A demolition permit was issued by the City of Chicago on February 24 to raze a two-story residence at 2434 West Thomas Street in Humboldt Park. According to real estate records, the 1879-built home was purchased by MK Construction & Builders in December for $455,000. Their permit names All Concrete Contractors of Bridgeview, IL as the demo contractor, at a reported cost of $10,000.
Site context of 2434 West Thomas Street, via Google Maps
A new construction permit was issued on February 25 to replace the home. Addressed as 2432 West Thomas, it calls for a three-story building with a basement and a rooftop deck, and it will contain two dwelling units. A two-car frame garage will be erected at the rear of the property, and both parking spaces will be EVSE-ready. No roof deck is mentioned for the garage. MK Construction & Builders will perform their own general contracting duties, using plans by architect Beata Klak. When All Concrete concludes demolition work, they will be a masonry contractor for the new build. The reported cost of work to be done pertaining to this permit is $450,000. The two units across four levels indicate these might be one duplex-down and one duplex-up for-sale condominiums.
From the alley, via Redfin listing. A two-car garage will be built here
Local transit options, via Google Maps
2432 West Thomas will be within a two-block walk of north-south bus service via the CTA’s #49 and X49 buses at North Western Avenue, and Route 70 east-west buses on West Division Street. For rail travel, the Division Blue Line subway station is 1.2 miles east at Ashland Avenue and the Western Avenue Metra station is one mile south near Western Avenue and Hubbard Street. 70 and 49 buses can be used to connect with both the L and the Metra station.
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One of my favorite Chicago architectural styles the little row cottage. So many cute ones in the Humboldt area I hope they all don’t disappear..
Stop tearing down Chicago’s residential history!
People need places to live. Turning one old unit into two new modern units is a 100% density increase.
It’s never a density OR preservation choice. It is possible to do both, however, these cottages are rarely good candidates for expansion. I’ve often dreamed of a city program that makes it easier to relocate these little houses for people who want a tiny house.
A $455K teardown in a neighborhood that could be had for $10K twenty years ago seems a bit science fiction. My father’s family moved into a single story workers cottage like this during the depression on Drake. It cost them $1000.
20 years ago I took a nephew and his wife around the area showing them RE. Add another zero to your $10k estimate, minimum. Also, one of the agents showing us a property here called it “Wicker Park West” obviously trying to put a spin on it.
Nice density increase. Two new spacious units will be most welcome in this neighborhood. Keep them coming!
REMOVING OUR HISTORY. We have so many of this tear downs and gigantic ugly buildings put up. The neighborhood is no longer a community and the taxes have made MANY seniors move out. It was a minority NEIGHBORHOOD not any longer. There is no parking NO community ugly buildings.