A pair of three-flats have been permitted for construction on the northwest corner of South Wabash Avenue and East 56th Street in the Washington Park neighborhood. 5542 and 5544 South Wabash both came through on July 14 and have the exact same specifications. However, 5542 waited 16 days longer in the data portal and has a reported cost $100,00 higher than its next-door neighbor at 5544.
A wide-open lot at the south end of the 5200 blocks of South Bishop and South Laflin Streets in New City will see its first improvement, thanks to a new construction permit issued by the city on July 2nd. One block west of Sherman Park, 5232 South Bishop will be a two-story building with a Type A accessible unit on the first floor and a standard dwelling unit on the second level. The permit was in the portal for 45 days before coming through with a reported cost of $312,877.
A demolition permit issued by the City of Chicago on July 10 allows Mavrek Development to tear down the former home of breakfast staple Ann Sather at 909 West Belmont Avenue in Lake View. The restaurant served its final meals on June 28 before closing permanently, but in May announced plans to open a new location in Wicker Park. Brophy Excavation will handle razing of the 1903-built structure at a reported cost of $65,800.
The second tower for CMK Companies’ Riverline development received its pile permit on July 14, allowing construction to begin on the 28-story residential building at 910 South Wells Street in the South Loop. Those piles had been waiting in the Chicago Data Portal since February 27. The permit cites a reported cost of $1.25 million, and it’s rather specific, calling for 225 piles that will be driven to an approximate depth of 77 feet. A pending permit for the complete tower shows an application start date of January 14.
With three concrete-block cores now risen to full height, structural steel is being erected for the residential project at 310 West Huron in River North. The elevator core at the center of the property has been flanked by two stairways, and a mobile crane is setting ironwork in place at the east end of the construction site. At the west end, walls are up and windows have been cut out for the first two stories.
