Demolition is almost complete on the former Cougle Commission Co. building at 345 North Aberdeen Street in Fulton Market. A permit to tear down the single-story structure was permitted on March 10; demo fencing had surrounded the site on a trip through the neighborhood back in late February, so the permit came as no surprise. Another visit Tuesday, March 18 turned up mostly rubble and scrap material.
Demo fencing around the property, 02/25/2025. Photo by Daniel Schell
Demo fencing around the property, 02/25/2025. Photo by Daniel Schell
Demolition on 03/18/2025. Photo by Daniel Schell
Looking northwest from Carpenter Street. Fulton Labs at 400 North Aberdeen is in the background. Photo by Daniel Schell
Looking straight west. Flora is in the background. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Heneghan Wrecking is doing the razing. The permit shows a reported demolition cost of $140,000. Skender is on site supervising work; perhaps they’ve been assigned general contractor duties for the new tower. And another Sterling Bay residential proposal, right across the street at 350 North Morgan, goes before the Chicago Plan Commission today.
From the Metra crossing at Carpenter Street. Photo by Daniel Schell
Looking southwest from Carpenter Street. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Looking east from Aberdeen Street. Photo by Daniel Schell
A small portion of the south wall along Carroll Avenue remains in place. Photo by Daniel Schell
Sterling Bay got approval from the Chicago Plan Commission back in June to erect a 44-story, 559-unit residential tower on the site. But they also put the site up for sale early last year, so that approval wasn’t necessarily theirs to carry out; it would be passed to the developer who purchases the site. Interestingly, JLL, the company hired to help facilitate the sale, no longer has the listing for 345 North Aberdeen on their website.
Renderings of 345 North Aberdeen Street by Gensler
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Remnants of the south façade. Photo by Daniel Schell
Discussing demolition. Photo by Daniel Schell
This was all that remained standing by late afternoon on Tuesday. Photo by Daniel Schell
Perhaps JLL has simply changed the listing. It’s also possible the site has sold, though I’ve been unable to find transaction information, or another company has been hired for the sale. Or maybe Sterling Bay has decided they’ll maintain ownership and develop the property after all, either themselves or in partnership with another development firm. Whichever the case, they’ll soon have a vacant plot of land; that could be the move here. A site already void of improvements might be an easier sell.
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