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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
