Articles by Daniel Schell

The Ave Humboldt Park construction permitted

Demolition Permit Issued For 3601 West Chicago Clears Site For The Ave

7:00 am on May 23, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been issued for the single-story building at 3601 West Chicago Avenue in Humboldt Park. The permit comes through more than two months after a new construction permit was issued for The Ave INVEST South/West residential development at this location, the southwest corner of Chicago and Central Park Avenues. The former home of the West Humboldt Park Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago offices, it was permitted for demolition on May 21. Taylor Excavating is the demo contractor, at a reported cost per the permit of $35,000.

West End Club residential conversion completed

Residential Conversion Of The West End Woman’s Club Is Complete, Open To Tenants

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

The original two-story building, constructed in 1904 and most recently the home of the United Electrical Workers union from 1948 through 2023, was converted to apartments by ZSD Corp. They received a permit from the City of Chicago on May 15 of last year to renovate the building into 22 dwelling units and to add an addition above the existing structure.

2730-32 West Adams Street construction permits

Four Units Permitted To Fill Two Vacant Lots On West Adams Street In Garfield Park

7:00 am on May 22, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Construction permits have been issued to erect a pair of two-story plus basement, two-unit residential buildings at 2730 and 3732 West Adams Street in Garfield Park. Both permits were issued on May 16th, both applications are dated April 8th, and each carries a reported construction cost of $350,000.

1325 West Fulton Sales Center construction

Sales Center Construction Has Begun For 1325 West Fulton Condo Development

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

Construction of a sales center for the 1325 West Fulton condominium development has begun on the southeast corner of Ada and Fulton Streets in the Fulton Market District. The construction permit was issued April 22 for the single-story edifice, which Sulo Development will use to market their proposed condominiums in the first of three towers at the site.

St. Cornelius Church pickleball conversion permitted

Renovation Permit Issued To Transform Jefferson Park’s St. Cornelius Church Into Pickleball Facility

7:00 am on May 21, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A permit was issued on May 15 to convert the former St. Cornelius Church building at 5430 West Foster Avenue in Jefferson Park into an indoor pickleball facility. Dink Enterprises of Park Ridge, IL is the recipient of the permit, which shows a reported construction cost of $1.5 million. Edward Torrez of Arda Design is named as the architect of record, with Vero Design Build LLC handling general contractor duties.

Obama Presidential Center Museum Tower May 2025 construction update

Obama Presidential Center Museum Tower Clad From Head To Toe

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

Granite cladding has reached the top of the Museum Tower at the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park. The richly-textured panels now cover all four façades of the structure, with Julie Mehretu’s glass art installation “Uprising of the Sun” facing north toward the Museum of Science & Industry and Hyde Park.

Bally’s Casino Lands A Tower Crane Permit As Construction Resumes

7:00 am on May 20, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Caisson crews are back in action at the Bally’s Chicago Casino construction site in River West, and now they have a tower crane permit to work with too. Permission for a free-standing Potain MD-485 came through on May 16 after an application was filed on April 9th. The Chicago Community Builders Collective is the official general contractor conglomerate for the casino project, though Gilbane Building Company and McHugh Concrete are named on the permit as the lead contractors.

AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion May 2025 construction update

Glass Exterior Highlights AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion Construction Progress

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

Glass installation is in high gear as the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion continues its progress on the UChicago Medical campus in Hyde Park. General contractor Turner Construction hoisted the final iron beam to the eighth floor during a ceremony in early February that saw more than 3,400 people sign their names to the beam.

3244 West Bryn Mawr residential conversion permitted

Renovation Permit Issued As 3244 West Bryn Mawr Awaits Partial Demolition

7:00 am on May 19, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The renovation permit to add dwelling units to the existing facade of 3244 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in North Park has been issued by the City of Chicago. Applied for on May 9th of last year, the permit, which came through on May 9th of this year after a wait time of 365 days, follows up the demolition permit issued on April 3rd that will preserve the front of the building. The reported construction cost for this permit is $4.59 million.

1221 West Washington full building permittted

1221 West Washington Scores Its Building Permit, 29 Months After Permission For Foundations

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

Nearly two and a half years after its caisson permit was issued, 1221 West Washington in the West Loop has come roaring back to life with a full building permit issued on May 16th. Recipients of the permission granted are the development team of Focus Construction, DAC Developments, and Melrose Ascension Capital.

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