A six-unit residential building was permitted for construction by the City of Chicago on August 7 for the property at 4852 North Sawyer Avenue in Albany Park. The permit came through with a reported cost of $1.25 million 155 days after its application start date of March 5. The construction type, whether frame or masonry, is not noted.
The flurry of three-flat activity in Chicago’s East Garfield Park Community Area continues with the issuance of two more permits for two separate developers on Friday, August 14.
A four-story plus basement, three-unit residential building has been permitted to replace a single-family residence authorized for demolition in July. On August 17, the city issued a permit for 911 West Diversey Parkway in Lincoln Park that entered the data portal on July 31. It comes with a reported cost of $889,982.
A three-flat residence has been permitted for construction at 2934 West Irving Park Road in the Irving Park neighborhood. The permit shows an application start date of April 29, and it came through on August 10, a duration of 103 days in the data portal. The reported cost is an even $500,000, with Corett Builders Corporation named as both the developer and the general contractor.
In Lincoln Park, one of the more unique facadectomies in the city is moving closer to exterior completion. At 2700 North Pine Grove Avenue, the former Second Church of Christ, Scientist was gutted while its east, west, and south Beaux Arts facades were shored up for preservation, and has been rebuilt to hold 22 dwelling units.
