A demolition permit was issued on June 16 to remove a frame residence and detached garage for redevelopment at 4519 North Western Avenue in Lincoln Square. The application start date is April 13, and it comes through with a reported cost of $19,950. Brophy excavation is named as the demo contractor for the property.
Demolition of a single-story, L-shaped commercial building at 1280 West Washington Boulevard in the West Loop has progressed from the rear of the structure through to the front wall. Demo contractor Precision Excavation received a permit to raze the structure on June 3 with a reported cost of $80,000. They’re tearing the property down to clear the site for a condominium development from ZSD Corp that gained approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals earlier this month.
On the second day of June, the City of Chicago authorized the demolition of a single-story commercial building at 1332 West Grand Avenue in West Town. Home to Aya Pastry until its closing in August of last year, the site will be transformed into a new-construction residential building with ground-floor retail space. Builder Luxury is named in the demo permit as the contractor for the razing at a reported cost of $25,000.
The construction site at Elizabeth and Kinzie Streets is filling up with caisson equipment, as Keller and Clark Construction get started on the 33-story residential tower at 410 North Elizabeth. One drilling rig stands at the ready, with augers, drill bits, iron tubing and more arriving waiting on site. Another truckload arrived during our site visit on Tuesday.
Chicago’s newest tower crane has been raised at 931 North Halsted Street, ready to send construction vertical on the first residential building for Halsted Pointe. You can now add a ninth crane to Wednesday’s list of eight in operation around Chicago.
