The Department of Planning and Development has revealed two competing designs for the 1.8-acre site at the southwest corner of W. Madison St and S. Hamlin Blvd. The site consists of a former grocery store and parking lot that were recently purchased by the City of Chicago, as well as privately owned commercial buildings. Submitted in response to a Department of Planning and Development Request for Qualifications, the proposals will be reviewed by a city evaluation committee that includes up to three community representatives.
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Garfield GatherCanopy / architecture + design and Brook Architecture
Garfield Gather - VIDEO
Developer: The Community Builders and West Side United
Architect: Canopy and Brook Architecture
Garfield GatherCanopy / architecture + design and Brook Architecture
The Garfield Gather development team is proposing to build a pair of mixed-use buildings separated by a one-story, 9,500-square-foot neighborhood grocery store and an 11,689-square-foot public plaza. The six-story eastern building would contain 69 affordable apartments with ancillary ground-floor retail space.
Garfield GatherCanopy / architecture + design and Brook Architecture
The five-story western building would contain 32 affordable apartments with ancillary ground-floor retail space. Fifty parking spaces would be available to residents, with an additional 17 spaces available to shoppers from a rooftop parking deck above the grocery store. The complex would primarily consist of concrete, cast-in-place construction with panelized exterior walls.
Garfield GatherCanopy / architecture + design and Brook Architecture
Completed over three phases, the total project cost is expected to be $86.4 million with over $20 million in city financial support proposed. The total 101 residential units will be split into 52 one-beds, 40 two-beds and 9 three-beds.
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WestgateValerio Dewalt Train and Latent Design
Westgate - VIDEO
Developer: Citizens Building a Better Community, East Lake Management, TruDelta and Project Forward
Architect: Valerio Dewalt Train and Latent Design
WestgateValerio Dewalt Train and Latent Design
The Westgate development team is proposing to build a trio of mixed-use buildings that include a 13,800-square-foot grocery store and cafe. The nine-story eastern building would contain 72 affordable apartments and a ground-level restaurant with 10,000 square feet of public space for outdoor dining or public uses.
WestgateValerio Dewalt Train and Latent Design
The four-story western building would contain 16 affordable townhomes. The two-story central building would include a roof deck, play space, workspaces, and a plaza. Forty-five parking spaces at the rear of the complex would be available to residents, with an additional 21 spaces available to shoppers.
WestgateValerio Dewalt Train and Latent Design
Expected to cost $78.1 million, the development would request over $20 million in city financial support. Planned to provide 88 units, the mix will consist of 34 one-beds, 35 two-beds, and 19 three-beds.
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The winning proposal is expected to be announced by the city this fall.
