A demolition permit was issued on June 16 to remove a frame residence and detached garage for redevelopment at 4519 North Western Avenue in Lincoln Square. The application start date is April 13, and it comes through with a reported cost of $19,950. Brophy excavation is named as the demo contractor for the property.
The Chicago Plan Commission has approved plans for a new retail building at 107–109 East Oak Street in the Near North Side. Sitting near the intersection with North Michigan Avenue, the project will replace an already demolished structure at 107 Oak Street while also incorporating the existing three-story building at 109 Oak Street.
Demolition of a single-story, L-shaped commercial building at 1280 West Washington Boulevard in the West Loop has progressed from the rear of the structure through to the front wall. Demo contractor Precision Excavation received a permit to raze the structure on June 3 with a reported cost of $80,000. They’re tearing the property down to clear the site for a condominium development from ZSD Corp that gained approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals earlier this month.
Details have been revealed for an upcoming mixed-use development at 2323 West Grand Avenue within West Town. Located mid-block between North Western Avenue and North Oakley Boulevard, the planned structure will replace a vacant lot commonly used for parking. The details come as the proposal also gains approval from City Council.
On the second day of June, the City of Chicago authorized the demolition of a single-story commercial building at 1332 West Grand Avenue in West Town. Home to Aya Pastry until its closing in August of last year, the site will be transformed into a new-construction residential building with ground-floor retail space. Builder Luxury is named in the demo permit as the contractor for the razing at a reported cost of $25,000.
