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Happy Village Progress Marked By Two-Story Expansion Next Door

7:30 am on April 13, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Renovation and expansion work on what was once the Happy Village bar is progressing well on Wolcott Avenue in the East Village neighborhood of West Town. A summer 2024 visit to the site showed little more than the north portion of the original building gutted, with barren space behind it and to the south. Now, lot where the demolished single-story portion of the bar used to sit has been improved with a two-story building that stretches to the rear of the construction site.

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1029 North Winchester Avenue construction permitted

Three Units Permitted At 1029 North Winchester Avenue In East Village

7:00 am on March 19, 2025 By Daniel Schell

The City of Chicago has issued a new construction permit for a three-story with basement, three-unit residential building at 1029 North Winchester Avenue in East Village. An application was filed for the new development on February 14, and the permit was issued March 12. Schiller Development Incorporated is named as the developer and general contractor, with an estimated build cost of $1.24 million.

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1087 North Marshfield Avenue construction

Construction underway for three residential units at 1087 North Marshfield Avenue in East Village

7:30 am on July 20, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Construction is in full swing for a three-story, three-unit residential building at 1087 North Marshfield Avenue in East Village. Issued by the City of Chicago on May 3, 2024, the construction permit also calls for a detached three-car garage at the rear of the property. Designed by Hanna Architects, the building will include balconies facing Marshfield, a rear first-floor terrace, and a basement. The rear stairways will have decks, as will the garage rooftop.

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