One permit has been issued and one is coming soon for a pair of two-unit residences on the 4900 block of West Augusta Boulevard in Austin. The first, at 4902 West Augusta, was permitted on October 8, 87 days after its application start date of July 13, and it includes a reported cost of $400,000. The second one, for 4904 West Augusta, has been pending since July 21.
Plans have been revealed for a new residential development at 1759 North Cicero Avenue on the northwest edge of Austin. Located just south of the intersection with West Grand Avenue, the project would replace a former car scrapyard in a relatively industrial area just steps away from the Grand/Cicero Metra Station.
Habitat For Humanity received authorization from the City of Chicago earlier this month to erect two single-family homes on Chicago’s far west side. Identical permits came through on April 14 to build at 5308 and 5320 West Ferdinand Street in the Austin neighborhood. Each permit shows an application start date of January 27, and both include a reported cost of $320,000 apiece.
A prolific development team of small residential projects has received another permit to build a two-story plus basement, two-unit building at 726 North Lotus Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. GT Alternatives LLC applied for the permit on November 7, and it came through after a two-and-a-half-month wait with a reported cost of $350,000. Peter Sterniuk is the homes’ designer, as he’s been for several previous buildings with GT Alternatives.
Renderings and further details have been revealed for the upcoming Austin HOPE Center wellness hub at 5036 West Chicago Avenue in Austin. Located on the corner of North Lawler Avenue, the new center is replacing a large vacant lot and is nearing its topping-out point within the neighborhood’s Soul City Corridor, according to Block Club.
