Demolition is underway on the two-story brick building at 1019 West Grand Avenue in West Town. Most recently the home of Allied Valve Industries, the building was issued a demo permit by the City of Chicago on September 19 of this year, the first step toward the construction a new residential building at 455 North Carpenter Street.
Demolition work has begun at the north end of 1019 West Grand, along Carpenter Street. Photo by Daniel Schell
Demolition of the loading dock area. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Carpenter Street, 455 North Carpenter Street will be a five-story, 72-unit apartment project from Northbrook-based developer Range Group. Designed by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, the building will include ground-floor retail space and resident parking. McNea & Sons Construction will be the general contractor for the new construction; National Wrecking Company is the demolition contractor.
Grand Avenue road work in the foreground, 1019 West Grand in the Background. Photo by Daniel Schell
Some damage, or partial demolition, atop the northeast corner of the building. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
1019 West Grand, as of 10/19/2024 at 12:26pm. Photo by Daniel Schell
The Chicago Data Portal shows two pending permits for the new build; one for the foundation, and one for the full building. While no formal construction timeline is known, the start of demo work is a good first step toward getting these units built.
Pending full building permit, via Chicago Data Portal
Pending foundation permit, via Chicago Data Portal
Demolition permit for 1019 West Grand issued 09/19/2024, via Chicago Data Portal
Residents will find stops for the CTA’s Route 65 bus located right outside their door. They can use that bus to connect to the Grand Blue Line subway station just under half a mile to the east. Routes 8 and 56 buses are also available at the same junction of Grand/Milwaukee/Halsted.
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This stretch of Grand needs development. Excited for this one. A bunch of opportunity in this small pocket.