Construction is underway on the residential replacement for a 1910-era greystone building demolished in August. At 1300 West Newport Avenue on the Southport Corridor, excavation is complete and work at the basement level is ongoing.

Site context of 1300 West Newport, via Google Maps

Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell
Promised Land Development received a permit on October 8 to build a three-story plus basement, two-unit residence designed by Michael Cox & Associates. Expected to be for-sale condos, the duplex-up unit will include a private rooftop deck with a pergola and a rear balcony, while the duplex-down condo will have a covered rear deck at the first floor. A three-car garage on the alley accessed from Lakewood Avenue will also feature a roof deck and pergola. A decorative five-foot iron fence and six-foot wood privacy fence will enclose the property. The permit included a reported cost of $900,000.

Photo by Daniel Schell

Photo by Daniel Schell

Copy of the new building permit posted at the construction site
When demolition was permitted in July, neighbors put up an effort to have the façade incorporated into the new design if the entire building couldn’t be saved, but the teardown went on as planned. By the end of August, the residence and garage had been cleared.

1300 West Newport Avenue. Photo by Daniel Schell

Post-demotion, October 14, 2025. Photo by Daniel Schell

1300 West Newport Avenue, now demolished. Photo by Daniel Schell

Demolition progress, August 2025. Photo by Daniel Schell

Nearby transit options, via Google Maps
1300 West Newport is one block from the Southport Brown Line train platform. East-west bus service is available via Route 152 two blocks north at Addison Street, and north-south buses make stops two blocks west at Ashland Avenue and Roscoe Street.
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