On June 23, the City of Chicago issued a permit allowing the Latin United Community Housing Association (LUCHA) to convert the sanctuary of the Humboldt Park United Methodist Church in Logan Square into residential units. The permit was submitted for approval back in December 2022, and it came through showing a reported construction cost just under $8.7 million.
Work remains at foundation level for an eight-unit residential building at 4529 North Western Avenue in Lincoln Square. A permit to build was issued in August, but the site wasn’t active until March, with very gradual progress made since then. The basement level is in, and steel work to support the upper floors spans across the concrete walls.
A pair of permits were issued on June 16 to allow for the construction of two single-family residences at 5355 and 5357 North Melvina Avenue in Jefferson Park. MK Construction & Builders, Inc is the recipient of the two permits, each calling for a two-story home with a basement. Applications were filed on May 17, and both permits were issued on June 16 with reported construction costs of $350,000 apiece.
A demolition permit has been carried out on a single-story commercial building at 3650 North Ashland Avenue in Lake View. The permit was issued on January 27 of this year to raze the shuttered Capt’n Nemo’s sandwich shop, with Precision Excavation performing teardown duties. A visit to the site on June 15 shows nothing remaining but rubble and salvaged bricks.
A set of five multi-unit residences on North Lawndale Avenue in Humboldt Park is now ready to complete construction with the issuance of the remaining two permits. Permission to build homes at 535 North Lawndale and 544 North Lawndale came through on June 12. USA Roofing Supply, Inc is the developer and general contractor, with Hanna Architects named as the designer.
