Articles by Daniel Schell

Foundation Permit Issued For Five-Story Residential Building At 4920 North Sheridan In Uptown

7:30 am on October 26, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A foundation permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to begin construction on a new residential building at 4920-4924 North Sheridan Road in the Uptown neighborhood. The project was approved by City Council nearly two full years ago, but the foundation permit didn’t hit the data portal until July 16 of this year. Ninety-nine days later, it has come through with a reported cost (for foundations only) of $100,000.

1536 South Central Park Avenue three-flat permitted

Three Stories, Three Units Approved At 1536 South Central Park Avenue In Lawndale

7:30 am on October 25, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A three-flat residence permitted for construction on October 22 will fill part of a vacant parcel in the 1500 block of South Central Park Avenue in Lawndale. The permit for 1536 South Central Park, which came through with a reported cost of $400,000 after spending 97 days in the Chicago Data Portal, calls for a three-story building without a basement level.

919 South Bell Avenue three-flat permitted

Permission Granted For Three-Flat At 919 South Bell Avenue In Tri-Taylor

7:30 am on October 24, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The city on Thursday, October 22 issued a permit to construct a three-flat residential building at 919 South Bell Avenue in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood. The new homes will fill the only vacant lot on the 900 block. The permit was issued 134 days after its application start date of June 10, and it includes a reported cost of $499,000.

L Service Interrupted For Lake Street Bridge Reconstruction

7:30 am on October 23, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Half of the Lake Street Bridge is gone, and I can’t get over it. And if you’ve driven anywhere near The Loop lately, you can’t either. Same for a bunch of other bridges around the city. But until Monday, CTA elevated train service over the Lake Street Bridge is unavailable too, as the Chicago Department of Transportation prepares to move a new west span into place.

Demolition And New Renderings For 4006 North Sheridan

7:30 am on October 22, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Demolition of three buildings on the northwest corner of North Sheridan and West Irving Park Roads in Uptown is nearing completion, as demo contractor Precision Excavation works their way from the rear alley toward the east end of the site. The masonry building addressed as 1010-1016 West Irving is gone, while part of the first-floor south façade in front of it from the former El Palmar restaurant remains in place, highlighted by the multi-colored light bulbs still jutting out of the marquee.

410 North Elizabeth tower crane assembly

The Tower Crane is Up At 410 North Elizabeth

7:30 am on October 21, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The tower crane is being erected this week at 410 North Elizabeth, the new Fulton Market residential tower from developer The Tree Street Group. Twenty-two months after it was permitted the first time (December 12, 2024) and eight months after its second, for-real issuance (February 19, 2026) we saw the full crane in the air on Tuesday. Workers on top of the rig were adding finishing touches, and it looked like it would be ready to do the heavy lifting by Wednesday.

Loyola University October 2026 construction update

Construction Update: Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences At Loyola University

7:30 am on October 20, 2026 By Daniel Schell

General Contractor Power Construction is progressing from south to north on the third level of Loyola University’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences building. When we last visited the Rogers Park campus about six weeks ago, concrete columns and cores had begun extending out of the foundation to form the first floor. Now progress is up to the underside of the fourth floor at the Loyola Avenue (south) end of the site as Power works their way north on that third level.

Patrick Williams aerial views Chicago Avenue Bridge and Halsted Street Viaduct

Aerial Views Of Chicago Avenue Bridge, Halsted Street Viaduct Projects

7:30 am on October 19, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Last week’s updates from Halsted Pointe and the Chicago Avenue Bridge left many of us clamoring for drone views from high above River West. Our attempts at setting the delay timer for three seconds, throwing the camera in the air, and seeing what shots it captured before landing didn’t produce any shareable results. Thankfully, Friend-Of-YIMBY Patrick Williams heard our cries and stepped up again — way up — with a flyover of Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street as the sun was setting Sunday evening.

Two-unit construction permitted at 3035 North Spaulding Avenue

Demolition Pending, Two Units Permitted, At 3035 North Spaulding In Avondale

7:30 am on October 18, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A two-unit residence has been permitted for construction at 3035 North Spaulding Avenue in Avondale as a pending permit to tear down the existing home awaits. On Friday, October 2, the city authorized a two-story plus basement, two-unit frame building with a two-car detached frame garage. The permit entered the Chicago Data Portal on August 31; it came through after a 32-day wait with a reported cost of $500,000.

Four Stories, Six Units Permitted At 6156 South Champlain Avenue In Woodlawn

7:30 am on October 17, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A $600,000 permit issued on Thursday, October 15 allows for the construction of a four-story, six-unit residential building at 6156 South Champlain Avenue in Woodlawn. The permit had spent a mere 15 days in the Chicago Data Portal since its application start date of September 30 when it came through. The homes it authorized will fill a long-vacant lot on the northwest corner of Champlain and East 62nd Street.

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