Articles by Daniel Schell

566 West Van Buren tower crane base planted

With Caissons, Foundation Complete, 566 West Van Buren Plants Its Tower Crane

7:30 am on June 6, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Caissons and foundation work are done and the first signs of verticality are rising from the ground for the residential building at 566 West Van Buren in the West Loop. What’s more, Wednesday marked the arrival of the Potain MR418 tower crane base. A concrete crew from Adjustable Concrete Construction was pouring the crane’s pad with help from a few red-and-white-striped Ozinga trucks that came and went while we were watching.

515 East Bowen Avenue construction permitted

Three Units Approved On Vacant Corner Lot In Bronzeville

7:30 am on June 5, 2026 By Daniel Schell

In Bronzeville at 515 East Bowen Avenue, a corner parcel formed with a perpendicular alley, a local LLC has received permission to fill a vacant lot with a three-story, three-unit residential building. Landex Holding Company LLC got a new construction permit on May 28, 34 days after its application start date of April 24, and with it comes a reported cost of $440,000.

The West Tower Crane Is Up At McDonald’s Park

7:30 am on June 4, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The first of two tower cranes for McDonald’s Park, the new soccer stadium under construction by and for the Chicago Fire Football Club, has been erected at The 78 in the South Loop. Permits for the West Crane and the East Crane both hit the Chicago Data Portal on April 14; the West Crane came through on April 21, with the other still pending.

5306 South Prairie Avenue three-flat permitted

Trio Of Three-Flats Coming To Vacant Corner Lot On South Prairie Avenue In Washington Park

7:15 am on June 4, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A Chicago builder that received a permit to erect a three-flat residence on South Prairie Avenue in Washington Park back in January will construct three more on adjacent lots. Reliable Home Remodeling & Construction Company got their latest permit on May 29, allowing for a three-story slab-on-grade building at 5306 South Prairie Avenue. The permit came through with a reported cost of $500,000, 71 days after its application start date.

Site Prep Underway For The Clifton At 4725 North Clifton In Uptown

7:30 am on June 3, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A portion of another surface parking lot has disappeared, never to be parked on again, as site prep gets underway for The Clifton at 4725 North Clifton Avenue in Uptown. A site visit during the final week of May showed most of the old asphalt scraped away, with only a few marked parking spaces still visible at the south end of the site. The Clifton’s construction will include no parking, so once those last few spaces are banished, this will be a car-free space.

3318 West Montrose Avenue construction update

Exteriors Near Completion At 3318 West Montrose In Albany Park

7:30 am on June 2, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Much of the masonry work and glass installation has been completed for a residential building at 3318 West Montrose Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood. At ground level, plywood still covers window openings for future retail spaces facing south along Montrose and a three-bedroom dwelling unit that will face west. Inside, an abundance of visible wood studs indicates interior progress is still in its early stages.

6143 North Kenmore Avenue construction underway

Foundation Work Has Started For 6143 North Kenmore In Edgewater

7:30 am on June 1, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Foundation work has begun for the residential development at 6143 North Kenmore Avenue in Edgewater. Concrete forms have been placed at the front of the construction site, while excavating sand and tearing out the remnants of the previous asphalt lot used by the now-demolished Kindred Hospital continue. As we’ve come to learn, that sand is ubiquitous on sites this close to the lake front, and with a 40-car garage planned for the basement level, digging it out and hauling it off will take some time.

3144 West Diversey Avenue construction permitted

Three Units Permitted For 3144 West Diversey In Avondale

7:30 am on May 31, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A three-story plus basement, three-unit building was permitted for construction at 3144 West Diversey Avenue, straddling the boundary of the Avondale and, to the south, the Logan Square Community Areas. The permit entered the Chicago Data Portal on January 20, and it was issued on May 22, a duration of 122 days. it includes a reported cost of $350,000.

1323 South Homan Avenue construction permitted

Two Units Permitted For Vacant Homan Avenue Lot In North Lawndale

7:30 am on May 30, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago issued a new permit on May 26 to allow the construction of a three-story plus basement, two-unit frame residence at 1323 South Homan Avenue in North Lawndale. The entity of 4022 Polk LLC received the permit 131 days after its application start date of January 15. It comes through with a reported cost of $420,000.

1604 North Hermitage Avenue construction underway

Residential Construction Underway At North And Hermitage In Wicker Park

7:30 am on May 29, 2026 By Daniel Schell

First-floor construction is underway for a new residential building at 1604 North Hermitage Avenue in the Wicker Park/Bucktown area of West Town. Three-dimensional progress is most notable with block laid along the west wall, with some brickwork just getting started towards the front of the site. Several pallets of block and brick await attention throughout the lot, which is situated on the northwest corner of North Hermitage and West North Avenues.

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