A five-unit residential building permitted in winter of last year is under construction at 2821 North Orchard Street at the south edge of Lake View. The five-story with basement masonry building got its permit on February 29, 2024, 14 months after the application was filed on December 28, 2022. At the time of issuance, the permit cited a reported cost of $2.6 million.
A new permit was issued for 941 North Winchester Avenue in the East Village area of West Town on August 25, allowing for the construction of a three-flat residential building. Concorp Remodeling Inc of Glenview is the recipient of the permit as both the developer and general contractor. It came through with a reported cost of $750,000 after a 49-day wait from its July 7 application date.
A two-story, two-unit building has been permitted for construction at 653 North Spaulding Avenue in Humboldt Park. The subject parcel lies just south of the intersection of Spaulding and Huron Street. It has been vacant for more than a decade after the city ordered the emergency demolition of a vintage two-story greystone in June 2014.
A permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to construct a new daycare facility at 2824 North Elston Avenue in Avondale. Children’s Land, which operates 11 suburban locations and one in Chicago, filed to build in January of this year, with the permit coming through on September 9. It includes a reported cost of $1.9 million.
The transformation of the Thompson Center into the new Google HQ in The Loop continues, as the new glass skin continues to wrap around the building’s skeleton. As is well known by now, the Prime Group is renovating the former state office building, with a deal in place to sell it to Google upon completion. Google plans to move employees in next year.
