A demolition permit was issued on October 29 to tear down a three-story residential building at 2724 North Lehmann Court on the northern edge of Lincoln Park. That will clear the site for a new development from Contemporary Concepts.
Even as some Chicagoans are still coming to grips with the demolition of a vintage church in Ravenswood, another has been slated for demolition and redevelopment. In the Logan Square neighborhood, two demolition permits were issued on October 28 to raze the closed church at 2028 North Richmond Street and its adjoining school building at 2018 North Richmond.
A demolition permit was issued October 20 for a multi-unit residence and detached garage at 2717 North Dayton Street in the Wrightwood Neighbors area of Lincoln Park. The permit names Builder Luxury as the demo contractor, at a reported cost of $20,000.
Two demolition permits issued by the City of Chicago on the final day of October will usher in redevelopment on the 1600 block of North Halsted Street in Lincoln Park. Those two buildings were home to the Royal George Theatre, which closed in 2020. Precision Excavation has been contracted to tear down 1633 and 1649 North Halsted Street, which entail a four-story and two-story building plus a parking deck.
More than 24 months after a new construction permit was issued to replace it, a 1905-built residence in Ravenswood has been reduced to rubble. Bricks to salvage and memories to cherish are all that remain at 4317 North Paulina Street ahead of redevelopment for eight new units on the site.
