Demolition

Second Of Three Sheffield Avenue Buildings Next To Wrigley Field Permitted For Demolition

7:00 am on April 26, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit was issued Wednesday, April 23 for 3633 North Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville, the second of three buildings beyond the right-field wall of Wrigley Field to be torn down for redevelopment. 3631 and 3627 North Sheffield are also being razed, with only rubble remaining of 3631, the middle building of the three. A permit for the third razing has yet to be issued, while 3631 North Sheffield. the “Torco Building,” got one on February 25.

1735 West Grand Avenue demolition permitted

Demolition Permit For 1735 West Grand In West Town Signals Progress Toward 32-Unit Apartment Building

7:00 am on April 21, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been issued for a modest single-story residence at 1735 West Grand Avenue in West Town. That tear down could mean construction is imminent for a 32-unit apartment building planned for the lot spanning 1735 through 1747. Two buildings that were home to the AmTab manufacturing Company next door were permitted for demolition in August 2017. Those lots have been vacant since demo work was completed.

Vintage 1905 Edgwater Home To Be Demolished For 12-Unit Residential Development

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

A vintage two-story frame residence in Edgewater is being torn down and replaced with a four-story, 12-unit development. Real estate records show the 1905-built home at 5428 North Winthrop Avenue sold early this year for $1.110 million.

5338 South Mason Avenue demolition permitted

Permit Issued To Demolish Soukal Floral Greenhouse At 5338 South Mason Avenue In Garfield Ridge

7:00 am on April 9, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit was issued by the city to demolish a one-story commercial building and greenhouses at 5338 South Mason Avenue in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood near Midway Airport. According to the permit, which was issued on April 4, All Concrete Contractors of Bridgeview is named as the demo contractor, at a reported cost of $10,000.

1230 West Fulton Market demolition permitted

Former Four Star Foods Building At 1230 West Fulton Market Permitted For Demolition

7:30 am on April 7, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The single-story masonry building at 1230 West Fulton Market has been permitted for demolition. Formerly the home of Four Star Foods, who closed up shop and moved to Heart of Chicago a few years ago, the building is on the site of the future 1200 West Fulton development from Fulton Street Companies and JDL Development. That project received approval from the Chicago Plan Commission in October of last year.

Façade To Be Saved As Demolition Permit Is Issued For 3244 West Bryn Mawr Avenue In North Park

7:00 am on April 5, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A demolition permit has been issued for the single-story masonry building spanning 3244 to 3250 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in North Park. Designated a historic building by the city, the structure was released from the Demolition Delay Hold List on March 27. It appeared on the list two previous times, having been released in April 2020 and May 2023. The demolition permit stipulates that the entire front façade is to be saved.

Demolition Nearing Completion For 3631 North Sheffield, With Neighbors Soon To Follow

7:45 am on March 26, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The first of three adjacent buildings to be razed for a new residential development just beyond the right field wall at Wrigley Field is nearing completion. The building at 3631 North Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville has been reduced to a tiny portion of the north façade and the front stairs to the entryway. To its left and right, two more buildings will soon meet the same fate, as all three come down for a residential development on the site.

4313 North Lincoln Avenue demolition permitted

Retail Plaza Demolition In North Center Will Allow 12-Unit Construction On Lincoln Avenue

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

A demolition permit was issued by the City of Chicago on March 18 to tear down a small retail plaza at 4313 North Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square to make room for a proposed residential development by Mangan Builders. They have a pending permit in the Chicago Data Portal for a four-story, 12-unit building on the site, addressed as 4309 North Lincoln.

Demolition Nearly Complete Of Former Cougle Building At 345 North Aberdeen In Fulton Market

7:45 am on March 20, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Demolition is almost complete on the former Cougle Commission Co. building at 345 North Aberdeen Street in Fulton Market. A permit to tear down the single-story structure was permitted on March 10; demo fencing had surrounded the site on a trip through the neighborhood back in late February, so the permit came as no surprise. Another visit Tuesday, March 18 turned up mostly rubble and scrap material.

1065 and 1073 West Polk Street demolitions permitted

Two Demolition Permits Will Bring Six New Residential Units To Polk Street In Little Italy

7:30 am on March 20, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A pair of demolition permits issued by the City of Chicago on March 17 will raze two 1888-built homes from Polk Street in Little Italy, ultimately to be replaced by three-unit developments. An LLC registered in Orland Park is named as the owner of the two buildings, at 1065 and 1073 West Polk Street. Real estate records show both properties were purchased in 2023 for $350,000 apiece.

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