Work on the exterior of a new condominium project at 4441 North Ashland in Uptown is close to being finished. Uptown neighbors rejoiced when 4441 North Ashland received a full-build permit back on August 28 of last year. It was one of two adjoining lots in the 4400 block had sat vacant and ugly for far too long. The new permit meant the demise of one of those barren eyesores.
A tower crane base has sprouted at the 220 North Ada construction site in the West Loop. General contractor Clayco and concrete contractor Adjustable Concrete Construction will soon erect the full crane. That means this 29-story, 308-unit apartment tower will be going vertical in no time.
A demolition permit has been issued by the City of Chicago for the rear property at 530 West Fullerton in Lincoln Park. That’s the home of the Church of Our Saviour, and they’re removing the current parish hall to build a new community center in its place. Issued May 13, the demo permit allows the teardown of the current two-story hall, with Precision Excavation assigned as the demolition contractor. The church building itself, a fixture in the Lincoln Park neighborhood for 150 years, will connect internally to the community center but is not being altered.
Demolition work is underway for two building in Lake View being replaced by 3310 N Lincoln Avenue. The single-story building at 3312 North Lincoln has already been reduced to rubble, and the three-story 3310 is next. Work by demolition contractor Precision Excavation began this week, in anticipation of the new 24-unit apartment building to be built on the site.
The Habitat Company on Thursday announced the first residents have moved in to their new homes at Cassidy on Canal, 350 North Canal Street in the Fulton River District. This first wave of new arrivals into their apartments brings Cassidy on Canal full circle, from demolition of the former Cassidy Tire building, to groundbreaking, and on to inhabitation.
