Two Easters have come and gone, but we finally know what is planned for 4607 Magnolia, a beautiful house that the local block club, Magnolia Malden Neighbors Association, failed to save. We have been watching for signs of life at the currently empty lot, and a newly issued building permit shows that work is about to begin on construction of a new three story single family home.As a reminder, here was the home that was demolished:4607 N. Magnolia / RedfinWe covered this story previously when the historic home was for sale for over two years. Unfortunately, due to significant deterioration in… [...]

6 flat proposal for 4642 N. Magnolia (360 Design Studio)4642 N. Magnolia, site of a barren empty lot since 2014 and past home to the beautiful and historic "Corn King" House, has hit Alderman Cappleman's development page again with an upzone request.Our older editors still have steam coming out of their ears over this one, as the home was beautiful, and despite interior damage, was still quite salvageable back in 2013 when the Finan family, owners of O'Shaughnessy's on Ravenswood and Wilson, bought the single family home. Ignoring pleas and plans to save it, they demolished it and then never built… [...]