A new substation is being built over the right-of-way at Morgan Street in the West Loop, part of the CTA’s Forest Park Branch Rebuild project along the Blue Line. A new construction permit was issued on August 1, 2023 to begin work. F.H. Paschen took over as the general contractor with the issuance of a revision on November 24 that same year.
The City of Chicago has issued two permits to erect three-story, three-unit residential buildings at 4147 and 4153 South Calumet Avenue in Bronzeville. The permits are identical, and issued on the same day, February 27, though one application was filed on October 29 of last year and the other on October 31. The estimated cost for each building is $450,000.
The Chicago Tribune Freedom Center has been scraped from the earth, but activity continues on the River West site of Bally’s Chicago Casino. As we keep an eye out for the first construction permit to be issued by the city, rebar is already being bent and curled into cages to be lowered into caissons to support the building.
A three-story with basement, two-unit residential building has been permitted on the vacant lot at 1314 South Millard Avenue in the North Lawndale Community Area. The permit was filed on September 9 of last year, and issued by the city on February 11. It allows New Star Construction, named as the general contractor, to begin work, while estimating construction costs at $520,000.
The lot at Lake Street and Desplaines Avenue in the West Loop is ready for construction of a new residential development now that the Fast Track restaurant is gone. The single-story stalwart was permitted for demolition back in August of last year, but remained standing until January. Demo work was swift once it officially got started. Up next for the property is the eight-story, 49-unit apartment building at 629 West Lake Street from Fulton Market Suites LLC, with Chicago Common Partners handling general contractor duties.
