Foundation work has begun on a five-story, 48-unit residential building at 750 West North Avenue on the southern edge of Lincoln Park. Developer Base 3 got a permit to begin construction on September 22, and now pile and excavation work is evident from the Brown Line tracks snaking around the site.
The Chicago City Council has approved the mixed-use redevelopment of the former Leon Hotel at 2701 North Clark Street in Lincoln Park. Located at the intersection with West Drummond Place, the former SRO building sits across the street from the similar redevelopment of the Convent Hotel and its recently topped-out rear expansion.
A demolition permit was issued on October 29 to tear down a three-story residential building at 2724 North Lehmann Court on the northern edge of Lincoln Park. That will clear the site for a new development from Contemporary Concepts.
With the arrival of excavation equipment in the final days of October, construction has now begun for a new residential building at 2644 North Lakewood Avenue in Lincoln Park. The homes replace a large 1992-built single-family dwelling at 2642 North Lakewood that was permitted for demolition in July and razed in late summer.
A demolition permit was issued October 20 for a multi-unit residence and detached garage at 2717 North Dayton Street in the Wrightwood Neighbors area of Lincoln Park. The permit names Builder Luxury as the demo contractor, at a reported cost of $20,000.
