A new construction permit issued by the City of Chicago on July 10 allows for the completion of a three-story plus basement, eight-unit residential building at 6504 North Northwest Highway in Edison Park. The permit had been pending in the data portal since December 8, a duration of 214 days, and it came through with a reported cost of $1.8 million.
A demolition permit was issued on Tuesday, July 8 to tear down the Stone Medical Office Building at 2800 North Sheridan Road in Lake View. The permit had been pending in the Chicago Data Portal since April 22, a duration of 77 days before coming through. Atlas Industries, also serving as the demolition contractor at 168 North Clinton, is named as the demo contractor here at a reported cost of $1.1 million.
A permit issued by the city on the first of this month allows for the construction of a new residential building on a vacant corner lot in Douglass Park. After waiting in the Chicago Data Portal for 48 days, a permit for 1604 South Fairfield Avenue came through with a reported cost of $998,890. The empty parcel occupies the southwest corner of Fairfield Avenue and West 16th Street and could also be considered as 2735 West 16th.
A demolition permit issued by the City of Chicago on July 8 allows a two-story frame residence in Lincoln Park to be replaced by a similar structure. 2606 North Orchard Street was purchased by ABI Developers 4, Inc of Detroit back in November for $1.2 million. Now, Brophy Excavation will tear the building down for them at a reported cost of $22,000.
Work began Wednesday to take the tower crane down from the 400 Lake Shore North Tower at the mouth of the Chicago River in Streeterville. Morrow Equipment, who have been on site for each crane jump as well as the full assembly, got started early Wednesday morning, removing some of the counterweights before removing the first section of Liebherr 420 EC-H 16 and lowering it to the ground.
