A Logan Square three-flat, completely reborn on the third floor.
A full whole-unit renovation in Chicago's Logan Square corridor — kitchen, bathroom, sunroom, laundry, HVAC, and a 200-amp electrical panel, delivered in just 30 days by the Assembly Squad design-build team.
Project Details
- Project Type
- Whole-Unit Renovation
- Location
- Logan Square, 60618
- Address
- N Drake Ave — 3rd Floor
- Property
- 100-Year-Old Three-Flat
- Duration
- 30 Days
- Total Cost
- $104,000 All-In
- Completed
- 2026
- Scope
- Kitchen · Bath · Sunroom · Laundry · HVAC · Panel
Materials & Finishes
- Cabinetry
- White Shaker — Custom
- Countertop
- MSI Tier 1 Quartz
- Backsplash
- Moroccan Encaustic Tile
- Shower Tile
- Pink Zellige-Style
- Floor Tile
- White Hex Mosaic
- Flooring
- Wood-Look LVP / LVT
- Fixtures
- Brushed Brass
- HVAC
- 3-Zone Ductless Mini-Split
- Electrical
- 200-Amp Panel Upgrade
The Project
This third-floor unit in a 100-year-old Chicago three-flat had held up structurally for a century, but every surface inside told its age: a drop ceiling in the kitchen, a blue-carpeted sunroom, a tub that hadn't earned its place in decades, and a bedroom with water staining that needed addressing. The owner wanted the footprint kept, the character preserved, and everything else brought forward to the present day.
Scope covered six distinct areas — a gut kitchen renovation, a tub-to-walk-in-shower bathroom conversion, new LVT flooring and paint in the rear sunroom, plaster and paint repair in the bedroom, new washer/dryer hookups with dedicated 240V service, and an infrastructure layer that most renovations overlook: a new 200-amp electrical panel and a ductless mini-split system with three zones.
The work demanded design-build coordination across six trades — carpentry, tile, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and finish painting — all running on a building where hidden conditions behind century-old lath and plaster are the rule, not the exception. Our team pulled permits, coordinated with ComEd for the panel upgrade, and closed the job with a final inspection and a one-year workmanship warranty — start to finish in 30 days. For context: the original contract quoted 7–9 weeks, which is the Chicago industry norm for a scope this broad. Assembly Squad delivered in under half that time without cutting a single line item.
This project sits at the heart of what we do across Logan Square home remodeling — turn-of-the-century three-flats and two-flats with the kind of hidden-condition risks a production builder won't touch. See more of our work in the neighborhood: Logan Square kitchen on W Wellington and Logan Square 1980s-to-modern kitchen transformation.
Four moves that defined the renovation.
30-Day Delivery on a 9-Week Scope
Kitchen, bath, sunroom, laundry, HVAC, and a 200-amp panel — the Chicago industry norm for this scope is 7–9 weeks. We delivered in 30 days through overlapping trades, pre-ordered materials, and daily on-site project management.
Drop Ceiling Out, Open Volume Back In
The kitchen had been visually compressed for decades under a drop ceiling. Demolition restored the full original ceiling height, and new drywall plus a brass chandelier reopened the room as the unit's center of gravity.
Tub-to-Walk-in-Shower in Pink Zellige
A full gut of the bathroom traded an aging tub for a frameless walk-in shower. Pink zellige-style wall tile, white hex mosaic floor, Kerdi-grade waterproofing, and a floating oak vanity now carry the room.
Infrastructure Built for Another Century
The finishes are what people photograph. A new 200-amp panel with ComEd coordination, three-zone ductless mini-split HVAC, and dedicated 240V circuits are what make the unit ready for another generation of use.
From dropped ceiling to open-concept centerpiece.
The original kitchen was closed off and visually compressed by a drop ceiling. Demolition opened it to the full ceiling height, and the new layout — white shaker cabinetry, quartz counters, brass chandelier, and a tile backsplash that runs wall-to-wall — reintroduced the room as the home's center of gravity.
