Demolition

Demolition Permit At 1501 North Ashland Signals Start Of 44-Unit Residential Project In West Town

7:30 am on July 12, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit was issued on July 10 for a two-story commercial building at 1501 North Ashland Avenue in West Town. Situated on the northeast corner of Ashland and Le Moyne Street, that’s been the home for decades of Arandas Tire & Rims. And according to a community review update from 1st Ward Alderman Daniel La Spata, it will be again. But first, a new five-story residential building will be erected on the site.

Top of the Second Underway At Sheffield Avenue Demolition Trio Next To Wrigley Field

7:30 am on July 11, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The tiered seating has been torn from the rooftop at 3633 North Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville, as demolition gets underway for the second of three buildings just beyond Wrigley Field’s right field bleachers. 3631 North Sheffield, famous for the TORCO sign that adorned its rooftop, has already been torn down. To its south, 3627 North Sheffield will meet the same fate, though its demolition permit has not yet been issued. 3633 met its fate after a demo permit was issued April 23rd.

Two Adjacent Demolitions Issued On Orchard Street In Lincoln Park

7:30 am on July 9, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Two demolition permits were issued on June 30 for neighboring homes at 2677 and 2679 North Orchard Street in Lincoln Park. Real estate records indicate both were constructed in 1895, and they appear to be singly-family residences. The entity of 2677-79 N Orchard LLC is named as the property owner. Builder Luxury is listed as the demolition contractor in both permits, at a reported cost of $20,000 for both demos, which include the two residential structures and two detached garages on the alley.

914 West Fletcher In Lake View Yields To Demolition Permit And Three New Units

7:30 am on July 8, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been issued for a three-story masonry residential building and its detached garage at 914 West Fletcher Street in Lake View. Coming through on July 2, the demo permit names Builder Luxury as the contractor for 914 N Fletcher LLC at a reported cost of $22,000.

Demolition permit issued for 2341 West St Paul Avenue

All Three Permits Now In Place For Redevelopment Of 2341 West St Paul Avenue In Wicker Park

7:30 am on July 6, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit was issued on June 27 to tear down a single-story masonry building at 2341 West St Paul Avenue in the Wicker Park neighborhood. That demolition will clear space for a pair of multi-unit residential buildings that were permitted separately back in May. Tir Conaill Concrete is named as the demo contractor, at a reported cost of $25,000.

Original Redhot Ranch In Logan Square Gets A Demo Permit For Residential Redevlopment

7:30 am on July 3, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been issued to tear down the original Redhot Ranch grill at 2072 North Western Avenue in the northwest side’s Logan Square neighborhood. B & K 1 Concrete will handle the removal, with the permit citing a reported demolition cost of $8,240.

Demolition for Tucker Pup's at 3650 North Ashland Avenue

Demolition Of Former Capt’n Nemo’s Sub Shop Complete, With Tucker Pup’s In The Works

7:30 am on June 23, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been carried out on a single-story commercial building at 3650 North Ashland Avenue in Lake View. The permit was issued on January 27 of this year to raze the shuttered Capt’n Nemo’s sandwich shop, with Precision Excavation performing teardown duties. A visit to the site on June 15 shows nothing remaining but rubble and salvaged bricks.

1367 West Wilson Avenue demolition permitted

Demolition At 4553 North Dover In Uptown Complete Ahead Of Construction On 28 Units

7:30 am on June 21, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Bricks are being salvaged from the former commercial building at Wilson Avenue and Dover Street in Uptown, as the beginning of construction work nears for a new residential development. A permit to get underway was issued back in March, so it is expected the new building will begin post haste once the site is cleaned up completely. Icon Property Management is the developer here, and their construction permit cites a reported construction cost of just over $5 million.

1412 West Belmont Avenue demolition permit issued

Demolition Permit Opens Door To Redevelopment At 1412 West Belmont Avenue In Lake View

7:30 am on June 15, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to remove the single-story commercial building at 1412 West Belmont Avenue in Lake View. The Alverna Group LLC is the recipient of the permit, which came through on June 3rd. It names L. Kearney Inc as the demo contractor and cites a reported cost of $15,000.

1118 West Fullerton Avenue demolition permitted

Demolition Permit Issued For Former Branko’s Sandwich Shop In Lincoln Park

7:30 am on June 13, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been issued for a two-story masonry building at 1118 West Fullerton Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. It was the former home of Branko’s Sandwich Shop, a DePaul campus stalwart for almost 50 years. The restaurant closed in 2024, and the building, erected in 1908 and owned by the Branko family, sold earlier this year for $1.1 million, according to real estate records. The permit, issued June 11th, names Precision Excavation as the demolition contractor, at a reported cost of $29,500.

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