A nearly 150-year-old frame residence at 1821 West Haddon Avenue in East Village received a permit from the city this month to convert its basement into an Additional Dwelling Unit. A private owner applied for the permit on December 2 of last year, and it came through on January 26 under the City of Chicago ADU Pilot Program with a reported cost of $25,000.
A 115-year-old greystone currently under renovations at 3726 North Racine Avenue in Lake View now has permission to replace a demolished garage with a two-story, three-car garage with an Additional Dwelling Unit on the second floor. A new construction permit, applied for on August 5 of last year, was issued by the city on January 13, and it includes a reported cost of $150,000.
A new construction home at 3709 North Oakley Avenue in North Center permitted in March now has permission to add a coach house with an Additional Dwelling Unit. The new home replaces a 1926-built masonry building addressed as 3711 North Oakley that was permitted for demolition in January. Real estate sites indicate builder G Alan Development purchased the property in 2024 for $820,000.
A vintage late-19th century greystone in Washington Park will be renovated, thanks to a permit issued by the city on October 27. At 5813 South Wabash Avenue, the three-story plus basement multi-family residence will have its three dwelling units renovation, with one Additional Dwelling Unit added.
A second permit has been approved to expand a residential building at 3641 North Wilton Avenue in the Wrigleyville neighborhood. The later permit, issued October 14, allows for the construction of a three-car garage with a second-story Additional Dwelling Unit on the alley at the rear of the property. Showing an application date of September 26, the permission came through with a reported cost of $115,000.
