Further details and renderings emerge for 925 W. Belmont

Further details and renderings have emerged for a proposed mixed-use development at 925 W. Belmont. Planned by Mavrek Development, the project site is located just east of the Belmont CTA L station and would replace the building that holds Belmont Army Vintage and Ann Sathers among other small businesses.

Designed by Eckenhoff Saunders, the proposal would consist of an 11-story mixed-use development. The building’s massing began with maximizing the site’s footprint, then establishing setbacks on the sides and creating a central courtyard in the middle. The carved-out massing was then reallocated vertically, making the building taller. The facade will be a combination of smaller brick facades with the rest of the massing rising with a glass and metal window wall system.

Rising 120 feet tall, the mixed-use development would have 210 residential units, with a unit mix of 90 studios, 43 junior one-beds, 58 one-beds, and 19 two-beds. On the ground floor, the building would front W. Belmont Ave with 9,913 square feet of retail space and the residential entry will be accessed on the westernmost end of the street frontage. The ground floor will also include a bike room and 36 parking spaces in an unenclosed surface parking lot partially underneath the building.

On the second floor, residents will have access to a north-facing roof deck accessed via a lounge and test kitchen amenity space. The top floor will include more outdoor amenity space, an entertainment and resident lounge space, a fitness center, a business venter, and a dog run.

To meet affordability requirements 42 affordable units will be required, with the developer planning to have at least 15% of the required 20% on-site. To allow for the scope of the development, Mavrek is seeking a rezoning from B3-3 to B3-5. Approvals will be needed from Alderman Lawson, the Committee on Zoning, and City Council.