A new construction permit was issued by the City of Chicago on March 30 to replace a drive-thru bank at 3600 North Southport Avenue in Lake View with a residential building. Derrig Management is the recipient of the permit, which had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since October 29 of last year. It came through with a reported cost of six million dollars.
The first permit has been issued to begin construction on a seven-story, 91-unit residential development on the northwest corner of North Sheridan and West Irving Park Roads in Uptown. Catapult Real Estate Solutions is the developer and recipient of the permit, which had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since November 25 of last year. It includes a reported cost of $31.5 million, which seems more likely to be the reported cost of all construction permits rather than just the caissons.
A three-flat masonry construction residential building has topped out at 3721 North Kenmore Avenue in Wrigleyville. At the front of the building, brickwork looks mostly completed, while sets of three window openings on each level await glass installation. Bricks have been laid at the rear of the homes as well, with gaping holes where porches and doors will be.
In mid-February when we last checked up on the hotel tower for Bally’s Casino in River West, the second tower crane jump had just been completed. At the time, I surmised that the second tie-in was at the 16th or 17th floor. I may have been off by one floor; it looks now like perhaps the crane is anchored into the 18th floor.
A Chicago developer that received permits to build four two-flat buildings on the first block of West 44th Street in Bronzeville in February 2025 got permits to erect three more this week. Greenline Homes is the recipient of the permits, which all show application dates of March 18. They came through just 13 days later on the 31st, with each permit showing a reported cost of $440,144.
