Demolition

370 North Morgan demolition

Fox Deluxe demolition is underway in Fulton Market, clearing the way for next year’s 370 North Morgan

The first step in the construction of a new residential tower at 370 North Morgan Street in Fulton Market has been taken, as crews begin demolition of the Fox Deluxe Foods building on the site. Crews from Skender and Heneghan Wrecking started prepping the site at the beginning of the month, and the teardown began immediately. A demo permit for the property was issued by the City of Chicago on the first of October.

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3036 North Sheffield demos

Demolition at 3034 North Sheffield Avenue will clear the way for newly-permitted residential building

A demolition permit was issued on October 9 for the multi-unit residence at 3034 North Sheffield Avenue in Lake View. Next door at 3038, a coach house at the rear of the property has also been surrounded by demo fencing. Those two demolitions, to be carried out by Land Enterprises, will clear the way for a new three-story with basement, five-dwelling-unit building.

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1055 West Diversey Parkway permit issued

Demolition of United Christian Church in Lincoln Park has begun; “The Base” to soon follow

Demolition is all about The Base, as the former United Christian Church at Diversey Parkway and Seminary Avenue in Lincoln Park begins to crumble. A permit for new construction (using the address of 2763 North Seminary Avenue) was issued to replace the church on September 4 of this year. We stopped by the following day to find crews setting up demo fencing around the perimeter, waiting for the tear-down permit to arrive.

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1313 West Wrightwood Avenue demolition

Demolition permit issued for 1313 West Wrightwood Avenue will lead to three new units in Lincoln Park

A demolition permit was issued by the City of Chicago on September 23 for a frame multi-unit residence at 1313 West Wrightwood Avenue in Lincoln Park. According to that permit, Precision Excavation will be the contractor in charge of tearing down the home. In its place, there is a pending permit for the construction of a four-story, three-unit building on the site.

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