Articles by Daniel Schell

Happy Village Progress Marked By Two-Story Expansion Next Door

7:30 am on April 13, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Renovation and expansion work on what was once the Happy Village bar is progressing well on Wolcott Avenue in the East Village neighborhood of West Town. A summer 2024 visit to the site showed little more than the north portion of the original building gutted, with barren space behind it and to the south. Now, lot where the demolished single-story portion of the bar used to sit has been improved with a two-story building that stretches to the rear of the construction site.

Developer Lands Permits For Two SFRs On Albany Avenue In Irving Park

7:00 am on April 13, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Two permits have been issued by the city that allow a developer to build a pair of single-family residences in the 4000 block of North Albany Avenue in Irving Park. North Albany LLC, registered in Deerfield, IL, received a permit for 4017 North Albany on April 3, and one for 4015 North Albany on April 10. Both applications were filed on March 6 of this year, and both show a reported cost of $650,000.

Vintage 1905 Edgwater Home To Be Demolished For 12-Unit Residential Development

7:30 am on April 12, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A vintage two-story frame residence in Edgewater is being torn down and replaced with a four-story, 12-unit development. Real estate records show the 1905-built home at 5428 North Winthrop Avenue sold early this year for $1.110 million.

7100 South Halsted Street gas station permit

Permit Issued To Rebuild Gas Station At 7100 South Halsted Street In Englewood

7:30 am on April 12, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Permission has been granted by the City of Chicago to rebuild a Shell gas station at the corner of 71st and Halsted Streets in the Englewood neighborhood. The permit has an application date of May 11, 2024, and it was issued 334 days later on April 10, 2025. It indicates a reported cost of $560,000. While the physical address of the station is 7100 South Halsted, the permit uses the address of 7112 South Halsted.

Construction Progress Reaches Second Floor At Aberdeen Crossing In West Town

7:30 am on April 11, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Now that the tower crane is part of the team, construction has gone vertical at Aberdeen Crossing in West Town. Contractors Contemporary Concepts and Adjustable Concrete have risen to the second floor of the future seven-story apartment building at 1100 West Grand Avenue. Wildwood Investments is the developer here, with bKL Architecture designing the plans.

Habitat For Humanity Chicago Gets Permits For Three SFRs In Austin

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

Three new construction permits have been issued to Habitat For Humanity Chicago to build single-family residences on Lockwood Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. The first of the two-story homes was permitted on April 7 for 421 North Lockwood, and the following day, 425 and 427 North Lockwood received permits. The three applications are dated a week apart in March, and each permit shows a reported construction cost of $320,000 apiece.

Bally's Casino pending tower crane permit

Pending Tower Crane Permits For River West And South Loop Hit The Chicago Data Portal

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

A pair of tower crane permits have been added to the Chicago Data Portal this week. On Tuesday April 8, a permit showed up for 626 South Wabash Avenue in the South Loop, where activity got started late last month on a residential building from DAC Developments. One day later, on April 9, a permit appeared for Bally’s Casino, addressed to 705 West Chicago Avenue in River West.

Five Units Permitted For Recently-Cleared Double Lot At 1942 North Orchard In Lincoln Park

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

Five residential units have been permitted to replace an 1890s home at 1942 North Orchard Street in Lincoln Park. The previous structure was torn down last fall, with the site marketed as a redevelopment opportunity. After demolition, the double lot sold in January for $4.2 million to Swan Property Development of Orland Park, who will now erect a four-story with basement building here.

Glass Installation Is Underway At The 400 Lake Shore North Tower In Streeterville

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

The first week of April 2025 has already been a month of milestones at 400 Lake Shore in the Near North Side’s Streeterville neighborhood. Over the weekend, the construction team jumped the tower crane, adding six new sections to extend its height. On Monday, the first panels of glass, the ones visible Sunday inside the lower few floors of the tower, were installed on the north façade of the third level above ground.

5338 South Mason Avenue demolition permitted

Permit Issued To Demolish Soukal Floral Greenhouse At 5338 South Mason Avenue In Garfield Ridge

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

A demolition permit was issued by the city to demolish a one-story commercial building and greenhouses at 5338 South Mason Avenue in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood near Midway Airport. According to the permit, which was issued on April 4, All Concrete Contractors of Bridgeview is named as the demo contractor, at a reported cost of $10,000.

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