A renovation permit was issued on June 3rd to add a pair of dwelling units to the residential building at 616 West Patterson Avenue in Lake View. The three-story building currently contains six units, with the two new units designated for the garden level. The permit application was filed on December 26th of last year, and was issued June 3rd with a reported construction cost of $50,000.
“Pattesron Lamdba LLS” is named in the permit as the property owner, but that should probably read “Patterson Lambda LLC.” They received a permit on December 23 of last year to renovate the two units on the first floor and remove non-load-bearing partitions from the basement level. That permit came in at a reported cost of $45,000. For both projects, Mario Cruz is listed as the architect of record and 5 Seasons Development Company, Inc is the general contractor.
Site context of 616 West Patterson Avenue, via Google Maps
The building, constructed in 1920, sits mid-block between North Broadway to the west and North Pine Grove Avenue to the east, with DuSable Lake Shore Drive one block farther east. A pedestrian tunnel on the inner Drive just north of Addison Street leads to a plethora of activities along the lakefront, including the Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course, the Lincoln Park Waveland softball fields and tennis courts, the Bill Jarvis Migratory Bird Sanctuary, and more.
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This is an interesting example of how ADUs could help improve the facade of a building. While there isn’t enough information to know yet, it’s likely that this will make the first floor look less stark.
I agree that this is an improvement and should make the first floor more appealing. I’m surprised that it can be done for $50K.