The City of Chicago has issued a new construction permit for a residential building at 1628 West Division Street in the Wicker Park neighborhood. Vision II, from Chicago developer RDM Companies, will be built on the surface parking lot next to RDM’s Vision I at 1624 West Division, which was completed in 2021, and the Wicker Park Connection, a two-building project opened by a separate developer in 2016 and 2018.
A small gap in the Milwaukee Avenue Street wall in Wicker Park will now be plugged, thanks to a permit issued by the city on January 21. At 1280 North Milwaukee, Kiferbaum Development Group got permission to erect a four-story on slab building, with no basement. They filed their application on July 23 of last year, and it came through with a reported cost of $2 million.
Slightly altered plans for a new mixed-use development at 1704 North Milwaukee Avenue are moving forward, as the development team has submitted a zoning application. Located on the corner of West Wabansia Avenue near the northern end of Wicker Park, the proposal was revealed late last year and is set to replace a one-story commercial plaza.
A permit for new construction has been issued for 1355 North Dean Street in Wicker Park. Variable Properties LLC submitted an application for the development on April 28, and it came through on December 1st with a reported cost of $1.6 million.
Foundation work below grade is underway for a multi-unit residential building at 2341 West St. Paul Avenue in Wicker Park. V & M Development of Evanston got a permit to get started for the three story plus basement, four-unit project on September 9. They filed their application on July 17, and it came through with a reported cost of just over $1.5 million.
