Tag: Demolition

Atrium Village gains demolition permits

Atrium Village gains demolition permits

Eight demolition permits were issued last Thursday for the 2-story buildings flanking the mid-rise at Atrium Village. Onni Group had previo [...]
Is demolition near at Lincoln, Belmont and Ashland?

Is demolition near at Lincoln, Belmont and Ashland?

Six weeks ago Chicago Real Estate Daily reported that the "Target site" in Lakeview had been sold to Novak Construction in "a possible first step [...]
State and Elm demolition recalls a notorious one

State and Elm demolition recalls a notorious one

The recently-demolished site that's slated for new condominiums at 4 East Elm in the Gold Coast reminded me of the steel skeleton that stood for y [...]
A bird’s eye view of the 200 North Michigan demolition

A bird’s eye view of the 200 North Michigan demolition

The six-story building at 200 North Michigan Ave in the Loop is being demolished to make way for The John Buck Company's new 42-story, 402-unit a [...]
Demolition nearing completion at 200 North Michigan

Demolition nearing completion at 200 North Michigan

If the image above matches your memory of 200 N Michigan Ave, your memory needs updating. As of yesterday afternoon most of the building ha [...]
River North sites slated for demolition

River North sites slated for demolition

Demolition permits were issued on Friday for 703 and 705 N Wells. These buildings once hosted, respectively, the Trowbridge Gallery and O'Hara's G [...]
Twenty-five new apartments headed for Halsted

Twenty-five new apartments headed for Halsted

Sappanos Paint closed several years ago after a long run at 2940 N Halsted in Lakeview. The one-story building on the site had been completely [...]
Wilmette teardowns are back

Wilmette teardowns are back

Travel back in time to the spring of 2006 and you would have found more than 100 homes on the Village of Wilmette's list of pending and approved d [...]
Points of view on Prentice Hospital

Points of view on Prentice Hospital

We don’t ordinarily write about institutional or commercial properties. We do, as a matter of course, try to bring to your attention videos that f [...]
Demolition update – Clybourn Corridor retail sites

Demolition update – Clybourn Corridor retail sites

If you think that the Clybourn Corridor already has enough retail outlets, you'd be lining up on a different side of that issue than some local la [...]
A one-day demolition in River North

A one-day demolition in River North

When I pulled into the parking lot opposite my office yesterday morning, just after 10, the vacant building between the parking lot and the Green [...]
Seventeen seconds of wreckage in Houston and Chicago

Seventeen seconds of wreckage in Houston and Chicago

According to a January 8 article in the Houston Chronicle, "It took 17 seconds Sunday morning for the first skyscraper built outside of downtown H [...]
The last Cabrini high-rise going down

The last Cabrini high-rise going down

Next Wednesday will mark the beginning of the demolition of the last remaining high-rise at Cabrini-Green. Poetry and lights will mark its pass [...]
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