Articles by Daniel Schell

Vines on Clark demolitions permitted

Demolition Permits Signal Redevelopment of Vines On Clark In Wrigleyville

Two “complex demolition” permits issued by the city on July 29 allow redevelopment to begin for the former Vines on Clark sports bar at 3550 North Clark Street in Wrigleyville. Demolition fencing and a sidewalk canopy were already in place around the property, popular for its expansive beer garden, when the permits came through on July 29 for structures at 3550 and 3554 North Clark. M-5 Hauling LLC is named in both permits as the demolition contractor at a reported cost of $79,000.

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4300 block north Hermitage Avenue SFR construction underway

First Two Homes At Former Ravenswood Presbyterian Site Are Under Construction

The first two single-family homes on the site of the former Ravenswood Presbyterian Church have begun construction. The only two residences approved to date, 4304 North Hermitage got permission on March 12, and 4302 North Hermitage came through on April 21. Each carries with it a reported cost of an even $1,000,000. The first permit waited in the Chicago Data Portal for 51 days from its application start date of January 20, while 4302 waited just 15 days for its permit.

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14th Street rail yard soil sampling

Soil Sampling Rig Spotted At 14th Street Yard, Potential Site Of White Sox Baseball Stadium

Could be nothing, or it could be something, but a soil sampler was spotted last week at Amtrak’s 14th Street rail yard in the South Loop, a potential site for a new baseball park for the Chicago White Sox. Of course, it is definitely something, because whether or not it becomes a White Sox destination, there are still redevelopment possibilities here, and everyone will want to know what’s going on beneath the surface, and it’s important to cover all the bases.

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1010 South Wells August 2026 construction update

1010 South Wells Rises To Its 15th Floor In South Loop

Vertical progress by Brandts Build has reached the 15th floor on the residential tower at 1010 South Wells Street, the first building under construction for CMK Companies’ Riverline development in the South Loop. With the help of concrete contractor Goebel Forming, that’s 11 floors of concrete poured since we last dropped by the site in June, leaving six levels to go before they top out at 21 stories.

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