Articles by Daniel Schell

Tiny Giants Early Learning Center Horner park permitted

Tiny Giants Gets A Permit For Mixed-Use Building In Horner Park

The City of Chicago has issued a permit to begin construction on a mixed-use building at California and Montrose Avenues in Horner Park. Demolition is complete on the three commercial buildings that used to occupy the site, and now excavators are tearing away at the earth to get foundations started. That will allow work to begin on a four-story structure that will include a Tiny Giants Early Learning Center on the ground floor, 24 residential units on the third and fourth levels, and office space and support services for the school on the second floor.

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Thompson Center Google first glass

First Row Of New Glass Works Its Way Around The Thompson Center

One row of glass, just above street level, is making its way around the Thompson Center, as Google renovations continue at Helmut Jahn’s Loop office building. Starting on the corner of Clark and Lake Streets, the glass stretches the entirety of the north façade, then down the west façade along LaSalle Street to Randolph Street. There’s more along the west side of the Randolph facing, and then just a few panes along Clark Street.

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2236 West Cermak Road construction permitted

Permit Issued For Six Units At 2236 West Cermak Road In Lower West Side

A new construction permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to build six new residential units at 2236 West Cermak Road on the Lower West Side. Issued on March 6, the permit allows an entity named PL 2236 W Cermak Rd LLC to develop a three-story building with a basement and rooftop deck. The approval follows an application date of September 10, 2024, and estimates construction costs at $1.4 million.

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3739 North Clifton Avenue demolition

With Permit Corrected, 3739 North Clifton Avenue Demolished As Planned

The demolition permit issued by the City of Chicago for the residential building at 3729 North Clifton Avenue in Wrigleyville has been ignored. In a way. What we thought might have been a typo somewhere along the chain of command does indeed appear to have been a simple slip of a digit, and the home that was supposed to be taken down, at 3939 North Clifton, has now been demolished.

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4337 N Richmond Street construction

Fourth Condo Building Permitted At Former Twisted Hippo Site in Irving Park

A fourth six-unit condominium building has been permitted for construction on the former Twisted Hippo grounds in Irving Park. On March 6, 4353 North Richmond Street got permission to extend the group of homes closer to the corner of Richmond and  Montrose Avenue, adding to the three buildings already in progress. Vivi Development is the developer and general contractor.

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