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1638 North Orchard Street residential permit

Three Replacement Units Permitted For 1638 North Orchard Street In Lincoln Park

7:30 am on December 26, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Another residential construction permit has been issued for ever-changing North Orchard Street in the Lincoln Park sub-neighborhood of Old Town. At 1638 North Orchard, permission was granted on December 23 for EZMB LLC to build a four-story plus basement, three-unit structure likely to be for-sale condominiums. The application was filed less than two weeks ago, on December 12, and it comes through with a reported cost of $1,468,750.

4928 North Damen Avenue construction permitted

Three-Unit Building Permitted For 4900 Block Of North Damen In Ravenswood

7:30 am on December 25, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A month after a permit was issued across the street, another residential permit has been issued for the 4900 block of North Damen Avenue in Ravenswood. On December 22, developer Profus Construction Corp received a permit to build a three-story with basement, three-unit building at 4928 North Damen. Their application is dated May 13, and it came through with a reported cost of $950,000.

3328 South Halsted Street mixed-use permitted

Three Dwelling Units, One Restaurant Space Permitted At 3328 South Halsted Street In Bridgeport

7:30 am on December 24, 2025 By Daniel Schell

On December 3, the City of Chicago issued a construction permit to allow for three residential units atop a first-floor restaurant space at 3328 South Halsted Street in Bridgeport. The application to build had been filed 11 months prior, before coming through with a reported cost of $937,500. 3328 S Halsted L&L LLC, registered to the same address as the permit, is named as the property owner.

XS Tennis To Build More Units On South Dearborn Street In Washington Park

7:30 am on December 23, 2025 By Daniel Schell

XS Tennis has added to their growing development in Washington Park, landing two more permits from the city tow build two-flats near their soon-to-expand facility. Both permits show application dates of June 26, and both include reported costs of $1.2 million.

2733-2737 West Wilcox Avenue three-flats permitted

First Three Of Four Three-Flats Permitted On West Wilcox Street In East Garfield Park

7:30 am on December 22, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A Palos Hills developer has received the first three permits to build four three-flat residential buildings in the 2700 block of West Wilcox Street in East Garfield Park. Remcon Incorporated, who will also perform general contracting duties, received the permits on consecutive days last week, with each showing a reported cost of $400,000 apiece.

1801 West Grace Street Club Grace demolition

Demolition Clears Site For Club Grace At 1805 West Grace Street In North Center

7:30 am on December 21, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Demolition took place this past week on a single-story concrete block building on West Grace Street in North Center. And that means we could see the start of construction work on a five-story, 62-unit residential development imminently.

Seven Residential Units Approved For 2011 West Grand Avenue In West Town

7:30 am on December 20, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to construct a new residential building at 2011 West Grand Avenue in West Town. The developer, named as 2011 W Grand JV LLC in the permit, applied to build on October 31 of this year. After a period of just 48 days, the permit came through on December 18 with a reported cost of $2,193,750.

1010 South Wells Street foundation excavation

Is Foundation Excavation Underway At Riverline’s 1010 South Wells?

7:30 am on December 19, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Excavation is underway at 1010 South Wells Street in the South Loop, as the first tower for the Riverline development comes back to life. Piles were driven on the site last winter, after which the lot went quiet. Now, what appears to be the beginning of foundation work has arrived.

Final Hammer Drops On Hindman Auctioneers As Demolition Continues In West Loop

7:30 am on December 18, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Demolition is in progress for the three buildings that formerly comprised the Leslie Hindman Auctioneers complex at West Lake and North Ada Streets in the West Loop. A site visit this week showed a pause on demo work as crews salvaged and palletized bricks. Lot of bricks.

4309 North Lincoln Avenue December 2025 construction update

Second-Floor Construction Begins For 12 Residential Units At 4309 North Lincoln Avenue

7:30 am on December 17, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The residential development at 4309 North Lincoln Avenue has now reached its second of four levels in the North Center neighborhood. The property lies mid-block between Pensacola and Cullom Avenues, and was previously home to a small commercial plaza. Mangan Builders received permission to begin construction here in April for four stories and 12 units, with the permit citing a reported cost of $2.85 million.

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