Demolition permits have been issued for a single-story masonry commercial building located at 1701 E 75th Street in South Shore. Owned by M&M Realty, the former car wash has been unoccupied since 2016. It is unclear what the agency plans to have replace the structure, though the lot is zoned for C1-2 Neighborhood Commercial District, which allows for a wide array of retail types, with apartments permitted above. The designation also allows for a floor area ratio of 2.2, whereby any new construction may have the square footage of up to 2.2 times of the lot itself.
1701 E 75th Street, via Google Maps
Nearby bus transit includes east and westbound stops for Route 75 located at the adjacent 75th Street & East End intersection. Other nearby routes include north and southbound bus stops for Route 28, a three-minute walk west. Lastly, stops for Routes 5 and 95 can be found via a seven-minute walk east to 75th Street & Jeffery. CTA L service, meanwhile, can be found for the Red Line at 69th station, a 52-minute walk northwest. Closer rail access includes the Metra’s 75th Street (Grand Crossing) station via a 13-minute walk west.
Future tenants of any replacement development will also have access to the 10.3-acre Rosenblum Park within a four-minute walk east.
Mercury Construction and Demolition is the wrecking contractor for the site, whose additional timeline details have yet to be revealed.
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A 52 minute walk to the Red Line? Possible typo?
Hi Michael, it is actually a 52-minute walk indicated by Google Maps, so we included info for additional Metra access as well