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2801 W Montrose Avenue Tiny Giants rendering

Trio of demolition permits signals the beginning of Tiny Giants development in Irving Park

7:30 am on October 7, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Three demolition permits have been issued for properties on the southwest corner of Montrose Avenue and California Avenue in Irving Park. The removal of those buildings will clear space for developers Farah and Amir Essa to build their next Tiny Giants Early Learning Center facility and mixed-use residential development, designed by SEEK Design + Architecture. The new project will include school offices on the second floor, and 24 residential units on levels three and four. The learning center will occupy the ground floor.

Completed demolition at 2035 West Irving Park Road clears the way for The Irving

7:30 am on October 6, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The Irving, a North Center residential development from Chicago-based Altitude Capital Partners, is one step closer to getting started now that demolition is complete of the small commercial plaza it’s replacing. That plaza, at 2035 West Irving Park Road, got a demolition permit on August 8 of this year, and demo contractor A.G. Coyle has cleared the site of the building. A dirt lot and empty surface parking lot are all that remain.

1506 West Henderson begins foundation construction in Lake View

7:30 am on October 5, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Concrete is in the ground for the foundation of 1506 West Henderson Street, a two-unit residential development coming to Lake View. A project by developer and general contractor V & M Development, the new building will be three stories plus a basement. A private rooftop deck and a rear covered deck at the first floor indicate these units might consist of one duplex-down and one duplex-up condominiums. The architecture is by 360 Design Studio, and will include a detached two-car garage providing each unit with one parking space. The new construction permit was issued by the City Of Chicago on July 22 of this year.

Glass installation in the early stages at topped-out 5753 North Broadway in Edgewater

7:30 am on October 4, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Glass is in session at 5753 North Broadway, a residential development on the busiest thoroughfare in the Edgewater neighborhood. Windows are being installed on the west façade along Broadway; some for the outermost walls, and some for the covered balconies that line the front of the building. Moments Notice Services, the developer and general contractor here, is building a five-story structure with 42 dwelling units on the site.

3015 North Southport Avenue construction

Foundation work has begun for residential building at 3015 North Southport

7:30 am on October 3, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Foundation work has begun for a new residential building at 3015 North Southport Avenue in Lake View. Taking over a surface parking lot, the new development will consist of seven dwelling units in a five-story structure. A new construction permit was issued for the property on September 6 of this year, showing Chicago’s Advent Properties as the developer. The permit was issued after amendments were approved to increase parking and decrease setbacks.

Construction is underway at 6350 North Glenwood Avenue in Edgewater

7:30 am on October 2, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Construction is underway for a new apartment building at 6350 North Glenwood Avenue in Edgewater. The development takes the place of the former Uncommon Ground restaurant at 1401 West Devon Avenue, which was demolished this summer after receiving a demo permit in April of this year. When we dropped by the site in August, we found demo work all but completed, and the crew on site told us construction would begin immediately thereafter. And true to their word, a lot of progress has already been made.

Construction is underway at 1549 North Fremont Street on the Near North Side

7:30 am on October 1, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Construction of the 132-unit residential development at 1549 North Fremont Street on the Near North Side is underway. When we posted about the foundation permit being issued back in August, the developers from CityPads let us know with a comment that construction would begin after Labor Day. And true to form, foundation work has started. Since that time, the full building permit (assigned to 1529 North Fremont Street) has also been issued.

Foundation work is underway at 691 North Milwaukee Avenue in West Town

7:30 am on September 30, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Ground has been broken, and foundation work is underway, for a new residential building at 691 North Milwaukee Avenue in West Town. Replacing an empty lot created by a 2017 fire at 695 North Milwaukee, the new development will deliver 34 units in a five-story with basement structure. Mo2 Properties is the company behind the development, with Panoptic Group performing general contractor duties, and SPACE Architects + Planners doing the design work.

1109 West 16th Street Nears Completion in Pilsen

7:30 am on September 29, 2024 By Daniel Schell

A residential development next to the Metra tracks in Pilsen is nearing completion. 1109 West 16th Street is a two-story with finished basement, three-unit building being constructed by developer Joseph Barbaro. A new construction permit was issued for the property back in January of this year, and now it appears that exterior work is complete, and new residents could be moving in very soon. They’ll find one parking space per unit under a carport at the rear of the building, plus a rooftop deck on the residential building and rear decks on both upper floors.

4715 N Western Avenue. Rendering by DesignBridge

Brickwork nearly complete on affordable housing development at 4715 North Western Avenue in Lincoln Square

7:30 am on September 28, 2024 By Daniel Schell

There are a lot more bricks on the façade of 4715 North Western Avenue than when we last stopped by in July. In fact, there appears to be only a small section on the southwest corner of the building that remains to be done. Located at the corner of Western and Leland Avenues in Lincoln Square, time is of the essence for the building, as developer The Community Builders expects to have residents begin moving in before 2025 begins.

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