Articles by Daniel Schell

2053 West Irving Park Road construction permitted

Nine Units Permitted At 2053 West Irving Park Road In North Center

7:30 am on September 14, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A nine-unit building has been permitted by the City of Chicago for 2053 West Irving Park Road in North Center. Using the entity of Irving Flats LLC, which may or may not offer a hint as to the name of the new project, Mangan Builders is the site’s developer and general contractor. Approved on September 9 with a reported cost of $1.275 million, the permit had been in the Chicago Data Portal for 428 days since its application start date of July 8. 2025.

2128 West Eastwood Avenue construction permitted

Two Units Permitted To Replace 1880s Home At 2128 West Eastwood Avenue In Ravenswood

7:30 am on September 13, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A new construction permit issued by the city allows the development of a two-story plus basement, two-unit frame residence at 2128 West Eastwood Avenue in the Ravenswood neighborhood. The permit, which comes with a reported cost of $475,000, was issued on September 10, a mere 10 days after its application start date of August 31. The entity of GL-888 LLC is named as the property owner.

Two-flats permitted on East 56th Street in Washington Park

Four Two-Flats Permitted On 300 Block Of East 56th Street In Washington Park

7:30 am on September 12, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A local developer using an LLC received four permits on September 10 to build two-unit residences in the 300 block of East 56th Street in the Washington Park neighborhood. Each of the four permits needed just 17 days of processing time from their application start dates of August 24, and the reported cost is $250,000 apiece.

1438 West Henderson Street construction permitted

Two Units To Replace SFR At 1438 West Henderson Street In Lake View

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

A construction permit was issued by the City of Chicago on September 4 to replace a Lake View single-family home sold in July with two new dwelling units. The permit was issued 37 days after its application start date of July 29 and includes a reported cost of $752,250. The entity of 1438 W Henderson LLC is named as the property owner.

Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences September 2026 construction update

Loyola University’s Sciences Building Rises Above Street Level On Its Rogers Park Campus

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

After months of foundation work beneath the surface, Power Construction’s progress on the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University has reached the first floor above ground. No longer visible on the construction site are mounds of sand and earth, and the cross-bracing steel tubes keeping the excavation walls in place. Although there is still a small window to peek at those on the site’s north end. Of course, there is still lots of concrete, concrete forms, and rebar as the main floor nears covering the foundation over completely.

McDonald's Park east tower crane planted

Second Tower Crane Planted For McDonald’s Park

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

The west tower crane at McDonald’s Park, the first of two rigs that will erect the Chicago Fire’s new stadium, will soon have a sibling to play with on the east side of the construction site. The base—a much longer tower crane base than we usually see planted in the ground—is now standing at The 78, awaiting full setup.

566 West Van Buren topped out, first glass

Topped Out 566 West Van Buren Adds First Panes Of Glass

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

Now and then, the first panes of glass show up at a construction site, only to be removed and replaced by a different style of cladding. But the first level of curtainwall at 566 West Van Buren wraps around the southwest corner of the second floor, indicating that it’s more than just a sampling, as can be the case when only a panel or two are installed on a single facade.

1332 West Grand Avenue demolition complete

Aya Pastry Demolition 97% Complete As Pending Nine-Unit Permit Awaits

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

Only rubble and one story’s worth of west and north wall remain on the former site of Aya Pastry at 1332 West Grand Avenue in West Town. The neighborhood bakery closed in August 2025, and its building was slated for demolition in June of this year. Our site visit at the end of June showed the building still standing but surrounded by demo fencing, with a crew and excavator on the lot starting prep work.

Demolition and construction permitted at 1527 West Edgewater Avenue

Same-Day Permits Allow Church Demolition, Redevelopment At 1527 West Edgewater Avenue

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

Permits issued on September 3 allow the demolition of the former North Side United Pentecostal Church in Edgewater and the construction of its residential replacement. The demolition permit for 1527 West Edgewater Avenue, which will be carried out first, entered the data portal on July 7, 58 days before its issuance with a reported cost of $60,000. Tir Conaill Concrete is named as the demo contractor.

First Romanian Baptist Church demolition permitted

Permit Issued To Raze First Romanian Baptist Church In Lincoln Park

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

It was the third of September, a day they’ll always remember at the First Romanian Baptist Church in Lincoln Park, because that was the day a permit came through to demolish the frame church building at 2622 North Ashland Avenue. Pending for 69 days since its application start date of June 26, the permit came through with a reported cost of $20,000. Carlos Group Inc is named as the demo contractor.

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