Demolition of a masonry industrial-style garage structure at 3116 North Western Avenue in North Center has been completed, clearing the site for a new residential building by developer Chlopecki Contracting LLC. A demolition permit for the building, which sat at the back of the lot with open space out front, was issued on June 16th of this year.
A permit for new construction has been issued for the lot at 2206 West Lawrence Avenue in Lincoln Square, allowing Longford Design + Construction to erect a ten-unit residential building. They filed their application on September 6 of last year, and it came through on June 30 with a reported construction cost of $2 million. Longford is also behind the soon-to-open Belfield at 3914 North Lincoln Avenue in North Center.
Three single-family residences by two different developers are underway on the 2200 block of North Southport Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Our coverage began with the curious case of a renumbered home and its demolition permit back in April. Now that lot has been filled, and the two to the immediate north have foundations.
Permits have been issued to build a three-unit residential buildings at 6550 and 6552 South Maryland Avenue in Woodlawn, with a third permit on the way for 6548 South Maryland. Kasper Development LLC is the recipient of the approvals, with 6550’s permit coming through on June 27, and 6552’s issued on July 8. Each permit comes with a reported construction cost of $400,000, and all three were applied for on April 25 of this year.
The City of Chicago has permitted construction of a three-story plus basement, three-unit residential building at 2856 South Emerald Avenue in Bridgeport. Located one block east of Palmisano Park, the parcel is currently improved by a two-story frame residence that will require a demolition permit. That home’s owner applied for the construction permit on March 13 of this year, and received permission to build on July 8. The permit cites a reported cost of $350,000.
