Demolition

400 North Elizabeth reduced to rubble; 33-story apartment tower on the way

6:30 am on August 14, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Atlas Industries has most of the demolition work done at 400 North Elizabeth Street in the Fulton Market District, with little else left to do but clear rubble from the site. Two buildings on this property have now been torn down, with 400 North Elizabeth receiving a demo permit on June 6 of this year, and 401 West Ogden getting its walking papers on June 24. Coming soon will be a 33-story residential tower from Weldon Development Group and Mark Goodman & Associates, followed shortly thereafter by a 31-story building.

Demolition permit issued for W.C. Reebie & Brother Storage building in Uptown

7:30 am on August 13, 2024 By Daniel Schell

A planned renovation of the W. C. Reebie & Brother storage building at 5035 North Broadway in Uptown will include demolition of the front portion of the building. The City of Chicago issued a demolition permit for the 1920-built, George Kingsley-designed structure on August 7. While the permit does not specifically state “partial demolition,” a spokesman for TimeLine Theatre, the building’s owner, confirmed “only the front” of the building will be demolished.

Demo permit issued for 1891-built single-family home at 1836 West Addison Street

7:45 am on August 3, 2024 By Daniel Schell

A 2,240-square-foot single-family home at 1836 West Addison Street in North Center received a demolition permit from the City of Chicago on August 1. That clears the way for a new rental property to be built on the site. Real estate sites show the home, built in 1891, was listed in March of this year and was on the market for only 73 days. Listed for $1.1 million, it closed in June for $1,025.000.

Demolition has begun for 4640 N Western Avenue in Lincoln Square

7:30 am on July 25, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Last week, Precision Excavation began demolishing the two-story mixed-use brick building at 4634 N Western Avenue in Lincoln Square, clearing the way for a residential development to begin construction. The new project by the Macon Construction Group has been approved, though not yet permitted, and will see a new six-story building link to the existing four-story structure at 4642 N Western Avenue.

Demolition begins at 840 W Lill Avenue in Lincoln Park, clearing space for two-unit building

7:30 am on July 18, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Demolition work has begun on the small blue house at 840 W Lill Avenue in Lincoln Park. Demo contractor Carlos Group is carrying out instructions on a permit issued July 9 to tear down the two-story frame residence and detached garage.

With permit pending for 74-unit residential development, 4634 N Western Avenue gets a demolition permit

7:30 am on July 9, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago issued a demolition permit for the three-story brick building at 4634 N Western Avenue in Lincoln Square on July 5. The teardown will allow for the beginning of a 74-unit residential development on the property that is to include the existing four-story building next door.

Demolition approved and carried out at 3710 North Ashland in Lake View

7:30 am on July 3, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago issued a demolition permit for a three-story residential building at 3710 N Ashland Avenue in Lake View on June 21,2024. And by Friday the 28th, the structure had been completely demolished, leaving only an empty foundation to be torn out. While many properties sit vacant with active demolition permits unattended to, this one took less than a week to meet its proverbial wrecking ball.

Loyola University Chicago Centennial Forum demolition

Demolition of the Centennial Forum continues on the Loyola University Chicago campus

7:30 am on June 29, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The Centennial Forum, at 1125 W Loyola Avenue on the Loyola University Chicago campus in Rogers Park, is currently being demolished. We first visited the site back in May just as demo preparation got underway, and now the two-story concrete structure is about halfway torn down. That’s all the work of American Demolition, which received a demo permit from the City of Chicago on May 23.

2841 North Southport Avenue, via Google Maps

Demolition permit issued for 2841 N Southport Avenue in Lake View

7:30 am on June 22, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago issued a demolition permit for 2841 N Southport Avenue in the Lake View neighborhood on Monday, June 17. Construction fencing already surrounds the four-story frame residential structure, as well as the garage at the rear of the property, which will also be removed. Tir Conaill Concrete is listed as the demo contractor.

Demolition of early post-fire building at 720 N Wells Street continues in River North.

7:30 am on June 11, 2024 By Daniel Schell

207 West Superior is already gone. Now, 720 North Wells is meeting the same fate, as demolition of the two structures continues in River North. Dating back to the 1870s, the three-story brick and cast-iron building at 720 N Wells Street “slipped through the cracks” of Chicago’s survey of historically significant buildings, according to Preservation Chicago’s Ward Miller in this Chicago Tribune story about the demolitions.

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