Mixed-use development proposed at 2600 N. Clark

A mixed-use development is being proposed at 2600 N. Clark. Located at the intersection of W. Wrightwood Ave and N. Clark St, the project is being planned by Big Shoulders Development LLC. The project site currently hosts a set of vacant one-story commercial buildings. 

Rising 80 feet tall, the new seven-story building would hold 66 residential units, split into 32 studios, 32 one-beds, and 2 two-beds. 20% of the units will be affordable at an average of 60% AMI to meet ARO requirements. On the ground floor, commercial space will front N. Clark St and W. Wrightwood Ave with the residential lobby at the north end of the building. Residents will have access to a bike room with 75 bike spaces and a ground floor parking garage accessed from W. Wrightwood Ave with 10 parking spaces.

The project would widen the sidewalk along N. Clark St, create a 17-foot setback at the corner to improve visibility, add more landscaping to N. Clark St and re-establish a loading zone on W. Wrightwood Ave. 

To allow for the project, the developer needs to rezone the site from B1-2 to B3-5. Approvals will be needed from local alderman Timmy Knudsen, the Committee on Zoning, and full City Council.