Cinder-block walls outline the new condominium development at 1313 West Wrightwood Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The project from Drimnagh Development received a construction permit on October 25 of last year. They’re doing the general contractor work themselves, using plans drawn up by 360 Design Studio.
The City of Chicago issued a permit on January 7 to allow for the construction of a three-story, three-unit building at 4920 North Whipple Street in the Albany Park neighborhood. Key Development, an LLC registered in Avondale, is named as the developer, with Hanna Architects listed as the architect of record.
Funding has been secured for the renovation and re-opening of the southern entrance of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (MSI). Located on the northern end of Jackson Park within Hyde Park, the massive museum just received funding for the project in the form of a $10 million grant from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
Demolition work is underway on five buildings in the 1200-block of North Ashland Avenue in Wicker Park that will soon see two new residential develops begin construction. A pair of demo permits were issued about two weeks ago to get started on 16 residential units at 1235 North Ashland, followed a week later by permits to tear down three buildings standing in the way of 24 new units at 1257 North Ashland.
Three demolition permits have been issued by the City of Chicago for buildings on North Elk Grove Avenue in the Wicker Park neighborhood. The sites are being cleared by developer Volo Holdings so they can construct a new three-story with basement, six-unit residential property permitted for construction in November.