Kitchen Scope Delivered
- Full demolition: uppers, lowers, backsplash, counters, drop ceiling
- New drywall ceiling (~170–290 sq ft) with skim coat and paint
- New white shaker wall and base cabinets (~20 LF) with soft-close
- Custom built-in china cabinet with glass doors and brass hardware
- MSI Tier 1 quartz countertops (~25 sq ft), templated and fabricated
- Moroccan encaustic-style tile backsplash (~30 sq ft), grouted and sealed
- New LVT flooring throughout (~150 sq ft) with transition strips
- New sink, faucet, under-cabinet LED lighting, brass chandelier
A bathtub traded in for a walk-in shower, wrapped in pink zellige.
A full gut renovation converted the original tub to a walk-in shower with a frameless glass door. The material palette — pink zellige-style wall tile, a hex mosaic floor, a floating oak vanity, brushed brass fixtures, and a delicate floral wallpaper — reads feminine without tipping into pastel, and the waterproofing beneath it all is built to last.
Bathroom Scope Delivered
- Full gut: tub, tile, vanity, toilet, mirror, and fixtures removed
- Tub drain converted to shower drain with new valve and mixing valve
- Cement board with Kerdi-equivalent waterproofing membrane
- Shower pan with proper slope, wall tile (~60 sq ft), shower niche
- Hex mosaic floor tile (~40 sq ft) with professional grout and seal
- Frameless glass shower door with brass hardware
- Floating oak vanity, new toilet, rectangular mirror, sconce lighting
- Humidity-sensor exhaust fan, paint, finished existing door
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Blue carpet, retired. Light-filled reading room, delivered.
The rear sunroom wraps the unit with corner windows and houses one of Chicago's best daylight exposures. Blue wall-to-wall carpet had buried that light for decades. New wood-look LVT flooring, fresh paint, and crisp beadboard wainscoting gave the room back its best feature.
Sunroom Scope Delivered
- Removed existing blue carpet, prepped and leveled subfloor
- New LVT flooring (~100 sq ft) matched to kitchen specification
- Walls primed and painted in client-selected color (2 coats)
- Beadboard wainscoting sanded, primed, and finish-painted
- Trim, baseboards, door frames, and doors refinished
An unused corner became a full laundry room.
The unit had no in-unit laundry. We carved new hookups into an unused corner — hot and cold supply, a 2-inch standpipe drain, a dedicated 240V/30A dryer circuit, a 120V/20A washer circuit, rigid metal dryer vent to the exterior, and a butcher-block countertop that spans both machines for folding space overhead.
Laundry Scope Delivered
- Hot and cold supply lines with shut-off valves
- 2-inch standpipe drain connected to existing stack
- Washing machine drain pan with tested connections
- Dedicated 240V/30A circuit for electric dryer (NEMA 14-30)
- Dedicated 120V/20A circuit for washer
- Rigid metal dryer vent to exterior with damper cap
- Butcher-block countertop, upper cabinets, hanging rod
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A 200-amp panel and three zones of ductless cooling.
The finishes are what people photograph. The infrastructure is what makes a 100-year-old building work for another generation. We replaced the panel to 200 amps with dedicated 240V circuits, coordinated shutdown with ComEd, and installed a three-zone ductless mini-split system with lineset covers and a condensate drain — all permitted and inspected.
Infrastructure Scope Delivered
- New 200-amp electrical panel with full circuit labeling
- Dedicated 240V circuits for range and dryer
- ComEd coordination, permits, and passed city inspection
- Three-zone ductless mini-split (outdoor condenser + indoor heads)
- Refrigerant linesets with weatherproof covers
- Condensate drain lines routed to exterior
- Dedicated mini-split electrical circuits and programmed thermostats
Every angle of the finished unit.
A closer look at the finish details — cabinetry profiles, counter edges, tile patterning, hardware selections, and the quiet millwork moves that tie the whole unit together.
Everything delivered in 30 days.
Consolidated from the signed contract — every line item completed, every permit pulled, every inspection passed. One-year workmanship warranty on all labor and installation.
