Rezoning submitted for development at 1055 W. Diversey

A zoning application has been submitted for a proposed residential development at 1055 W. Diversey. Planned by Contemporary Concepts Inc, the project site at the southeast corner of W. Diversey Pkwy and N. Seminary Ave is currently occupied by a former church building whose congregation is moving to a different location. 

Designed by Studio Dwell Architects, the new development would stand five stories tall with 24 residential units. The residential units will be split into one one-bed, nine two-beds, 13 three-beds, and one four-bedroom unit. While four units will be set aside as affordable, the market rate units will be priced at $3000/month for two-beds, $4,000-$4,200/month for three-beds, and $5,500/month for the four-bedroom unit.

Rising approximately 58 feet tall, the five-story building will be clad in brick with metal accent panels and a sawtooth brick pattern accent on the ground floor. The windows on the ground floor will feature limestone surrounds. 

The building’s residential entry will front N. Seminary Ave, with five residential units and a bike room for 7 bikes on the ground floor. A single accessible parking space will be accessible from the alley. Two of the ground floor residential units will have private terraces.

To allow for the development to move forward, the developer is seeking a rezoning from RT-4 to B2-3 as well as a set of zoning variations. With the introduction of the zoning application, the proposal will go before the Committee on Zoning and City Council. If approved, the construction period would last approximately a year and construction would be targeted for completion in Summer 2025.