A two-unit residence has been permitted for construction at 3035 North Spaulding Avenue in Avondale as a pending permit to tear down the existing home awaits. On Friday, October 2, the city authorized a two-story plus basement, two-unit frame building with a two-car detached frame garage. The permit entered the Chicago Data Portal on August 31; it came through after a 32-day wait with a reported cost of $500,000.
A private developer who purchased a property at 2963 North Elston Avenue in Avondale last year received a permit this week to erect a new three-flat on the now-vacant lot. Permission was granted just short of a year after their September 19, 2025 application start date, coming through on 09/15/2026 with a reported cost of $750,000. John Berta of Barrington is named as the architect of record, and G.M.D. general Construction & Remodeling LLC is listed as the general contractor.
Six residential units have been permitted for a pair of lots in the 2900 block of North Elston Avenue in Avondale. After languishing in the Chicago Data Portal for 609 days, a permit for 2939 North Elston came through on July 2 with a reported cost of $2.6 million. Peegan Development Inc of Oaklawn is the developer and general contractor for the project.
A two-unit residential building has been approved to replace a 140-year-old single-family home in Avondale permitted for demolition back in May. A permit for 2942 North Gresham Avenue that hit the Chicago Data Portal on April 22 came through with a reported cost of $500,000 on June 16.
The Chicago City Council has approved plans for the large multi-building development at 3265 North California Avenue in Avondale. The project is set to replace an expansive L-shaped lot bound by West Melrose Street to the south and a parking lot to the north. Efforts are being led by developers Stocking Urban and Macon Construction.
