A new permit was issued by the city on February 26 to build a new multi-unit residence at 1355 West 16th Street in Pilsen. The home it replaces was empty and being renovated when it was destroyed by fire on April 17 of last year. The same fire also damaged the residences on either side; both have since been issued permission to remedy the damage.
This Street View image from July 2024 shows fire damage to 1353 and 1359 West 16th. Both are being repaired.
Pavlovcik Architecture is listed as the architect of record, with Michael Kevorkian signing on as the general contractor. The permit shows an estimated construction cost of $495,000, and an application date of September 18, 2024.
The new home will be two stories with a basement containing three units. Before the fire, it had been granted a permit in May 2023, calling for a complete renovation of a duplex-down unit with a second dwelling unit above it. An emergency demolition permit was issued in January of this year to remove what was left of the home, but news reports at the time of the fire showed it had collapsed into itself as it burned, leaving little more than rubble.
Site context of 1355 West 16th Street, via Google Maps
One door east, the homes in 1353 West 16th were issued a renovation permit on September 12 for fire repairs, and to the west, 1359 West 16th got a repair permit on December 23, 2024.
Nearby transit options, via Google Maps
1355 West 16th Street is located within a one-block walk of CTA bus service via Route 60 to the east at Blue Island Avenue. The Route 18 bus has stops two blocks south, and the 9 and X9 buses stop four blocks west along Ashland Avenue. The 18th Pink Line elevated platform is about half a mile west. The Halsted Metra station and its access to BNSF trains is just over three-quarters of a mile east.
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