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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
