Mixed-use development proposed at 3208 W. Armitage

A mixed-use development is in the works at 3208 W. Armitage. Planned by Studio Oakley, the project site is a midblock site near the intersection of W. Armitage Ave and N. Kedzie Ave. The existing one-story commercial building and vacant lot will be cleared to allow for the new development. 

Designed as a five-story building reaching approximately 55 feet in height, the project would feature 38 residential units, 1,900 square feet of retail space, 10 car parking spaces, and 56 bike parking spaces. 

To meet ARO requirements, eight of the units will be set aside as affordable, representing 20% of the units. The developer is also planning to partner with the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) to offer an additional 10% of the units to individuals and families holding housing vouchers.  By accommodating residents earning 15-20% of the Area Median Income (AMI), this approach will deepen the level of affordability and enhance socio-economic diversity within both the building and the surrounding neighborhood.

On the building’s ground floor, the street frontage will consist of the residential lobby at the center, with the 1,900 square feet of retail space to the east of the lobby and a residential unit to the west of the lobby. The rest of the ground floor will have an additional residential unit and a bike room for residents.

On the upper floors, the typical residential floors will have 10 units per floor, and the fifth floor will have just six units as the building’s massing sets back from the street and sides of the building. The project’s unit mix will include six one-beds, 31 two-beds, and one three-bed unit. 

To allow for the scope of the project, the developer is seeking to rezone the site from B3-1 to B2-3. Approvals will be needed from 26th Ward Alderperson Fuentes, the Committee on Zoning, and City Council. A timeline for the project has not been announced.