Plans have been revealed for a new mixed-use development at 2858 North Halsted Street in Lake View. Located at the intersection with West George Street, the project would replace a single-story commercial building, along with its rear patio, currently occupied by the George Street Pub.
If you listen closely, you can still smell the faint remnants of cinnamon gravy, but aromas and memories are just about the only things left of the Ann Sather building at 909 West Belmont Avenue in Lake View. When we visited the site on Saturday, little remained of the structure, which was permitted for demolition on July 10, but the front wall and sides as Brophy Excavation continues to raze the property from the rear forward.
A trio of demolition permits issued on July 30 allow the razing of the Torstenson Glass buildings in the 3200 block of North Sheffield Avenue in Lake View, clearing the site for residential redevelopment. 3233, 3241, and 3247 all came through together with Apex Construction Group assigned as the demo contractor. The permits each cite a reported cost of $245,000; it is presumed that is for the entire demolition project, not for each building.
A 1905-built greystone at 1325 West Cornelia Avenue just off the Southport Corridor in Lake View has been demolished, to be replaced by a two-unit building. After pending in the Chicago Data Portal for 78 days, a permit for demolition came through on July; a week later, it had been razed. Carlos Group was the demo contractor, at a reported cost of $20,000.
Details have been revealed for an upcoming mixed-use proposal at 1429 West Irving Park Road in Lake View. The project sits mid-block between North Southport Avenue and North Janssen Avenue and will replace a large surface parking lot near Graceland Cemetery. The plans were recently posted by 46th Ward Ald. Angela Clay.
