Demolition is almost complete on the former Cougle Commission Co. building at 345 North Aberdeen Street in Fulton Market. A permit to tear down the single-story structure was permitted on March 10; demo fencing had surrounded the site on a trip through the neighborhood back in late February, so the permit came as no surprise. Another visit Tuesday, March 18 turned up mostly rubble and scrap material.
A pair of demolition permits issued by the City of Chicago on March 17 will raze two 1888-built homes from Polk Street in Little Italy, ultimately to be replaced by three-unit developments. An LLC registered in Orland Park is named as the owner of the two buildings, at 1065 and 1073 West Polk Street. Real estate records show both properties were purchased in 2023 for $350,000 apiece.
A permit has been issued by the City of Chicago that will allow the owner of a fire-damaged building in East Side to begin reconstruction. Located at 10121 South Avenue M, the original two-story frame building burned last summer; an emergency demolition permit was issued on August 15 to remove what remained. McDonagh Demolition was contracted to do the teardown.
Progress continues on the first-floor parking level at 455 North Carpenter Street in West Town, the future 72-unit residential building from Range Group. The ground floor will include 33 parking spaces, the residential lobby, lots of bicycle storage, and a single retail space. The L-shaped structure replaces the former Allied Valve Industries building demolished this past fall from the southeast corner of Carpenter Street and Grand Avenue.
The demolition we just learned about at 2224 West Grand Avenue now has the new construction permit to go with it. Once the former Rainbow Art Co. building is removed from the site, 2234 West Grand is allowed to begin, bringing a four-story, 12-unit residential project to West Town. Panoptic Group is both the developer and the general contractor for the project.
