The City of Chicago issued a demolition permit on February 18 for 4943 North Damen Avenue, a single-story masonry commercial building in the Ravenswood neighborhood. Once that building out of the way, construction can begin on the forthcoming residential replacement for the site, for which a new permit is still pending in the Chicago Data Portal.
The six-story brick and timber loft office building 168 North Clinton Street in the West Loop was permitted for demolition on January 22. Built in 1889, the structure’s first floor served as the Haymarket Branch of the United States Postal Service in recent years, before closing in 2021.
A demolition permit issued by the city on January 20 will clear a Lake View lot for construction of two new dwelling units. An 1890-built home at 1502 West School Street well be replaced by a three-story plus basement structure from VM SRG Development LLC, according to a permit pending in the Chicago Data Portal since since the 9th of this month.
Demolition of a 1920s-era industrial-style office building is underway at 900 South Clinton Street in the South Loop. It was most recently the home of Susanin’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, whose signage is still in the glass-block windows along the east-facing façade. An internet search for the architect has proven fruitless, though indications are that the building was heavily renovated between 1998 and 2000.
A demolition permit has been issued for the single-story commercial property at 2600 North Clark Street in Lincoln Park, signaling the beginning of a residential development on the same site. Quality Excavation is named as the demolition contractor in the permit, which came through on January 12 with a reported cost of $103,000. Demolition is expected to begin the week of January 19.
