Articles by Daniel Schell

2800 North Sheridan demolition permit issued

2800 North Sheridan Residential Tower Moves Another Step Forward With Issuance Of Demolition Permit

7:45 am on July 11, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit was issued on Tuesday, July 8 to tear down the Stone Medical Office Building at 2800 North Sheridan Road in Lake View. The permit had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since April 22, a duration of 77 days before coming through. Atlas Industries, also serving as the demolition contractor at 168 North Clinton, is named as the demo contractor here at a reported cost of $1.1 million.

1604 South Fairfield Avenue construction permitted

Six Units Permitted For 1604 South Fairfield Avenue In Douglass Park

7:30 am on July 11, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A permit issued by the city on the first of this month allows for the construction of a new residential building on a vacant corner lot in Douglass Park. After waiting in the Chicago Data Portal for 48 days, a permit for 1604 South Fairfield Avenue came through with a reported cost of $998,890. The empty parcel occupies the southwest corner of Fairfield Avenue and West 16th Street and could also be considered as 2735 West 16th.

Demolition Permit For 2606 North Orchard Will Allow Construction Approved In March To Begin

7:30 am on July 10, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit issued by the City of Chicago on July 8 allows a two-story frame residence in Lincoln Park to be replaced by a similar structure. 2606 North Orchard Street was purchased by ABI Developers 4, Inc of Detroit back in November for $1.2 million. Now, Brophy Excavation will tear the building down for them at a reported cost of $22,000.

400 Lake Shore North Tower crane removal

The Tower Crane Is Coming Down From The 400 Lake Shore North Tower

7:30 am on July 9, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Work began Wednesday to take the tower crane down from the 400 Lake Shore North Tower at the mouth of the Chicago River in Streeterville. Morrow Equipment, who have been on site for each crane jump as well as the full assembly, got started early Wednesday morning, removing some of the counterweights before removing the first section of Liebherr 420 EC-H 16 and lowering it to the ground.

Three-flats permits for South Spaulding Avenue

First Two Of Three-Flat Trio Permitted For Vacant Lot In North Lawndale

7:30 am on July 8, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A trio of three-flats are coming to the 1400 block of South Spaulding Avenue in the North Lawndale neighborhood, with the first two receiving new construction permits on June 24. The identical authorizations for 1441 and 1443 South Spaulding each show application start dates of April 21, and were issued with reported costs of $400,000 apiece. The third permit, for 1439 South Spaulding, has the same start date as it pends in the Chicago Data Portal.

South Maryland Avenue three-flats permitted

Busy Developer Adds Three More Three-Flats On South Maryland Avenue In Woodlawn

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

A local developer that’s been busy on the South Side added three more permits to their Woodlawn collection of three-flat builds last week. Using the entity of Maryland Flats LLC, Kasper Development LLC scored permission for three-unit residences at 6549, 6551. and 6553 South Maryland Avenue on June 25, each including reported costs or $450,000. All show application start dates of May 4, spending 52 days apiece in the data portal.

Two Demolition Permits Issued For 1000-1022 West Jackson Development

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

Two demolition permits for the 1000 block of West Jackson Boulevard in the West Loop were issued by the city of the first day of July. Those allow Mavrek Development to begin clearing a half-block swath of properties for their planned and approved 25-story residential tower at 1000-1022 West Jackson.

Three-flat permits on South Michigan Avenue in Grand Boulevard

Two Three-Flats Permitted For Vacant Corner Lot In Grand Boulevard

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

A permit to construct a three-flat residential building at 4751 South Michigan Avenue is the first of two improvements on a vacant corner lot in Grand Boulevard. The entity of Landex OZ JV LLC is the recipient of the first permit, which came through on June 25, 66 days after it entered the Chicago Data Portal. Its reported cost is $450,000.

2942 North Gresham Avenue construction permitted

Two Units Granted Approval To Replace Single-Family Home At 2942 North Gresham Avenue In Avondale

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

A two-unit residential building has been approved to replace a 140-year-old single-family home in Avondale permitted for demolition back in May. A permit for 2942 North Gresham Avenue that hit the Chicago Data Portal on April 22 came through with a reported cost of $500,000 on June 16.

936 West Leland June 2026 construction update

Early Signs Of Verticality At 936 West Leland In Uptown

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

Foundation work is done, and construction is now underway on the first floor of the five-story, 32-unit residential development at 936 West Leland Avenue in Uptown. Concrete block has shaped the stair and elevator cores through the center of the site, and the front wall in underway at ground level. Along the alley, work on the north wall is just getting started.

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