Demolition permits are in place for two properties in Edison Park in anticipation of a new residential development along North Northwest Highway. Two buildings that comprised the former M.J. Suerth Funeral Home, at 6750 and 6752 North Northwest Highway, received demo permits from the City of Chicago on October 24.
Elevations of 6750 North Northwest Highway by Hanna Architects
Floor plan of 6750 North Northwest Highway by Hanna Architects
Floor plan of 6750 North Northwest Highway by Hanna Architects
The funeral home closed in 2023, and roofs of the buildings have been cut open. A visit to the site on the first of this month showed construction fencing surrounding the structures, but no demo equipment yet on the property. Maxym Demolition is named in the permits as the demo contactor.
6750 North Northwest Highway, December 1. Photo by Daniel Schell
6752 North Northwest Highway. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Developer Reliable Property Management is behind the redevelopment, with plans for the new buildings drawn up by Hanna Architects. Two new building permits for the site are pending in the Chicago Data Portal as of last week, with the first application dated December 10, and the other dated December 11. Assigned to 6750 and 6754 North Northwest Highway, they are otherwise identical in their language. Each permit calls for a four-story, 41-unit building with balconies on the upper three floors and a rooftop deck connected by a rear access stairway.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
6752 from the alley. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
From the alley. Photo by Daniel Schell
The ground floor of each building will include retail space and indoor parking for 26 vehicles. Off-street concrete pad parking with 15 spaces will combine with each garage for a one-to-one parking ratio.
Pending permit for 6754, via Chicago Data Portal
Edison Park is Chicago’s northwesternmost Community Area, with this new development located on its western edge. The suburb of Park Ridge is only about a block away. Still, residents of 6750 North Northwest Highway will still have access to the city’s transit options. Metra’s Edison Park UP-NW station is less than a block away. Bus service via CTA’s Route 68 Northwest Highway bus is less than a two-block walk, and Route 209 Pace bus is available a short walk west to Ozanam Avenue in Park Ridge.
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The gaping tops of the vacant Suerth buildings serve as evidence that the Chicago Fire Department has used the shingle roofs as a training site for novice firefighters (complete with the use of theatrical smoke). They are not an early indicator that demolition has begun.