Demolition Watch
Demolition deferred for Lakeview’s historic Daniel O. Hill house
The threatened 1905 American Four Square-style mansion at 448 W. Barry Ave. appears to be safe—for now.
Loop parking garage prepares to bite the dust
Signs point to the structure being replaced by a new office high-rise.
13-story boutique hotel ready to replace O'Brien's restaurant in Old Town
A newly issued demolition permit will see the existing building at 1528 N. Wells Street bite the dust.
$500 million Rush outpatient care facility moving forward
A block-long stretch of 13 low-rise student apartment buildings are biting the dust in order to make way for a new outpatient facility.
Belmont demolition will clear way for new Lakeview TOD
A six-story TOD will soon take the place of a vintage three-story building next to the busy Belmont station.
Chicago’s old Museum of Contemporary Art bites the dust
The low-rise building at 237 E. Ontario may have disappeared somewhat into the background after being vacated years ago, but the Streeterville building has an interesting history.
Demolition permit issued for Lincoln Park worker cottage
The site of this modest worker cottage will be cleared to make way for a new and pricey mansion.
A look at the demolition of Uptown’s old Cuneo Hospital
The modernist complex from architect Edo Belli is being cleared to make room for a new mixed-use development.
Erie-LaSalle Body Shop being cleared to make room for new condos
The River North body shop and parking lot will be replaced with a new condo high-rise.
Another remnant of Oprah’s former Harpo Studios to be demolished
After being approved by the Chicago Plan Commission just yesterday, a planned two-building condominium project for Chicago’s West Loop is already getting ready to clear space at 1115 W. Washington.
Chicago’s old MCA building to be demolished for new hotel
Chicago’s hotel boom is moving from strength to strength as the old Museum of Contemporary Art building at 237 E. Ontario prepares to bite the dust for a new 19-story Aloft-branded hotel.
Demolition to clear path for 170-room Fulton Market hotel
Fulton Market’s transformation from industrial food wholesaler to entertainment and hospitality hub takes another step forward as the upcoming Hoxton Hotel shows signs of progress at the northwest corner of Lake and Green streets.
Worker cottage in Lincoln Park being marketed as redevelopment opportunity
These old worker cottages are an endangered form of housing stock in Lincoln Park
Eerie scenes from the Mega Mall demolition in Logan Square
The former indoor market is being demolished to make way for a new mixed-use development.
Landmark modernist home from Keck + Keck demolished
The lakefront property in north suburban Lake Bluff is being marketed as vacant land.
Demolition underway on Logan Square’s Mega Mall
Crews are making quick work of the former indoor market along Milwaukee Avenue.
One more look at this week’s demolition in the West Loop
The vacant cluster of buildings lining Randolph between Halsted and the Kennedy are being leveled to make way from a new project from developer Related Midwest.
Crews wasting no time on West Loop demolition
Just days after obtaining demolition permits to raze a row of older buildings on Randolph, crews have already made a noticeable impact on the stretch of the popular Restaurant Row.
Another look at the Children’s Memorial Hospital demolition
The new six-acre development from McCaffery Interests and Hines is slated to contain 540 rental apartments, 60 for-sale condos, 160,000 square feet of retail, and a 156-room senior housing facility in the form of two high-rises and a sprawling low-rise complex.
Old ‘Restaurant Row’ buildings to bite the dust for hotel/condo tower
The proposed building would rise 369-feet and contain a mix of 145 hotel rooms and 20 high-end condos branded under the Equinox fitness chain.
Logan Square’s Mega Mall to be demolished December 5
The old indoor market has a date with the wrecking ball
Developer demolishes 1914 hospital building tapped for preservation
While the developer’s original plan for the structure was to try to salvage the facade and reassemble it set further back from the corner, a new similar looking but non-terracotta structure will now be erected in its place.
One final look at Cuneo Hospital before its demolition
The modernist complex designed by Edo Belli will be cleared to make room for a new mixed-use development
Lincoln Park’s old children’s hospital is nearly gone
As of this week, the majority of the L-shaped main building from the 1960s has been removed. On tap to replace the hospital is a mixed-use development from McCaffery Interests and Hines.
Demo permits issued for Uptown’s Maryville buildings
Demolition permits have been issued for 750 and 810 W. Montrose and heavy equipment is reportedly on site.
Michigan Ave. garage OK’d for demo, new skyscraper to follow
The 56-story residential addition planned for Chicago’s landmarked Essex Inn hotel is ready to move forward
Old Town building to make way for new apartments
Previously the home of Tipre Hardware store and 24 apartments, the two- and three-story structures spanning 227 to 233 W. North are coming down to make way for a new six-floor, mixed-use development .
Get a look inside Malcolm X College during its final days
The former Malcolm X College building was demolished to make way for the new Blackhawks training center
Demolition work moves full steam ahead in Wrigleyville
Construction crews are making quick work on the buildings at Addison and Clark
Another look at the Harpo Studios demolition
A short video captures the demolition of Oprah’s former Chicago studios
Demo permit issued for shuttered Lakeview staple The Alley
Designed by Jonathan Splitt Architects, the new seven-story building will eventually deliver 23 residences, six parking spaces, and 2,500-square-feet of retail to the area when completed.
A final look back at Oprah’s former Harpo Studios building
With demolition permit in hand, crews have wasted very little time razing Oprah Winfrey’s former Harpo Studios television campus to clear way for the nearly 2,000 employees slated to occupy McDonald’s new downtown corporate headquarters.
One historic building prepares for demo while another is saved
East Village’s St. Boniface will likely be demolished but the old Sears in Lincoln Square will be saved. Both buildings have been previously been declared "endangered" by preservationists.
Oprah's old Harpo Studios facility ready for demolition
The city has issued a demolition permit for the former Harpo Studios building at 110 N. Carpenter Street, which will become the future site of the new McDonald’s headquarters.
Demolition permit issued for St. Boniface Church
Though a demolition permit was issued Friday for Noble Square’s St. Boniface Church, the Chicago Academy of Music and partner Stas Development are confident that the 1902 Romanesque structure can be preserved under their plan to repurpose the shuttered house of prayer.
Second TOD near Grand Blue Line stop moves forward
Located roughly 300 feet from the Blue Line, the 105-unit Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) headed to 710 W. Grand will feature 45 parking places and roughly 6,600 square feet of commercial retail space.
More early Chicago buildings facing demolition
Developers are building new homes and apartment towers at an incredible pace, but this means that there are many older buildings that are demolished to make way for the new.
Demolition imminent for 1892 West Loop building
A slice of old Chicago is poised to forever disappear as a historic four-story building at the intersection of Lake, Ogden, and Loomis prepares to meet the wrecking ball following its release from the city’s demolition hold list.
South Loop demo will make way for new 15-story tower
Demolition permits have been issued for the shuttered National Association of Letter Carriers building at 1411 S. Michigan Avenue in the South Loop. A new 15-story tower from Russland Capital Group and LendLease will soon take its place.