A pair of demolition permits issued by the City of Chicago signal the beginning of a five-story, 24-unit residential building at 1257 North Ashland Avenue in Wicker Park. The permits, issued Tuesday, January 21, are for the buildings at 1257 and 1259, with one more expected for 1301 North Ashland next door. All three were part of the Mike’s Furniture retail mega-complex. Buildmax Company is named as the demolition contractor.
Work is underway on a five-story, 56-unit residential development at 1101 West Berwyn Avenue in the Edgewater neighborhood. A new construction permit, issued using the address of 5256 North Winthrop Avenue, came through on December 26, 2024, and developer and general contractor Panoptic Group wasted no time getting started.
A new construction permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to replace a long-vacant lot at 1406 West Cuyler Avenue in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lake View. The permit was issued on January 10, after an application date of July 8, 2024. Costs for the new build are estimated to be $200,000.
Chicago’s tallest construction project continues to rise out of the Chicago Spire cofferdam, as the North Tower at 400 Lake Shore grows upward. There’s still some outward growth here as well, with the tower’s footprint spreading across the construction site in Streeterville.
The City of Chicago has issued a pair of demolition permits that will lead to renovations for the MAAFA Redemption Project in West Garfield Park. The two properties to be razed bookend a church building at 4241 West Washington Boulevard, which will be transformed into the MAAFA Center for Arts & Activism, or The MAC Center.
