J & P Contractors plan to redevelop a used car lot at 5828 N. Broadway into a five-story, 20 unit transit-oriented apartment building in Edgewater. At an August 3rd community meeting organized by 48th Ward Alderman Harry Osterman, the developer-builder shared the proposal.
An article in Urbanize Chicago states that the proposed 24,600 square foot building would rise 57 feet and replace the car lot currently on the site as well as a shed and small single-story office structure.
The plans include the following:
- Five story building
- 20 units
- Parking for 11 cars (7 inside the structure and 4 outside)
- Storage for 12 bicycles
- Roof will have a communal deck for residents
- Four floors will contain five units each (two 2-bedroom apartments with recessed balconies facing Broadway and three 1-bedroom apartments with individual hanging balconies at rear of building)
Monthly rents will start at $1,200 for 1-bedrooms and $2,000 for 2-bedrooms according to developer Joe Lyons.
The building was designed by SGW Architecture & Design and features:
- Brick facade on all sides
- Exterior planters facing Broadway
- Stone accents inspired by traditional Chicago buildings
- Sides of building facing 5828 N. Broadway will use two different colors of brick to create a grid pattern that mimics windows
A zoning change will be required changing it from B1-2 to B2-3 TOD. The project aims to qualify for reduced on-site parking under Chicago's Transit-oriented Development Ordinance because of how close it is to the Thorndale CTA Red Line station.
Four units will be set aside as affordable housing to comply with Chicago's Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO), which recently boosted the required units from 10 to 20 percent.
The developers hope to break ground on this project in mid-2022 and complete the apartments in the first half of 2023 if all approvals go forward as planned.