A construction permit has been issued for a new restaurant located at 5954 S Kedzie Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. This development, replacing what was previously an undeveloped parking lot, is owned by Jim Marneris.
A construction permit has been granted for a retail project at 4656 S Cicero Avenue in the LeClaire Courts neighborhood. Ampler Development LLC owns the planned single-story restaurant featuring a drive-thru.
An initial piling filing has been approved for a new Aldi Grocery Store development located at 3930 N Kilpatrick Avenue in Portage Park. The scope of this retail endeavor, filed under the owner Aldi Inc, consists of a 21,000-square-foot, single-story building, replacing the previously empty lot.
The new commercial project at 801 W Belmont Avenue in Lakeview East is seeing further progress in its exterior construction, with the installation of dark brick and large, loft-inspired windows ongoing. This two-story retail building is replacing a parking lot and a 1921 brick bank building designed by Ivar Viehe-Naess. The new development is planning 59,000 square feet of commercial or retail space, augmented by 300 feet of new storefronts.
A new one-story retail building is now cleared for construction at 7100 S Ashland Avenue in West Englewood, replacing a building that was destroyed by fire. The project, located at the corner of Ashland & 71st, is expected to cost $300,000 according to the recently issued permit. The occupying owner is filed under Abas Achmad, while the architect of record is Nick Scarlatis & Associates.
