A renovation permit was issued on June 3rd to add a pair of dwelling units to the residential building at 616 West Patterson Avenue in Lake View. The three-story building currently contains six units, with the two new units designated for the garden level. The permit application was filed on December 26th of last year, and was issued June 3rd with a reported construction cost of $50,000.
Site prep is underway for a four-story, nine-unit residential building at 5340 North Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. The entity of 5338 N Lincoln LLC is the recipient of the permit, having submitted its application on April 24 of last year. It came through on June 24 of this year with a reported construction cost of just under $1.75 million.
A demolition permit has been issued to tear down the original Redhot Ranch grill at 2072 North Western Avenue in the northwest side’s Logan Square neighborhood. B & K 1 Concrete will handle the removal, with the permit citing a reported demolition cost of $8,240.
Clark Construction has erected their tower crane at 626 South Wabash in the South Loop, while construction of the new residential tower’s foundation continues. Progress is moving along quickly now, a stark contrast to the delay that saw the site sit idle after the caisson and full permits were issued back in 2022.
Concrete for the 35th story has been poured at the 400 Lake Shore North Tower in Streeterville as July 2025 begins. The glass curtain wall continues its efforts to keep pace with the building’s height, with the 17th level about halfway wrapped as of Saturday, June 28. The 72-story residential tower is on pace to welcome its first residents in early 2027.
