Articles by Daniel Schell

DePaul University Basketball demolitions

DePaul Begins Demolitions For New Athletic Center

7:30 am on July 28, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

Three-flat permitted at 3018 West Polk Street

Three-Flat Permitted On Vacant Polk Street Lot In East Garfield Park

7:30 am on July 27, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

1230 West Grace Street construction July 2026

Foundation In The Ground For 1230 West Grace Street In Wrigleyville

7:45 am on July 26, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

1118 North California Avenue construction permitted

Five-Unit Residential Project Permitted For 1118 North California Avenue In Humboldt Park

7:30 am on July 26, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A new construction permit has been issued to allow for the completion of a four-story masonry building with five dwelling units at 1118 North California Avenue in Humboldt Park. The entity of 1118 N California LLC, assigned in the permit to an Albany, NY address, applied for permission to build on April 24 of this year, and they received the city’s blessing on July 16. The permit includes a reported cost of $500,000.

2711 West Wilcox Street construction permitted

Two (Or Three?) Units Permitted At 2711 West Wilcox Street In east Garfield Park

7:30 am on July 25, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A new construction permit issued on July 21 allows for the development of an empty lot at 2711 West Wilcox Street on the eastern edge of East Garfield Park. The property owner, named as Marcus Gray in the permit, is authorized to build a three-story building with a basement level on the site. Boris Cubas is listed as the architect of record, with Campbell Construction & Development LLC handing the general contracting duties.

8255 South Green Street two-flat permitted

Two-Flat Residence Permitted On Vacant Corner Lot In Auburn Gresham

7:30 am on July 24, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago has issued a new construction permit to erect a two-story plus basement, two-unit residence at 8255 South Green Street in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The subject parcel lies on the northeast corner of Green and West 83rd Streets and has been vacant for at least 15 years, as far back as Google Street View can show. The site is large enough for additional development, but there are no other permits for this end of the block pending in the Chicago Data Portal.

11353-11355 South Aberdeen Street two-flats permitted

Two-Flats Coming To 11300 Block Of South Aberdeen In Morgan Park

7:30 am on July 23, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A pair of two-flat residential buildings were permitted this month to fill a vacant gap in the 11300 block of South Aberdeen Street in the Morgan Park neighborhood. Permits for 1353 and 11355 South Aberdeen were applied for on February 6 of this year. They were issued seven days apart, on July 13 (11353, a 157-day wait) and July 20 (11355, a 164-day wait) with reported costs of $500,000 apiece.

1139 West Altgeld Street demolition permitted

Demolition Permitted At 1139 West Altgeld Street In Lincoln Park Ahead Of Six-Unit Replacement

7:30 am on July 22, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A frame home at 1139 West Altgeld Street in Lincoln Park built in the 1880s will soon be replaced by six new units. A developer using the entity of 1137-39 Altgeld LLC got a demolition permit for the property on July 14, the same day as the application start date, with Builder Luxury named as the demo contractor at a reported cost of $20,000.

6027 North Kenmore Avenue construction permitted

Two Dozen Units Permitted For 6027 North Kenmore Avenue In Edgewater

7:30 am on July 21, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Nearly five years after a caisson permit was issued to begin construction on a seven-story Edgewater condo building, a new developer has received permission to try again on the same parcel. On July 17, Variable Properties LLC got a permit for a five-story, 24-unit residential project at 6027 North Kenmore Avenue, where a 2017 demolition laid waste to one of the last surviving homes by John Lewis Cochran. The permit had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since March 13, and it came through with a reported cost of $2.7 million.

Loyola University Arts & Science building July 2026 construction update

Still Awaiting Full Permit, Work Below Grade Continues At Loyola’s Sciences Building

7:30 am on July 20, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Progress is starting to rise from below grade at Loyola University’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences building at 1144 West Loyola Avenue on the Rogers Park campus. Concrete walls and columns with protruding rebar, a solid sign that there will be more floors to come, are reaching up from beneath the surface, surrounded by a web of cross braces shoring up the perimeter walls.

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