A three-story, three-unit residence has been permitted to to fill a vacant lot at 1314 South Fairfield Avenue in Douglass Park. Issued on October 8, 100 days after its application start date of June 30, the permit includes a reported cost of $550,000. It names East Douglass partners LLC as the site owner, with Fargo Group LLC designated as the general contractor.
A permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to build a replacement for the former Rita Rugs building at 3040 North Lincoln Avenue in Lake View. The single-story masonry building was permitted for demolition on February 17 of this year, with Carlos Group handling demo work at a reported cost of $35,000. On the way is a four-story with partial basement, nine-unit residential development from Pro Homes Incorporated of Summit, IL.
One permit has been issued and one is coming soon for a pair of two-unit residences on the 4900 block of West Augusta Boulevard in Austin. The first, at 4902 West Augusta, was permitted on October 8, 87 days after its application start date of July 13, and it includes a reported cost of $400,000. The second one, for 4904 West Augusta, has been pending since July 21.
The tower crane count we highlighted earlier this week has already been rendered irrelevant with the discovery that the west tower crane at McDonald’s Park has already been taken down. The big yellow crawler crane once mistaken for the second tower crane is still in operation over on the west side of the Chicago Fire’s new soccer stadium to do the remainder of the heavy lifting. This all makes us wonder if the east crane will be similarly short-lived once progress on the first level has worked its way 360 degrees around the park.
There is no longer a tower crane at 2305 South State Street on the Near South Side, as the newest phase of the Southbridge development has topped out and dropped its rig. But there is some fresh glass on the building, interspersed with gray panels in varying shades, with the exterior skin now wrapping around the second floor. That patterning will continue up the structure’s 12 stories.
