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Tiny Giants Early Learning Center Horner park permitted

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

7:00 am on March 11, 2025 By Daniel Schell

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.

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

7:30 am on March 10, 2025 By Daniel Schell

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.

2236 West Cermak Road construction permitted

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

7:00 am on March 10, 2025 By Daniel Schell

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.

With Permit Corrected, 3739 North Clifton Avenue Demolished As Planned

7:30 am on March 9, 2025 By Daniel Schell

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.

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

7:00 am on March 9, 2025 By Daniel Schell

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.

Tower Crane Permit Issued For 1630 South Wabash In The South Loop

7:30 am on March 8, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago has issued a permit for a Liebherr 316 EC-H 12 Litronic tower crane for the continued construction at 1630 South Wabash Avenue in the South Loop. CMK Properties has three apartment projects in the works on a two-block segment of Wabash, and it looks like 1630 will be the next one to restart. The permit became reality yesterday, March 7.

2014 North Bissell Street construction permitted

New Construction Permit Issued For Three-Flat At 2014 North Bissell Street In Lincoln Park

7:00 am on March 8, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A three-flat has been permitted for construction next to the Armitage Brown/Purple Line elevated platform in Lincoln Park. The permit is for 2014 North Bissell Street; it was issued on March 5 after the application was submitted on November 9, 2023. It calls for a three-story with basement, three-unit building with a rooftop deck and rear balconies on all three floors. There will be three parking spaces located in the lower level. Construction costs are estimated at $1.189 million.

Early Progress On Eight New Units At 2435 North Clybourn Avenue In Lincoln Park

7:30 am on March 7, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The basement is in, and progress has moved to the first floor, on a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 2435 North Clybourn Avenue in Lincoln Park. Developer/general contractor PFH Homes LLC of Lincoln Square received a permit to begin construction on October 28 of last year, having submitted their application in July. The permit shows an estimated construction cost of $2.95 million.

1367 West Wilson Avenue demolition permitted

Before Happy Wash Demo Can Begin, The New Construction Permit Has Been Issued

7:00 am on March 7, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Earlier this week, we let you know that a demolition permit had been issued for the one-story commercial building at 1367 West Wilson Avenue in Uptown that included the Happy Wash Laundromat. Now, as of February 6, the new construction permit has been issued as well. Developer Icon Property Management submitted the permit application on May 3, 2023. The address used for the new building is 4553 North Dover Street, with the permit estimating construction costs at just over $5 million.

The Glass Is Half Full At 220 North Ada In The West Loop

7:30 am on March 6, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Exterior glass has reached halfway up the sides of the apartment tower at 220 North Ada in the West Loop. The 29-story, 308-unit development is expected to welcome tenants in early 2026.

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