Articles by Daniel Schell

8255 South Green Street two-flat permitted

Two-Flat Residence Permitted On Vacant Corner Lot In Auburn Gresham

7:30 am on July 24, 2026 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago has issued a new construction permit to erect a two-story plus basement, two-unit residence at 8255 South Green Street in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The subject parcel lies on the northeast corner of Green and West 83rd Streets and has been vacant for at least 15 years, as far back as Google Street View can show. The site is large enough for additional development, but there are no other permits for this end of the block pending in the Chicago Data Portal.

11353-11355 South Aberdeen Street two-flats permitted

Two-Flats Coming To 11300 Block Of South Aberdeen In Morgan Park

7:30 am on July 23, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A pair of two-flat residential buildings were permitted this month to fill a vacant gap in the 11300 block of South Aberdeen Street in the Morgan Park neighborhood. Permits for 1353 and 11355 South Aberdeen were applied for on February 6 of this year. They were issued seven days apart, on July 13 (11353, a 157-day wait) and July 20 (11355, a 164-day wait) with reported costs of $500,000 apiece.

1139 West Altgeld Street demolition permitted

Demolition Permitted At 1139 West Altgeld Street In Lincoln Park Ahead Of Six-Unit Replacement

7:30 am on July 22, 2026 By Daniel Schell

A frame home at 1139 West Altgeld Street in Lincoln Park built in the 1880s will soon be replaced by six new units. A developer using the entity of 1137-39 Altgeld LLC got a demolition permit for the property on July 14, the same day as the application start date, with Builder Luxury named as the demo contractor at a reported cost of $20,000.

6027 North Kenmore Avenue construction permitted

Two Dozen Units Permitted For 6027 North Kenmore Avenue In Edgewater

7:30 am on July 21, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Nearly five years after a caisson permit was issued to begin construction on a seven-story Edgewater condo building, a new developer has received permission to try again on the same parcel. On July 17, Variable Properties LLC got a permit for a five-story, 24-unit residential project at 6027 North Kenmore Avenue, where a 2017 demolition laid waste to one of the last surviving homes by John Lewis Cochran. The permit had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since March 13, and it came through with a reported cost of $2.7 million.

Loyola University Arts & Science building July 2026 construction update

Still Awaiting Full Permit, Work Below Grade Continues At Loyola’s Sciences Building

7:30 am on July 20, 2026 By Daniel Schell

Progress is starting to rise from below grade at Loyola University’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences building at 1144 West Loyola Avenue on the Rogers Park campus. Concrete walls and columns with protruding rebar, a solid sign that there will be more floors to come, are reaching up from beneath the surface, surrounded by a web of cross braces shoring up the perimeter walls.

5542 and 5544 South Wabash Avenue three-flats permitted

Three-Flats Permitted On Vacant Corner Lot In Washington Park

7:30 am on July 19, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

5232 South Wabash Avenue construction permitted

Vacant Half Block In New City Near Sherman Park Gets Permit For Two Residential Units

7:30 am on July 18, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

909 West Belmont Avenue demolition permitted

Demolition Approved For Ann Sather Building At 909 West Belmont Avenue In Lake View

7:30 am on July 17, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

Second Riverline Tower Scores Its Pile Permit As Residential Floors Rise On First Building

7:30 am on July 16, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

310 West Huron July 2026 construction update

Steel Surrounds Concrete Cores As 310 West Huron Begins Taking Shape

7:30 am on July 15, 2026 By Daniel Schell

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.

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