February 26 to build a three-story, three unit building. A developer identified as 2327 Homan LLC applied for the permit on August 7 of last year, and it came through with a reported cost of $300,000.
A trio of permits for the 1000 block of West Jackson Boulevard in the West Loop are a good sign that a construction start could be just around the corner for 1016 West Jackson. A 380-unit apartment tower from Mavrek Development, referenced on their website as 1000 West Jackson, was approved for the site by the Chicago Plan Commission and the City Council back in summer 2024.
