The elevator and stairway cores are topped out at nine stories for the residential building at 135 West Desplaines Street in the West Loop. At the foot of those stacks of block, work has reached the second level, but has not progressed far since we last visited the site in early June. Concrete block is forming the south wall of the second floor, with additional pallets of materials on hand for further construction.
A permit issued to the address of 2850 West Adams Street in East Garfield Park allows for construction of a three-flat residential building. The entity of BMA Investments LLC 2850 W Adams applied to build on May 15, and permission was granted on July 7, a duration of 53 days. The permit includes a reported cost of $500,000.
The demolition project we’ve been documenting of the vintage loft office building at 168 North Clinton Street is nearing its completion in the West Loop. After receiving permission to tear the structure down in January, the demo crew from Atlas Industries got to work in May, tearing down the building from the north façade inward, then working their way toward the front along Clinton Street.
Construction has been approved to replace an 1890-built single-family residence at 1945 West Potomac Avenue in Wicker Park that was permitted for demolition back in May. The permit came through the Chicago Data Portal on July 7, one month after its application start date of June 8, and it comes with a reported cost of $567,468.
Brickwork has risen to the third level for the three-story, four-unit residential building at 4650 North Magnolia Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood. As of July 19, concrete block had wrapped around both sides and the rear of the top floor, with the front not yet underway. Below, large window opening dominant the front and rear of the building at the first and second floors.
