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Chicago Demolition Wire · 2026-08-10
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21 W 111TH ST Chicago, IL
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Issued August 5, 2026 · Permit 101084549
21 W 111TH ST Chicago, IL
WRECK AND REMOVE A 2 STORY MASONRY MULTI UNIT RESIDENCE AND BACKFILL TO GRADE
- Reported scope
- $50,000
- Why it surfaced
- Masonry structure named
Issued August 5, 2026 · Permit 101083085
2121 W CORTLAND ST Chicago, IL
WRECK AND REMOVE A 2 STORY MASONRY RESIDENCE
- Reported scope
- $20,000
- Why it surfaced
- Masonry structure named
Issued August 6, 2026 · Permit 101084370
2448 W PENSACOLA AVE Chicago, IL
WRECK AND REMOVE A 2 STORY FRAME RESIDENCE AND A DETACHED FRAME GARAGE
- Reported scope
- $20,000
- Why it surfaced
- Multi-story structure
Issued August 5, 2026 · Permit 101084545
28 W 111TH ST Chicago, IL
WRECK AND REMOVE A 2 STORY FRAME RESIDENCE AND BACKFILL TO GRADE
- Reported scope
- $40,000
- Why it surfaced
- Multi-story structure
Issued August 6, 2026 · Permit 101084085
1444 W HUTCHINSON ST Chicago, IL
WRECK AND REMOVE A 3 STORY FRAME RESIDENCE
- Reported scope
- $10,445
- Why it surfaced
- Multi-story structure
Issued August 7, 2026 · Permit 101081805
2401 W CONGRESS PKWY Chicago, IL
DDS 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR & EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 4-STORY SCHOOL TO CONVERT TO RESIDENTIAL (52 TOTAL UNITS: 40 EFFICIENCY UNITS + 12 DWELLING UNITS) WITH 24 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES AND ASSOCIATED SITE (INTERIOR DEMOLITION PERMIT - 101076703) CONSULTANT REVIEWER: V3 COMPANIES OF IL
- Reported scope
- $5,800,000
- Why it surfaced
- Institutional building type
Issued August 4, 2026 · Permit 101082631
6506 N CALIFORNIA AVE Chicago, IL
WRECK AND REMOVE A 1 STORY MASONRY BUILDING
- Reported scope
- $20,000
- Why it surfaced
- Masonry structure named
Issued August 6, 2026 · Permit 101084539
1434 W RASCHER AVE Chicago, IL
SELF-CERT 2019 CBRC: WORK IS FOR INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NONSTRUCTURAL INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS AT AN EXISTING 4-STORY MASONRY BUILDING (CURRENT USE R-2/RESIDENTIAL, PROPOSED USE R-2/RESIDENTIAL; CONSTRUCTION TYPE III-A, NO CHANGE).NEW SCOPE INTERIOR RENOVATION UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AT A LATER DATE.
- Reported scope
- $60,000
- Why it surfaced
- Masonry structure named
Issued August 5, 2026 · Permit 101085595
300 W ADAMS ST Chicago, IL
SELF CERT 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, FINISHES, AND FFE AT BASEMENT, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH FLOOR AS PER PLANS TO OPEN OFFICE SPACE IN AN EXISTING 12-STORY OFFICE BUILDING WITH STORAGE IN BASEMENT WITH INTERIOR TENANT BUILD-OUTS TO BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS. (OCCUPANCY B, S-1; CONSTRUCTION TYPE 1A)
- Reported scope
- $500,000
- Why it surfaced
- Large reported scope
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