A new three-story with basement, two-unit building is set to replace a 140-year-old multi-unit residence at 1404 West George Street in Lake View. A permit was issued August 21 allowing construction to begin. It came through with a reported cost of $920,000 three months after its May 19 application date.
A three-story plus basement, two-unit building has been permitted to replace a frame residence at 1455 West Melrose Street on the west side of Lake View. Issued with a reported cost of $920,000, the permit was applied for on May 21 and came through on July 11.
The Lake View neighborhood is getting closer to adding 52 more residential units, as progress continues at 3605 North Ravenswood Avenue. General contractor and co-developer Macon Construction has reached the fourth level of what will essentially be a five-story building. A partial sixth floor will hold an amenity suite.
As demolition continues, the new construction permit has been issued for the residential development at 925 West Belmont Avenue in Lake View. Using the address of 919 West Belmont, the permit has an application date of April 9 and was issued on August 5 with a reported cost of $8 million.
The condominium development at Irving Park Road and Wayne Avenue in Lake View is rapidly approaching completion. 3951 Wayne is a 31-unit building on the site of a former Burger King restaurant at 1323 West Irving Park Road. That edifice received a demolition permit in January 2024, and work on the new residences was approved three months later, with foundation work getting started last summer.
