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1118 West Fullerton Avenue demolition permitted

Demolition Permit Issued For Former Branko’s Sandwich Shop In Lincoln Park

7:30 am on June 13, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been issued for a two-story masonry building at 1118 West Fullerton Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. It was the former home of Branko’s Sandwich Shop, a DePaul campus stalwart for almost 50 years. The restaurant closed in 2024, and the building, erected in 1908 and owned by the Branko family, sold earlier this year for $1.1 million, according to real estate records. The permit, issued June 11th, names Precision Excavation as the demolition contractor, at a reported cost of $29,500.

Ten North Lawndale affordable homes permitted

Ten Affordable Single-Family Homes Permitted For North Lawndale Neighborhood

7:30 am on June 12, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The Lawndale Christian Development Corporation has received permission this month to build 10 affordable single-family homes in the North Lawndale neighborhood. Eight permits were issued on June 10, one on June 9, and one on June 5. Their applications were filed between November 2024 and January of this year, and each permit shows a reported construction cost of $300,000.

4907 North Paulina Street construction update

4907 North Paulina Already Shaping Up Like Its Renderings

7:30 am on June 11, 2025 By Daniel Schell

It’s still very early in the construction progress at 4709 North Paulina Street in Uptown, but it’s already showing signs of what its renderings depicted. Masonry work on the front façade of the first floor indicates this will be bricked in as it goes up, highlighting brick and limestone markings on the courtyard-style apartment building and its west-facing bay windows.

2929 West Washington Boulevard construction permitted

Garfield Park Three-Flat Permitted At 2929 West Washington Boulevard

7:30 am on June 10, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Permission has been granted by the City of Chicago to build a three-story, three-unit residential building at 2929 West Washington Boulevard in Garfield Park. Cipher Construction LLC is named as the general contractor, and is registered to the same Oak Park address as the listed owner of the property. The application to build was filed on March 28, and it came through on May 29 with a reported construction cost of $600,000.

3740 North Racine Avenue construction permitted

Two Units Permitted At 3740 North Racine Avenue In Wrigleyville

7:30 am on June 9, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Construction permission has been granted to build new residences at 3740 North Racine Avenue in the Wrigleyville neighborhood. The application for the three-story plus basement, two-unit building was filed on April 11 and the permit came through on June 5th showing a reported construction cost of $750,000.

1065 and 1073 West Polk Street demolitions permitted

First Of Two Three-Flats Permitted On Polk Street In Little Italy

7:30 am on June 8, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Permission has been granted by the city to begin construction on a three-story plus basement, three-unit building at 1073 West Polk Street in Little Italy. It is the first replacement for a pair of 1880s-era homes that were permitted for demolition in March for redevelopment. The entity of 1073 W Polk LLC, registered to an address in Orland Park, is the developer. The permit application was filed on March 5th, and it came through on June 3rd with a reported construction cost just under $1.1 million.

Northwestern University Kellogg Education Center tower crane

Northwestern University Erects A Tower Crane On The Evanston Lakefront

7:30 am on June 7, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Northwestern University and Power Construction have erected a tower crane to construct a new building along the Lake Michigan waterfront in Evanston. The seven-story, 242,000-square-foot Kellogg Education Center is now under construction, with foundation work currently in progress.

The Resurrection Project receives for construction permits

The Resurrection Project Lands Four More SFR Permits In Back Of The Yards

7:30 am on June 6, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The Resurrection Project received four more construction permits on June 2 to build single-family homes in Back of the Yards. Including the six projects permitted last month, that brings the total to ten new homes in this neighborhood of the New City Community Area approved over the past five weeks.

2966 North Oakley Avenue construction permitted

Two Units Permitted For Construction At 2966 North Oakley Avenue In North Center

7:30 am on June 5, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A construction permit has been issued to build a three-story plus basement, two-unit residential building at 2966 North Oakley Avenue in North Center. The permit names the current home owner as the developer, who applied for the permit to build on March 7th. Permission was granted on May 30th with a reported construction cost of $1.1 million.

1847 North Mohawk Street demolition permitted

Demolition Permit At 1847 North Mohawk Street In Lincoln Park Will Allow Three New Units

7:30 am on June 4, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A single-family residence at 1847 North Mohawk Street in Lincoln Park has been purchased by a developer, and a demolition permit has been issued to knock it down. The three-story home, sold in April for $2.1 million, was built in 1988. The permit to raze the structure and its detached frame garage was issued on June 2nd, with the Carlos Group named as the demolition contractor.

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