The first of a pair of three-flat permit have been issued by the city for a vacant lot on North Menard Avenue in Austin. On October 9, 30 North Menard received permission for three stories and three units, with the permit showing an application date of May 21 and a reported cost of $450,000.
The City of Chicago has authorized construction of a two-story with basement, three-unit residential building at 5736 West Huron Street in Austin. The application for the permit was filed on February 20, and it was issued on April 25. It shows a reported construction cost of $350,000.
Three new construction permits have been issued to Habitat For Humanity Chicago to build single-family residences on Lockwood Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. The first of the two-story homes was permitted on April 7 for 421 North Lockwood, and the following day, 425 and 427 North Lockwood received permits. The three applications are dated a week apart in March, and each permit shows a reported construction cost of $320,000 apiece.
The City of Chicago has issued a renovation permit for reconstruction of the CTA’s Austin Green Line elevated platform. John Burns Construction Company, the firm that completed the new Peterson Ridge Metra station last summer, is named as the general contractor. Design work was performed by Epstein.
A new construction permit was issued February 13 to begin work at the Malcolm X College West Side Learning Center in the Austin Community Area, just half a block west of the Garfield Park neighborhood. City Colleges of Chicago held a groundbreaking celebration for the facility back in November, after applying for the permit on March 28, 2024. With GMA Construction Group on board as the general contractor, work can now begin.
