Demolition has rendered mostly unrecognizable the shops and apartments that used to occupy 917 through 925 West Belmont Avenue in Lake View. Permission to tear down the building came in on July 18, with the rear lot having been fenced off well before the demo permit came through. As of July 29, progress had reached the facades along the street front.

YIMBY updated you on new renderings from design firm Eckenhoff Saunders Architects last month for the residential project to come, and since it is being built as of right, no zoning approvals or Plan Commission blessing is needed. The five-story, 46-unit building from Mavrek Development has a pending permit in the Chicago Data Portal addressed as 919 West Belmont. And with demolition work advancing quickly, that could be issued at any time. Mavrek will also handle general contractor duties.

925 West Belmont is located half a block from the Belmont Red/Brown/Purple Line elevated platform. Visit Chicago Yimby for Full Article.