A demolition permit awaits in the Chicago Data Portal to wreck and remove a greystone building at 3617 North Magnolia Avenue in Lake View dating back to 1910. Pending since December 9 of last year, the permit will allow Bachula Development to erect a two-unit condo building on the site, which was permitted for construction on February 25.
Site context of 3617 North Magnolia Avenue, via Google Maps
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
According to real estate records, Bachula Development purchased the property as an LLC back in January for $1,050,000. The demolition permit shows a wrecking review status from the Department of Buildings as incomplete. It is not known when permission will be authorized to tear the structure down. Tir Conaill Concrete will be the demo contractor when the permit comes through. The home lies mid-block between Addison Street and Waveland Avenue, but sits on a corner lot formed by the east-west alley on the south side of the parcel.
From the east-west alley looking west. Photo by Daniel Schell
A three-car garage will replace this one after it’s demolished. Photo by Daniel Schell
The new 3617 North Magnolia Avenue is to be a three-story plus basement, two-unit building created by 360 Design Studio. A private roof deck will top the third floor, while covered porches and a raised deck will be added at the rear of the structure. A detached three-car garage off the alley behind and next to the property will also have a rooftop deck, as well as pergolas. Bachula Development will do their own general contracting work, with the permit citing a reported cost of $835,800. The parking ratio and unit count indicate these will likely be for-sale condominiums, including one duplex-down and one duplex-up.
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Just why replace a 2 unit building for an assuredly uglier 2 unit building. Needless downgrade.
They are doing it because the new building will be a floor taller & allow for both units to be duplex family sized units. My only wish is that they would do this by adding a floor to the existing 2 flat like was done to the 4 at the corner of Addison & Lakewood.
Not the most historical building on the block but we are loosing the old Greyson character, which gives the area its soul. I’m assuming the replacement will be an off the shelf lifeless plugin that is replicated everywhere in the city. Sad.
Terrible.
You’d think a renovated Greystone would command higher unit prices in that neighborhood especially. Not that the homeowner class is looking for history or provenance these days..
If there won’t be an increase in units I do not understand tearing a historic building down.
Increase in square footage via the added floor, this building will have two units that are larger than either of the existing units.
I mean sure I understand what tearing it down will allow, I just don’t think you should be permitted to take away vintage housing stock if you’re not committed to increasing density.
Not all that is old is historic. These buildings were not built at the standards today’s luxury housing. People expect modern construction for luxury prices.
People who think old does not mean historic are mistaken. Imagine them saying that as they tear down Paris.
Our city is getting uglier and more anonymous every time we tear one of these down and put up something trite and soulless
Sad to constantly see this. There are so many empty lots and dilapidated buildings in our city. Pure greed!
That existing grey stone has two affordable units. In the future, it will have two top-market rental rate units. A zero sum game for the neighborhood and our city allows this to happen. Shame on these developers.