Two of three new construction permits were issued by the City of Chicago on August 7 to erect a trio of three-flats on opposite sides of South Rockwell Street in Brighton Park. Permission for 4754 and 4759 South Rockwell came through with reported costs of $200,000 apiece, with a permit for 4756 South Rockwell still pending. All three show application start dates of April 29.
The elevator and stairway cores are topped out at nine stories for the residential building at 135 West Desplaines Street in the West Loop. At the foot of those stacks of block, work has reached the second level, but has not progressed far since we last visited the site in early June. Concrete block is forming the south wall of the second floor, with additional pallets of materials on hand for further construction.
A permit issued to the address of 2850 West Adams Street in East Garfield Park allows for construction of a three-flat residential building. The entity of BMA Investments LLC 2850 W Adams applied to build on May 15, and permission was granted on July 7, a duration of 53 days. The permit includes a reported cost of $500,000.
The demolition project we’ve been documenting of the vintage loft office building at 168 North Clinton Street is nearing its completion in the West Loop. After receiving permission to tear the structure down in January, the demo crew from Atlas Industries got to work in May, tearing down the building from the north façade inward, then working their way toward the front along Clinton Street.
Construction has been approved to replace an 1890-built single-family residence at 1945 West Potomac Avenue in Wicker Park that was permitted for demolition back in May. The permit came through the Chicago Data Portal on July 7, one month after its application start date of June 8, and it comes with a reported cost of $567,468.
