A pair of three-flats have been permitted for construction on the northwest corner of South Wabash Avenue and East 56th Street in the Washington Park neighborhood. 5542 and 5544 South Wabash both came through on July 14 and have the exact same specifications. However, 5542 waited 16 days longer in the data portal and has a reported cost $100,00 higher than its next-door neighbor at 5544.
Plans have been revealed for a new mixed-use development at 2758 North Mozart Street in Logan Square. Located directly on the corner with West Diversey Avenue, the building would replace a large vacant lot near the Kennedy Expressway. Efforts for the project are being led by Studio Oakley, along with architecture firm Gansari & Associates.
A wide-open lot at the south end of the 5200 blocks of South Bishop and South Laflin Streets in New City will see its first improvement, thanks to a new construction permit issued by the city on July 2nd. One block west of Sherman Park, 5232 South Bishop will be a two-story building with a Type A accessible unit on the first floor and a standard dwelling unit on the second level. The permit was in the portal for 45 days before coming through with a reported cost of $312,877.
Details have been revealed for a new residential development at 1133 West Kinzie Street in the West Loop. The proposal would occupy a thin, block-long site bound by North Racine Avenue to the west and North May Street to the east, butting up against the Metra tracks to the south. Efforts are being led by local developer Range Group.
A demolition permit issued by the City of Chicago on July 10 allows Mavrek Development to tear down the former home of breakfast staple Ann Sather at 909 West Belmont Avenue in Lake View. The restaurant served its final meals on June 28 before closing permanently, but in May announced plans to open a new location in Wicker Park. Brophy Excavation will handle razing of the 1903-built structure at a reported cost of $65,800.
