The single-story commercial building has been razed from the lot at 701 South Western Avenue in Tri-Taylor, allowing excavation work to begin on a pair of residential buildings set to take its place. B & K Concrete 1 has removed the structure from existence, and is now working on digging out the basement for one of the two new structures.
The construction permit has been granted for a residential development in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood we told you about last month. The permit was issued on January 3 for 801 South Western Avenue, allowing 4Corners Real Estate to build a five-story, 36-unit building with 18 outdoor parking spaces and ground-floor retail. 4Corners will be their own general contractor, at an estimated construction cost of $500,000, according to the permit, which shows an application date of July 16, 2024.
The first of two construction permits has been issued by the City of Chicago for a pair of four-story, eight-unit residential buildings in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood. A demolition permit came through on New Year’s Eve for 701 South Western Avenue, and now permission has been granted to begin the new development, although this first one won’t be on the demolition site, per se.
Plans are advancing for the mixed-use development at 801 S Western Avenue in Tri-Taylor. Sitting on the corner with W Polk Street and set to replace a surface parking lot, the project was originally announced a year ago as the area around the Illinois Medical District continues to grow. Just down the street, 701 S Western scored a demo permit to make way for another new structure.
A demolition permit was issued December 31 for a single-story commercial building at 701-709 South Western Avenue in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood. Located on the southeast corner of Western and Flournoy Street on the Near West Side, all five commercial spaces in the building appear to have been unoccupied for quite some time. The teardown directive was issued with B & K Concrete 1 named as the demo contractor, at an estimated cost of $45,000.
