Demolition of the commercial building at 424 South Wabash Avenue in The Loop is complete, with the structure razed from the site and the old foundation dug away and smoothed over. That means site prep is the next step toward the upcoming Marriott Tribute Portfolio Hotel long planned for the site.
Demolition is underway on a two-story masonry building at 917 North Franklin Street on the Near North Side. That’s the site of Phase 2 of JDL Development’s North Union project, with plans to replace the building with a 12-story, 160-foot-tall residential structure.
A demolition permit was issued on August 21 to tear down a frame single-family residence at 4239 North Western Avenue in North Center. Brophy Excavation is the designated demo contractor, at a reported cost of $13,620. The site lies mid-block between Cullom and Berteau Avenues.
Demolition is underway on a large single-family home at 2642 North Lakewood Avenue in the Wrightwood Neighbors area of Lincoln Park. Tir Conaill Concrete received a permit on July 2 to begin work, at a reported cost of $45,000, and they are now in the process of bringing the building down.
A demolition permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to remove a former Brown’s Chicken restaurant at 6909 West Archer Avenue in Garfield Ridge. Permission came through on August 21, with Master Guys Demolition assigned to teardown duties at a reported cost of $15,000. The restaurant closed in 2018 and was listed for sale by the owner. It has been vacant since.
