The replacement permit was issued on Tuesday, September 1 for an 1888-built multi-unit residence in Lincoln Park that was permitted for demolition back in June. Landex Holding Company LLC now has permission to erect a three-story plus basement, four-unit building at 950 West Willow Street. The permit had been pending in the data portal since April 4, a duration of 150 days, and it came through with a reported cost of $950,000.
Site context of 950 West Willow Street, via Google Maps
Charles Schwartz is named as the architect of record, with Fargo Group LLC listed as the general contractor. Specs include a four-story rear egress stair and a private roof deck with an access stair enclosure and a roof canopy. A three-car concrete parking pad will be included at the back of the property, which can be accessed from North Sheffield Avenue and from Willow Street.
As we noted when the demolition permit was issued, an administrative adjustment was granted in October to change the zoning on the property from RT-4 Residential Two-Flat, Townhouse, and Multi-Unit District to RM5 Residential Multi-Unit District. That would have allowed the previous owner to renovate the building. Instead, real estate records show that Landex Holding purchased the property in January for $750,000 and applied for a demo permit in March. We have not visited the site to confirm if demolition contractor Brophy Excavation has carried out the teardown; a seat in a passing Brown Line train would offer a view the building’s status.
Nearby transit options, via Google Maps
Residents of 950 West Willow will live about a quarter of a mile away from the North/Clybourn subway station at West North and North Clybourn Avenues. Route 8 Halsted Street and #72 North Avenue buses make stops adjacent to the Red Line station. The Armitage Brown Line platform is about two blocks to the north, as are stops for Route 73 buses.
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PROTECT THESE BUILDINGS
I couldn’t agree with you more.
There is such terrible density and land-use around this site, but they still have to demolish a great old building.
probably because “they” own this property and not the other properties you mention
FYI this has not been demolished yet, walked by earlier this week and no fencing/etc is set up.
I didn’t think there was an 1880s house uglier than mine. By demolishing this one, it brings my residence closer to utter dominance in the terrible-aesthetics category. YIMBY!
We don’t know the condition of the inside. In many cases, it is significantly more expensive to renovate the old structure and bring it to Code than simply rebuild.
It cost as much to built these new LEGO look alike buildings
I don’t how anyone makes any money?
Not to mention I’m seeing modern buildings already needing rehabilitation at 20 or so years old.
Anything built within a month or 2 can not be considered safe.
4410 Clark is getting what looks like pretty extensive facade work right now. It got its permits in February 2021. No guarantee that the new ones will even last that long without needing serious repairs.
YIMBY needs to take a stand on these and not support the demolition of our beautiful history, especially when buildings like this can be beautifully preserved and adapted.
Like, this website? What do you think they can do lmao
I hate seeing Chicago’s old mercantile buildings being torn down and replaced with sterile new buildings. I hated when they tore down North Ave. from Halsted to Larrabee. It was a beautiful historic commercial street, like Pilsen’s 18th St. Today it looks like a suburban street.