A 2,240-square-foot single-family home at 1836 West Addison Street in North Center received a demolition permit from the City of Chicago on August 1. That clears the way for a new rental property to be built on the site. Real estate sites show the home, built in 1891, was listed in March of this year and was on the market for only 73 days. Listed for $1.1 million, it closed in June for $1,025.000.
A two-story frame residence at 1448 West Diversey Parkway in Lake View is getting two new leases on life. While many buildings its age in Chicago are being demolished, this two-unit, 143-year-old structure is not only getting rehabbed, it’s also getting a new addition.
The apartment building at 1723 South Michigan Avenue is going vertical in the South Loop. Thanks to the efforts of GC Brandts Build, with assistance from concrete contractor Goebel Forming, work on the future 12-story structure has reached the second level.
Construction work continues at 919 West Belden Avenue in Lincoln Park for a two-unit condo building. The Halcyon Development Group effort will offer a duplex-down on the first floor and basement, and a duplex-up on the second and third floor.
Chicago’s tower crane count to begin August 2024 took a slight dip from July, now that the machine that building Hyde Park Labs has been taken down. That leaves eight cranes in the air as summer continues. There is one pending permit, and it’s for Google’s Thompson Center renovation in The Loop.
