Two demolition permits issued by the city on July 29 allow redevelopment to begin for the former Vines on Clark sports bar at 3550 North Clark Street in Wrigleyville. Demolition fencing and a sidewalk canopy were already in place around the property, popular for its expansive beer garden, when the permits came through on July 29 for structures at 3550 and 3554 North Clark. M-5 Hauling LLC is named in both permits as the demolition contractor at a reported cost of $79,000.
The beer garden was immense. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
A new construction permit came through the Chicago Data Portal on August 13 for 3548 North Clark. It calls for a two-story Type IIIA masonry building with a basement for a new general restaurant space. The developer named in the permit, 3546 Hospitality Inc, is assigned to the address of 149 West Kinzie Street in River North, which used to be the home of Old Crow Smokehouse, now occupied by Tree House Chicago. The listed general contractor, EMC Inc, is given the address of 155 West Kinzie next door, the home of Moe’s Cantina. Those are both establishments of Third Coast Hospitality.
A reply to a Twitter query mentioned that Old Crow Smokehouse will move to the Vines on Clark site once the new space is open from its current location one block south at 3506 North Clark. Yep, Old Crow is another of Third Coast’s restaurants, so it makes sense that they could move a few doors north. We should know soon.
Photo by Daniel Schell
From the alley. Photo by Daniel Schell
We last visited the site on August 1, so we can’t say if demolition is underway yet. So the new construction permit has been pending since February, so we will continue to monitor that.
Site context of 3550 North Clark Street, via Google Maps
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