A single-story former CVS store at Lincoln Avenue, Armitage Avenue, and Sedgwick Street in Lincoln Park is being demolished as we speak, with Precision Excavation doing the honors. They received a demolition permit from the City of Chicago on August 22. Barrett Homes will soon begin construction here on a four-story, six-unit condominium development to be addressed as 405 West Armitage Avenue. The new building will replace the lost CVS retail space with two retail spaces: one will have entry at 403 West Armitage, and the other at 1952 North Sedgwick.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
While renderings haven’t been published yet, a pending permit calls for each unit to have a south-facing balcony, with the two fourth-floor condos having rooftop penthouse access. The ground floor will hold a 12-space garage, as well as a storage room for 13 bicycles.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photos taken Thursday, September 5 showed nearly the entire structure torn down. By the end of the day, it’s likely only rubble will remain to be hauled away. While no construction timetable is known, site prep should get started soon. Shout-out to Simon for sending us a note that demo fencing had surrounded the property, and teardown appeared imminent.
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Even though it was a CVS, exchanging a retail space for a 12-car parking garage is just absolutely awful, and at such a prominent corner. What a corner-killer.
It’s ok bb. this will have ground floor retail, all is well.
Bruh.
From literally the *first paragraph* of *this* article:
“The new building will replace the lost CVS retail space with two retail spaces: one will have entry at 403 West Armitage, and the other at 1952 North Sedgwick.”
So two different retail spaces, one on each prominent side of the corner. But sure, go on about this increased density mixed-use dev being a “corner killer”
It’s ok, I just missed it, must not have had my coffee yet. If only the comments feature here allowed us to edit our responses.
That old building had great brickwork. I wonder what it was before the CVS moved in. Nevertheless, I’m glad a 4-story volume with take its place — will close in that intersection.
It was a video rental store (remember those?) and before that a series of failed restaurants.
From this location you can walk to the lake, History Museum, Conservatory, Zoo, Clark Street bus, and the shopping corridors on Halsted, Armitage, and Wells. Yet every new Lincoln Park dwelling now needs 2 parking spaces for the Tesla + Range Rover.
Yep, rich people and their car fetish.
Before it was CVS it used to be a video rental store in the late 90s.
Glad to see Barrett Homes redeveloping this. They’re designs tend to be more thoughtful than most developers.