Articles by Daniel Schell

The 1901 Project Scores A Tower Crane Permit As Caissons Roll Along

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

The 2026-2027 Construction Season is underway at the United Center, with teammates McHugh Construction and McHugh Concrete getting their game on for the first phase of The 1901 Project. Just called up specifically for this series is Stalworth Underground, whose rigs are on site drilling and filling caissons for a three-story mixed-use commercial building that will contain parking, retail spaces, and a new loading area, all covered by an occupiable rooftop deck.

370 North Morgan tower cranes comes down

Topped-Out 370 North Morgan Lowers The Tower Crane

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

Now that they’ve topped out Vista Property Group’s 32-story residential development, Skender and McHugh Concrete have lowered the boom, along with the rest of the tower crane, at 370 North Morgan in the West Loop. Known henceforth as Pearl Fulton Market, Vista and the contracting team celebrated its topping out last month, staying on schedule for a 2027 opening.

4104 South Calumet Avenue three-flat permitted

First Of Two Three-Flats Permitted At Calumet And 41st In Bronzeville

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

The first of two three-flat residences was permitted on May 5 for the southeast corner of South Calumet Avenue and East 41st Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood. The issued permit is for the building just off the intersection, at 4104 South Calumet Avenue. It is to be a three-story, three-unit masonry structure; no basement is mentioned. A rear stairway will connect all three floors at the rear of the building, with decks on the top two levels and a patio in the back yard. A three-car garage will be erected on the alley off 41st Street, which runs below the passing Green Line elevated tracks.

1924 South Carpenter Street construction permitted

Five Units Approved At 1924 South Carpenter Street In Pilsen

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

A long-vacant lot on the southwest corner of South Carpenter Street and West 19th Place in Pilsen has been permitted for five residential units. Unimproved and only used for parking as far back as Google Street View allows us to see, 1924 South Carpenter will be a three-story plus basement structure. Its permit was issued on April 28 with a reported cost of $600,000.

1234 West Grace Street condominiums permitted

Four Condos Permitted At 1230-1234 West Grace In Wrigleyville With Demolition Pending

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

With the issuance of a new construction permit on the 6th of May, a two-story masonry residential building on West Grace Street in Wrigleyville will soon give way to a condominium development. Bresani LLC of Winnetka pulled a permit for four condos at 1234 West Grace Street just 34 days after its application start date of April 2, and it comes with a reported cost of $785,000.

1010 South Wells Rises Above Street Level At Riverline In The South Loop

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

Work on the podium levels for 1010 South Wells is ramping up for the 21-story, 388-unit first phase of the Riverline development in the South Loop. General contractor Brandts Build and concrete contractor Goebel Forming are working on the second level of the three-story podium now, which will hold approximately 180 parking stalls and 2,900 square feet of retail space.

1028 West Diversey Parkway three-flat permitted

Replacement Permit Issued For Former Paddy Long’s Pub At 1028 West Diversey Parkway

7:15 am on May 7, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A residential three-flat has been permitted by the City of Chicago to replace the former home of Paddy Long’s Pub at 1028 West Diversey Parkway on the south edge of Lake View. Issued on May 4, the permit shows a reported cost of $1.1 million and an application start date of March 24, a duration of just 41 days.

Caissons Go Full Bore At 566 West Van Buren In West Loop

7:45 am on May 6, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Construction has moved on from site prep to caisson work, as the residential building at 566 West Van Buren kicks into high gear. Gone is the surface parking lot that once held court here, replaced by Thatcher Foundations equipment drilling shafts into the West Loop soil.

40 Units Permitted To Replace Surface Parking Lot At 6150 North Sheridan Road In Edgewater

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

The full construction permit has come through for the planned condominium development at 6150 North Sheridan Road in Edgewater. Addressed as 6152 North Sheridan, the permit was issued on May 4 with a reported cost of $5 million. It had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since its February 11 application state date, a duration of 82 days.

Chicago Fire FC Stadium construction update

Foundation Permit Kicks In For Chicago Fire Stadium With Two Tower Cranes Pending

7:45 am on May 5, 2026 By Daniel Schell

As the driving of piles at The 78 continues for the new Chicago Fire soccer stadium, the next permit is now in place. Permission for shallow foundations, which had been pending since February 20, was issued on April 24, and it includes a reported cost of $15.4 million. This follows the stadium’s first permit, for driving said piles, which came through on March 20.

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