McDonald’s Park, where the Chicago Fire FC will begin playing their home matches in 2028, is going vertical at The 78 in the South Loop. Unsurprisingly, that three-dimensional progress is sprouting on the west side of the stadium, where the west tower crane has been installed and is putting the heavy stuff in its place.
A three-flat for 4847 South Langley Avenue permitted by the city on July 27 will be one of three residential buildings a local developer will erect on a vacant lot in Grand Boulevard. GT Alternatives LLC is the recipient of the new permit, which came through 55 days after its application start date with a reported cost of $400,000. GT Alternatives will be their own general contractor on all three builds, working with plans by architect of record Peter Sterniuk.
Demolitions have begun for a row of vintage buildings on North Sheffield Avenue on the DePaul University campus in Lincoln Park ahead of construction the school’s new basketball center. Heneghan Wrecking received permits to tear down 2308 North Sheffield on July 20 and 2314 North Sheffield one day later. Each of those permits shows a reported cost of $47,000, but there are three other structures to tear down, and it isn’t clear if that figure covers all five, or just each of the first two.
One of many vacant parcels on the 3000 block of West Polk Street in East Garfield Park Community Area/Lawndale neighborhood has been permitted for residential development. At 3018 West Polk, developer Eisley Homes LLC received a new construction permit on July 24 to erect a three-story, three-unit home. After waiting 100 days in the data portal since its application start date of April 15, the permit came through with a reported cost of $400,000.
The concrete foundation is now in the ground, marking the outline of the basement level for a new condo building at 1230 West Grace Street in Lake View’s Wrigleyville neighborhood. Waterproofing has been completed on the below-grade walls, and perimeter PVC lines have been installed around the structure, soon to be covered by backfill. Several vertical pipe stubs are already in place to connect sanitary and storm drainage systems as the building rises above grade.
