626 South Wabash has passed the halfway point, as the crew from Clark Construction works on the 19-story residential tower’s 13th floor in the South Loop. The concrete core stands about 15 stories high at the center of the building, with only a few more levels left to grow.
For the third time in three years, a renovation permit has been issued for a two-unit greystone at 5250 South Indiana Avenue in Washington Park. Plans to do a gut rehab on the building were first approved in 2023, with a follow-up permit issued in March 2024 to include an Additional Dwelling Unit. Now, permission has been granted to a new owner to continue that effort, while also repairing fire damage to the structure.
A residential development has been proposed for construction in Lake View at 3909 North Ashland Avenue. Alderwoman Angela Clay of the 46th Ward announced the plans in her weekly newsletter on Friday, September 12. The plans are preliminary, and the process is only just beginning.
A three-story plus basement, six-unit building has been permitted for construction by the City of Chicago at 2720 North Ashland Avenue in Lincoln Park. Platinum Homes Development Corporation applied for the permit on June 18 after City Council approved the project in May. The permit was issued on August 19 with a reported cost of just over $1 million.
A five-unit residential building permitted in winter of last year is under construction at 2821 North Orchard Street at the south edge of Lake View. The five-story with basement masonry building got its permit on February 29, 2024, 14 months after the application was filed on December 28, 2022. At the time of issuance, the permit cited a reported cost of $2.6 million.
