Demolition is underway on a two-story masonry building at 917 North Franklin Street on the Near North Side. That’s the site of Phase 2 of JDL Development’s North Union project, with plans to replace the building with a 12-story, 160-foot-tall residential structure.
A permit issued Monday to the address of 1735 West Grand Avenue means the 1747 West Grand residential development is about to begin in West Town. Developer Panoptic Group applied for the permit on February 26, and it came through September 15th with an $8.685 million reported cost. Panoptic Group will also be the general contractor on the build.
A caisson permit has been issued to begin construction on a ten-story residential building at 227 West Chicago Avenue in the River North neighborhood. A stormwater management permit preceded caissons on August 25. The full building permit, applied for on April 29, remains pending in the Chicago Data Portal.
Some three-dimensional progress is visible on the condominium development at 453 West Briar Place in the Lake View East neighborhood. GVP Development is erecting a five-story, six-unit building here with an attached 12-car garage. Foundations were permitted back in November 2023, with a full permit issued on May 21, 2024 that included a reported cost of $6.5 million.
Construction has yet to begin on a four-story plus basement, two-unit residential building at 1150 West Diversey Parkway in Lake View that was permitted in November. Late last month, a second permit was issued for the property, allowing for a garage off the alley at the back of the lot. So far, only weeds and graffiti have sprung up from the site.
