A residential two-flat has been permitted for construction by the city for the lot at 1118 West 19th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood. Eagle Capital Projects LLC filed the application to build on February 17 of this year, and it came through on August 26 with a reported cost of $500,000.
Plans have been revealed for a mixed-use development at 2006 South Blue Island Avenue in Pilsen. Located at the corner of South Blue Island Avenue and West Cullerton Street, the new structure would replace a wedge-shaped vacant lot just north of Benito Juarez High School. The project is being led by Fox Pilsen 4 LLC.
Plans have been revealed for a residential development at 1845 West 19th Street in Pilsen‘. Located just east of the intersection with South Wolcott Avenue and across the street from the National Museum of Mexican Art, the new structure will replace an abandoned one-story house and an adjacent vacant lot.
Efforts to reclaim the Otis Elevator foundry building at 16th and Laflin Streets in Pilsen and convert it to residences are underway. Construction crews have begun demolition work on the interior and west end of the 1902 structure. This major undertaking is led by developer R.P. Fox & Associates of Oak Park, who’ve brought on Mayer Jeffers Gillespie Architects to plan the overhaul.
The full building permit has been issued for Casa Yucatan, a new affordable residential development at Ashland Avenue and 21st Place in Pilsen. The permit was applied for in June of last year, and was issued May 9th with a reported $39 million construction cost. This permit follows the caisson permit issued December 17th of last year. However, work on the site has yet to begin.
