The first two buildings of the LeClaire Courts redevelopment in Garfield Ridge have received construction permits from the City of Chicago. The Habitat Company and Cabrera Capital Partners are co-developers with Solomon Cordwell Buenz behind the architectural planning. The permits designate The George Sollitt Construction Company of Wood Dale as the general contractor.
A demolition permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to remove a former Brown’s Chicken restaurant at 6909 West Archer Avenue in Garfield Ridge. Permission came through on August 21, with Master Guys Demolition assigned to teardown duties at a reported cost of $15,000. The restaurant closed in 2018 and was listed for sale by the owner. It has been vacant since.
A pair of single-family residences were permitted for construction by the City of Chicago to replace a commercial greenhouse site slated for demolition in April. Developer and general contractor A & SL Construction of Palos Hills applied for permits on July 2, and they came through for 5326 and 5328 South Mason Avenue in Garfield Ridge on August 13, each with a reported cost of $300,000.
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.
Additional funding has been announced for the residential phase of the LeClaire Courts redevelopment at 4458 S Cicero Avenue in Garfield Ridge. Earlier this month we covered the project’s initial financing deal of $5.5 million in TIF, it has now received a large capital loan from the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA).
