Much of the masonry work and glass installation has been completed for a residential building at 3318 West Montrose Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood. At ground level, plywood still covers window openings for future retail spaces facing south along Montrose and a three-bedroom dwelling unit that will face west. Inside, an abundance of visible wood studs indicates interior progress is still in its early stages.
Foundation work has begun for the residential development at 6143 North Kenmore Avenue in Edgewater. Concrete forms have been placed at the front of the construction site, while excavating sand and tearing out the remnants of the previous asphalt lot used by the now-demolished Kindred Hospital continue. As we’ve come to learn, that sand is ubiquitous on sites this close to the lake front, and with a 40-car garage planned for the basement level, digging it out and hauling it off will take some time.
A three-story plus basement, three-unit building was permitted for construction at 3144 West Diversey Avenue, straddling the boundary of the Avondale and, to the south, the Logan Square Community Areas. The permit entered the Chicago Data Portal on January 20, and it was issued on May 22, a duration of 122 days. it includes a reported cost of $350,000.
The City of Chicago issued a new permit on May 26 to allow the construction of a three-story plus basement, two-unit frame residence at 1323 South Homan Avenue in North Lawndale. The entity of 4022 Polk LLC received the permit 131 days after its application start date of January 15. It comes through with a reported cost of $420,000.
First-floor construction is underway for a new residential building at 1604 North Hermitage Avenue in the Wicker Park/Bucktown area of West Town. Three-dimensional progress is most notable with block laid along the west wall, with some brickwork just getting started towards the front of the site. Several pallets of block and brick await attention throughout the lot, which is situated on the northwest corner of North Hermitage and West North Avenues.
