A demolition permit was issued on Friday, August 1 for a vintage greystone building at 3627 North Sheffield Avenue in Wrigleyville. That marks the third and final teardown to make room for a new residential development on the site that used to fill rooftops with Cubs fans peering over the right-field bleachers of Wrigley Field to watch baseball games.

As were its two neighbors, 3627 North Sheffield was built around the turn of last century, making it about 125 years of age. It hosted rooftop fans as Skybox On Sheffield, and later as the Outfield Gallery, a club affiliated with the Lakeview Baseball Club at 3633 North Sheffield, which is itself in the midst of demolition.

It has been well documented what’s coming next. Wrigley Baseball Group LLC, led by developer Marc Anguiano, purchased 3633 and 3627 North Sheffield in 2012, according to Crain’s. They operated the rooftop establishments until the Cubs erected a video scoreboard behind the right field bleachers in 2015. That obstruction sapped the value of the properties for ticketing and entertaining purposes. Visit Chicago Yimby for the Full Article.