A local developer lined up two construction permits on April 6 to build three-unit buildings at 1653 and 1655 South Homan Avenue in North Lawndale. Red Carpet Renovations is the recipient of the two permits, and they’ll also perform general contracting duties. Each permit came through with reported costs of $350,000 after 81-day waits in the Chicago Data Portal.
The Chicago Community Development Commission has approved major renovation plans for the existing senior living building at 3211 East 91st Street in South Chicago. Located at the intersection with South Brandon Avenue near the state border, the building is known as Villa Guadalupe and is owned by Claretian Associates.
The full permit has been issued to begin and to complete construction of the planned residential development at 1805 North Campbell Avenue in Logan Square. VAM Development is the recipient of the permit as both the developer and general contractor. The application start date is shown as February 23, with the permit coming through 43 days later, on April 7, with a reported cost of $4,667,700.
Plans have been revealed for a new mixed-use development at 2565 West Madison Street in the Near West Side. Located just west of the intersection with North Western Avenue and across the street from Johnny’s Icehouse, the project will replace a large vacant lot on the edge of Garfield Park.
A renovation/alteration permit with a reported cost of $445 million was issued by the city on April 9 to rebuild the State/Lake elevated platform. Trains have been bypassing the platform since the first week of January, when it was shut down for razing. Demolition work was authorized by a permit the city issued on December 10 of last year, and now, there are very few signs that an L platform ever existed here.
