Demolition



629 West Lake Street demolition

Fast Track Fast Food’s Fast Demolition Clears The Way For West Loop Residential Development

Demolition of the former Fast Track fast food restaurant is complete at Lake Street and Des Plaines Avenue in the West Loop. Single-story buildings aren’t expected to take much time to tear down, and once this one got started, is was over in a hurry. With the site clear, construction can begin for the eight-story, 49-unit residential building taking its place.

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2847 North Damen Avenue demolition permit

Demolition Permit Issued For Single-Family Home At 2847 North Damen Avenue

A demolition permit issued January 14 for a single-family residence at 2847 North Damen Avenue in North Center paves the way for a three-unit building to take its place. The home, which real estate records indicate was built in the late 1890s, hasn’t sold since being purchased in 2014 for $500,000. It appears those buyers, under the entity of 2847 N Damen LLC, are the ones looking to triple the density of the site.

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1201 West Fulton demolitons

Demolitions Carried Out To Make Space for 1201 West Fulton

A pair of buildings at Racine and Fulton in the Fulton Market District are in various states of destruction, as Heneghan Wrecking works to clear a site for redevelopment. A visit during the last week of January showed little remaining of the former Revel space along Fulton, and a visit Monday showed the demo crew making their way toward the front of the Christensen & Olsen Foundry Company building at 218 North Racine Avenue.

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