“A demolition permit has been issued for a single-story commercial building at 1367 West Wilson Avenue in Uptown. Demo fencing was delivered to the site after the Happy Wash Laundromat closed, and sat in a stack until it was set up to close off the parking lot along Dover Street. It now appears a new residential development for the site is soon to get started.
“The permit was issued on February 27, naming B & K Concrete 1 as the demo contractor, at an estimated fee of $48,500. The building contained four commercial spaces, including the laundromat at the corner of Wilson and Dover. The last remaining business in the building, The Mukase Restaurant, closed in November and moved to a new location in the new-construction building at 4501 North Sheridan Road.
“Renderings of the upcoming project show no signs of reusing any of the terra cotta façade from the current building.” (Schell, Chicago YIMBY, 3/2/25)
Preservation Chicago and community preservation partners strongly opposed the demolition of the ornate terra cotta building at 1359 W. Wilson Ave. In return for the zoning approval, the developer should have been required to retain and incorporate the historic one-story terra cotta façade into the new construction.
Read the full story at Chicago YIMBY
- Laundromat Demo Permit Will Wash Site Clean For 28 Units In Uptown, Daniel Schell, Chicago YIMBY, 3/2/25
- 5-Story Apartment Building Coming To Wilson Avenue In Uptown After Developers’ Third Try Gets Approved; The development will bring 28 apartments and 25 parking spaces to the site of the Happy Wash retail building, Joe Ward, Block Club Chicago, 4/26/23