Property record

1242 West 42nd Street, Chicago

Industrial in Chicago, Illinois. It covers 63,859 square feet on the ground.

This building

1242 West 42nd Street, Chicago. Industrial in Chicago, Illinois. Property ID sp4r8bgfq69edfh.

Facts about 1242 West 42nd Street, Chicago
Fact	Value	Source
Address	1242 West 42nd Street, Chicago, IL 60609	USA Structures
Building type	Industrial	USA Structures and SkyPSI estimator
Place name	Lakeshore Recycling Systems	Overture Maps places
Place type	recycling center	Overture Maps places
Footprint	63,859 square feet	USA Structures
Perimeter	1,117.92 feet	USA Structures
Height	20.18 feet	USA Structures
Stories	1 story	USA Structures
Exterior wall area	22,556 square feet	SkyPSI estimator
Parcel number	20051060030000	County and state public records
Land use	638 Commercial/Industrial Remediation Incentive	County and state public records

Whole-building ranges from the SkyPSI estimator, calibrated October 2, 2026. Grade C: modelled from the Texas calibration. What the grades mean.

Exterior soft wash from a boom lift, whole building
Service	Low	Most likely	High
Facade wash, conventional access	$3,500	$6,500	$10,500

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County and state public records: Situs addresses, parcel numbers, land use, year built and floor counts from county appraisal districts and state open data.
USA Structures: Building footprints, heights and occupancy from FEMA's USA Structures.
Overture Maps places: Business and place names from the Overture Maps places theme.
SkyPSI estimator: SkyPSI's own price model, calibrated rates and building-class rules.

Cost ranges come from the SkyPSI estimator, calibrated October 2, 2026. How a SkyEstimate is built.

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Sources: County and state public records, USA Structures, Overture Maps places, SkyPSI estimator.

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