Developer pitches 22-apartment TOD in North Center

In North Center, developer Campbell Street Asset Management is seeking a zoning change to construct a four-story, 22-unit transit-oriented development (TOD) at 2046 W. Irving Park Road. If approved, the project would replace a vacant residence along the busy commercial corridor. 

Designed by SPACE Architects + Planners, the proposed building features a mostly masonry facade with a limestone base and balconies fronting Irving Park Road. Because the project qualifies as a TOD, it includes reduced on-site parking for just 13 cars (seven within a ground-floor garage and six out back), EV charging stations, and storage for 24 bicycles.

According to a recent email from the office of Ald. Matt Martin (47th), the proposed unit mix calls for three studios renting for $1,440, 15 one-bedroom apartments starting at $1,900, three two-bedrooms for $2,800, and a single 3-bedroom unit going for $3,425. Four of the apartments will be set aside as affordable housing, which is twice the 10 percent currently required by the current city ordinance. 

The 47th Ward’s Zoning Advisory Council is scheduled to review the project at its July meeting and Martin will take the group's recommendation under consideration when making his own decision to support—or deny—the developer's requested zoning change from B1-1 to B2-3. 

The proposal for 2046 W. Irving Park isn't the only North Center development in the works from Campbell Street and SPACE. Just across the street, the companies have teamed up to replace the strip mall and parking lot at 2035 W. Irving Park with a five-story mixed-use building containing 44 rental units.