A demolition permit was issued on October 29 to tear down a three-story residential building at 2724 North Lehmann Court on the northern edge of Lincoln Park. That will clear the site for a new development from Contemporary Concepts.
With the arrival of excavation equipment in the final days of October, construction has now begun for a new residential building at 2644 North Lakewood Avenue in Lincoln Park. The homes replace a large 1992-built single-family dwelling at 2642 North Lakewood that was permitted for demolition in July and razed in late summer.
The new Chicago Neurological Services Brain Center at 1885 West Fullerton Avenue in now under construction in Bucktown. A groundbreaking was held for the facility in late September, with general contractor LG Construction Group now working sitewide on the foundation.
A Chicago developer landed a pair of new construction permits on October 27th to build residential buildings one block from each other in the Kenwood neighborhood. Hancock Management & Construction Company is the developer and general contractor for the two projects, which have reported construction costs of $450,000 apiece.
A construction permit has been issued to erect a two-story plus basement, two-unit residential building at 6326 South Eberhart Avenue in Woodlawn. The permit came through on October 15, eight months after its application date of February 18, and it includes a reported cost of $420,000. The homes replace a long-vacant mid-block lot.
