The apartment building at 3202 North Racine Avenue continues to progress toward exterior completion in Lake View. Most of the windows have now been installed, with sliding glass doors still to come as work on the suspended balconies continues. The five-story elevator building will include 27 rental units.
A pair of demolition permits issued by the City of Chicago signal the beginning of a five-story, 24-unit residential building at 1257 North Ashland Avenue in Wicker Park. The permits, issued Tuesday, January 21, are for the buildings at 1257 and 1259, with one more expected for 1301 North Ashland next door. All three were part of the Mike’s Furniture retail mega-complex. Buildmax Company is named as the demolition contractor.
Plans have been announced for the residential conversion of the loft building at 1006 S Michigan Avenue in the South Loop. Located just north of the intersection with E 11th Street, the small building sits under the shadow of the recently completed 1000M which hangs above the to the north.
Work is underway on a five-story, 56-unit residential development at 1101 West Berwyn Avenue in the Edgewater neighborhood. A new construction permit, issued using the address of 5256 North Winthrop Avenue, came through on December 26, 2024, and developer and general contractor Panoptic Group wasted no time getting started.
A new construction permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to replace a long-vacant lot at 1406 West Cuyler Avenue in the Graceland West neighborhood of Lake View. The permit was issued on January 10, after an application date of July 8, 2024. Costs for the new build are estimated to be $200,000.