Kitchen & Butler's Pantry
- Full demolition — cabinets, counters, backsplash, drop ceiling
- New drywall ceiling (~170–290 sq ft) with skim coat
- White shaker wall and base cabinets (~20 LF) with soft-close
- Custom built-in china cabinet with glass upper doors
- MSI Tier 1 quartz countertops (~25 sq ft)
- Moroccan encaustic-style tile backsplash (~30 sq ft)
- LVT flooring (~150 sq ft) with transition strips
- New sink, brass faucet, under-cabinet LED lighting
- Brass chandelier, designer pendant fixtures
Bathroom & Laundry
- Full bathroom gut — tub, tile, vanity, fixtures
- Tub-to-shower conversion with new valve and mixing valve
- Kerdi-equivalent waterproofing membrane
- Pink zellige-style wall tile (~60 sq ft)
- White hex mosaic floor tile (~40 sq ft)
- Frameless glass shower door, brass hardware
- Floating oak vanity, toilet, mirror, sconces
- Laundry hookups — 240V/30A, 120V/20A, 2" standpipe
- Rigid metal dryer vent to exterior with damper
Sunroom, HVAC & Panel
- Carpet removal, subfloor prep, LVT install (~100 sq ft)
- Beadboard wainscoting refinished
- Wall paint, trim, baseboards, doors repainted
- Bedroom ceiling water-stain patch and paint
- 200-amp electrical panel with full circuit labeling
- Dedicated 240V circuits for range and dryer
- ComEd coordination, permits, inspection
- 3-zone ductless mini-split (outdoor + indoor heads)
- Refrigerant linesets with weatherproof covers
Why Logan Square homeowners choose Assembly Squad
Wicker Park Whole Home — 1654 N Oakley
Complete $250K whole-home transformation featuring custom navy kitchen, master bath gut, and entertainment built-ins.
Flossmoor Home Remodel — Park Drive
Full home transformation with custom kitchen, luxury bathroom, walk-in shower, and checkerboard entrance tile.
Logan Square Kitchen — W Wellington Ave
Affordable Logan Square kitchen remodel with custom cabinets, stone countertops, and matching backsplash.
Questions we get about projects like this
How long does a whole-unit renovation in a Chicago three-flat take?
Industry-standard timelines for this scope run 7–9 weeks in the Chicago market. The Logan Square project shown here was delivered in 30 days — under half the typical timeline — through overlapping trades, pre-ordered materials, and daily on-site project management. Speed doesn't mean shortcuts: every line item in the original scope was delivered, permits pulled, inspections passed, one-year warranty in place.
What does a full gut renovation of a Chicago apartment cost?
A complete multi-room renovation including kitchen, bathroom, HVAC mini-split, 200-amp electrical panel, sunroom, and laundry hookups in a vintage three-flat runs approximately $104,000 for labor, materials, design, and project management. Exact pricing depends on finish selections and concealed-condition discoveries common in 100-year-old buildings.
Do you handle HVAC and electrical panel upgrades in vintage Chicago buildings?
Yes. Assembly Squad coordinates ductless mini-split installation, 200-amp panel upgrades with ComEd coordination, and all required permitting and inspections. All electrical work is performed by licensed electricians under our GC license #TGC098779.
Can you convert a bathtub to a walk-in shower in an older Chicago home?
Yes — tub-to-walk-in-shower conversion is one of our most-requested bathroom renovations. It requires drain reconfiguration, a properly sloped shower pan, full waterproofing (Kerdi or equivalent), wall and floor tile, and a new glass door. The Logan Square project shown here includes this conversion with pink zellige-style tile and hex floor.
What neighborhoods in Chicago do you work in?
Assembly Squad Remodeling serves Chicago and North Shore suburbs including Logan Square, Avondale, Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, Roscoe Village, West Loop, South Loop, Lakeview, and Winnetka, among others.
Planning a whole-home renovation in Chicago?
Visit our Lincoln Park design studio or schedule a consultation with the Assembly Squad design-build team. We'll walk your space, scope the work honestly, and show you what's possible.
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