Stop Work Order Issued For 6000 W Touhy Ave

By: Markus Azadeh • July 19th, 2008 • Filed Under • Print This Print This

I had written about this in another post, and, this may hardly be news to you if you happen to live in or around North Edgebrook. But I thought you might be interested in seeing the pictures, live and in color. A fat, juicy SWO-Notice from the Chicago Dept. of Buildings was slapped on the exterior of 6000 W Touhy last week. It reads: “Demo/No plans or permits”.

Apparently, in anticipation of getting his new venture “L A Fitness” in shape, Gus Tountas, the owner of the property at 6000 W Touhy has been starting some “demolition work” at his property. I’m not sure what exactly he’s been doing to his building since the last 41st Ward Zoning Advisory Board meeting on July 2, 2008 when the Board voted to downzone his property to B1-1. Only one small problem: Evidently, according to the SWO-Notice, the necessary plans and permits for the “demo” are missing.

Update 8/5/07: The permit status for the proposed 288-car garage at 6000 W Touhy has magically disappeared from the website of Chicago’s Dept. of Buildings. Meanwhile, on August 2, 2008, Brian Nadig from the Reporter & Journal Nadig Newspapers reported that the City is “seeking a court order to prevent the project.” Mr. Tountas in response, is apparently “planning to sue the city over its actions”, according to Nadig. Good luck with that, I say.

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  1. Comment by Rae on 23 July 2008:

    Hello,

    thank you for the information. Do you or any of your readers know what is the deal with the vacant land located on Peterson Ave where they were to erect luxury houses? (it used to be the old Walgreen’s headquarters).

    Also there is a vacant gas station, looks like a Marathon brand, on Peterson that has been abandoned….any news on that?

    Thanks!

  2. Comment by Markus Azadeh on 23 July 2008:

    Hi Rae,
    I believe the project you’re referring to is the one located at 4300 W Person Ave, in Sauganash. It was supposed to be a 4.5 acre development of about 35 luxury single family homes. The owner of this property, Rezmar Corp., headed by Tony Rezko, who was convicted on 18 counts of fraud and other offenses last month, and is currently in prison awaiting his sentence in September, fell into bankruptcy last year, after they failed to make mortgage payments on a $13 Million construction loan. A bank in Wisconsin owns this land at the moment, but from what I understand, there is another lawsuit pending against one of Rezko’s former partners on this venture, brought by another investor. Hence, nothing is moving forward on this parcel at the moment, as far as development.
    As far as the gas station, I don’t have any information about that. Will have to research it.


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