City Council approves mixed-use development at 3352 W. Foster

The Chicago City Council has approved a mixed-use development at 3352 W. Foster. Located at the northeast corner of W. Foster Ave and N. Kimball Ave, the project site is currently occupied by a one-story commercial building. Planned by developer Murad Fazal and his business partners, the development will demolish the existing building to make way for the new construction.

Designed by MI Darwish Architect, the new construction will be five stories tall, holding 47 apartments and 5,145 square feet of retail space. The ground floor of the building will front W. Foster Ave with the divisible retail space while orienting the residential entry towards N. Kimball Ave. The back of the ground floor will have space for 22 cars and bike storage. 

Reaching 58 feet tall, the masonry building will have a unit mix of 3 studios, 32 one-beds, and 11 two-beds. Select units facing W. Foster Ave will get inset balconies.  

With City Council approval, the site will be rezoned from B1-1 to B3-3 to allow for the scope of the project. Now, the developer can proceed with permitting and construction. An official timeline has not been announced.