Six new dwelling units were permitted on June 10 within a pair of two-story buildings at 3405 and 3409 West Monroe Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. Both permits show application start dates of April 28, and each came through with a reported cost of $350,000.
A vacant parcel of land that received permission last year for a pair of three-flat residences on West Monroe Street in East Garfield Park will now see a third building erected. Truth Properties LLC got permits for 3155 and 3157 West Monroe Street in September, and on June 8 another was issued, this time for 3151 West Monroe. Its application date is April 3, and it came through 66 days later with a reported cost of $500,000.
A pair of construction permits issued the first week of May will plug a gap on West Arthington Street tucked away in the southwest corner of East Garfield Park. On May 7, permission to build three-flats at 2917 and 2919 West Arthington came through the data portal 38 days after their application start dates, with each showing an $850,000 reported cost.
The Chicago City Council has approved funding for the mixed-use development at 132 North Kedzie Avenue known as Hub 32. Sitting at the intersection with West Lake Street within East Garfield Park, the project has been in the works for some years now as part of a multi-lot RFQ issued by the city. The fully affordable project would bring much-needed housing to the area.
A developer who got a permit in May of last year to build three residential units in the 3100 block of West Polk Street in East Garfield Park received permission on April 24 to build another three-flat next door at 3113 West Polk. In addition, they have three more pending permits in the Chicago Data Portal for this block of West Polk.
