Articles by Daniel Schell

Demolition of 1150 West Diversey Parkway will level Lynn’s, create three new units

7:30 am on September 14, 2024 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been issued by the City of Chicago for the three-story multi-residence at 1150 West Diversey Parkway in Lake View. That’s also the former home of Lynn’s Hair & Spa, which appears to have moved around the corner onto Lincoln Avenue, according to a Facebook posting. The teardown will create a lot for a three-unit building on the site, to be developed by a local LLC. The demolition permit was issued August 29, naming Tir Conaill Concrete as the demo contractor. Real estate sites show the building was constructed in the 1880s; it sold in May of this year for $625,000.

Renovation work continues on the skeletal remains of the Thompson Center

7:30 am on September 13, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Renovation work on the Thompson Center in The Loop continues, as more of the curved façade facing Randolph and Clark Streets has been stripped of its original cladding. The building’s transformation into Google offices has it looking a little bare and exposed at present; new triple-paned glass being used to replace the façade will aid in a more efficiently heated and cooled facility.

4529 North Western Avenue rendering via Hanna Architects

Demolition permits have been issued for 4529, 4531 North Western Avenue

6:30 am on September 13, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Two demolition permits have been issued to get a new development started at 4529 North Western Avenue in Lincoln Square. When we visited the site last month, demolition fencing was already up in anticipation of work getting started. And now it officially can, with the City of Chicago permitting both teardown on Thursday, September 12.

Demolition of the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center begins

Demolition photos as the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center comes down

7:30 am on September 12, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Demolition of the former Chicago Tribune Freedom Center has begun, in earnest, along the Chicago River in West Town. With Bally’s Casino expected to open in 2026, there’s no time to waste, and Brandenburg Industrial Services has begun tearing into the old printing plant after receiving four demolition permits late last month to begin demo work. There is a lot of equipment on site, with piles of scrap and rubble already waiting to be sorted and hauled away.

Open House Chicago 2024 site announcement

Open House Chicago 2024: Chicago Architecture Center announces sites for October 19 & 20

7:30 am on September 11, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Monday, the Chicago Architecture Center announced the 170+ sites participating in Open House Chicago 2024. The annual event allows citizens and visitors alike to access buildings and sites all across Chicago that aren’t usually open to the general public. This year’s list includes 25 first-time participants, and about two dozen participating neighborhoods. Also new for this year, the Architecture Center is hosting a photography contest, with competition in four categories: interior, exterior, architectural detail, and black & white.

Demolition permit for 1323 North Ashland will clear the way for 1321 construction

7:30 am on September 10, 2024 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit was issued August 30 by the City of Chicago for the two-story brick building at 1323 North Ashland Avenue in West Town. That structure sits off the street, abutting the alley, with an empty lot used for parking next to it. That lot is 1321 North Ashland, and that’s where SRD Development has a permit to begin construction of a four-story residential project. Lagos General Contractors has been tasked with demolishing the existing building so SRD can get started on the new one.

2354 North Washtenaw Avenue construction

Construction is underway at 2354 North Washtenaw Avenue in Logan Square

7:30 am on September 9, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Construction is underway on a new residential development on the southwest corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Fullerton Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. 2354 North Washtenaw Avenue will be a five-story, 20 unit building from developer and general contractor Wilmot Construction. They got a permit to replace a surface parking lot on July 2 of this year, which also lists Hanna Architects as building designers.

1055 West Diversey Parkway permit issued

Construction permit for 2763 North Seminary Avenue signals the end of United Christian Church in Lincoln Park

7:30 am on September 8, 2024 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit is imminent for the former United Christian Church at 1055 West Diversey Parkway in Lincoln Park, as a new construction permit has been issued for the property. On September 4, the City of Chicago issued a permit allowing Contemporary Concepts to build their planned five-story, 24-unit residential development on the site. Crews were out the following day prepping the church for demolition.

Foundation work has begun at 224 South Ashland Avenue

7:30 am on September 7, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Foundation work has begun at 224 South Ashland Avenue on the Near West Side. Here, 4Corners Real Estate is developing a five-story, 56-unit apartment building on the site of the former home of Loop Lawyers. That structure, at 220 South Ashland, got a demolition permit on April 14, 2022, with Taylor Excavating performing the demo work. A new construction permit was issued January 6, 2023, which, after a bit of a delay, was reinstated on February 22 of this year.

2127-2129 North Damen Avenue demolitions

Pair of demolition permits issued to make way for 2129 North Damen Avenue in Bucktown

6:30 am on September 7, 2024 By Daniel Schell

In August, we told you about a permit issued for new construction at 2129 North Damen Avenue in Bucktown, and now two demolition permits have been issued to get that development started. The City of Chicago signed off on the wrecking ball for 2127 and 2129 North Damen on Friday, September 6. Both buildings have been boarded up and empty for some time now, and this makes their demises official.

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