A demolition permit was issued on Thursday of last week for the removal of a two-story frame residence located at 4706 N Malden Street in the Uptown neighborhood. The permit’s owner has been listed as Karolina Babkowska.
Future residents will have ready access to transportation. The closest bus options are Routes 36 and 81, both lines can be boarded at the intersection of Broadway & Leland via a five-minute walk east. The CTA L Red and Purple Lines can be found at the Wilson station via a seven-minute walk southeast. Sitepro Services, Inc is serving as the demolition contractor for this project. At the time of publication, no plans have been submitted for any future developments.
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What? This should not be allowed.
Seriously. What an absolute shame.
You have got to be kidding me. They are tearing down this historic house?
Wow. What an outrage. The previous owners looked to be restoring the place as well, judging by pictures on Redfin from when it sold a few months ago. How could anyone look at this and want to tear it down? There are plenty of empty lots in the city to be developed.
Another building that I was looking at preserving after purchase! I guess the winning offer wanted the land more than I valued the post-rehab value here. Surprising
The house has been on the market for a long time. Sorry you didn’t proceed beyond the “looking at” stage.
It is a shame that you didn’t have enough money. Fortunately, I don’t think anyone is relying solely on you to save Chicago.
What would help would be a review of the historic/architectural value of the house by the city, who could then determine if it was feasible to allow a good return on restoration investment and prohibit extracting the maximum short-term profit at the expense of the urban fabric.
DON’T DO IT !!!!!!