The Chicago City Council has approved the residential development at 2821 N Orchard Street in Lake View East. Located just north of the intersection with W Diversey Parkway, the small project will replace an over 100-year-old three-story home slot in between a parking garage and a double-wide three-flat structure. The developer is quite unique in that it is the Estate of Kathy A. Poczatek and is working with local design firm Hanna Architects.
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Site map for 2821 N Orchard Street via Google Maps
The 4,065-square-foot lot will be mostly occupied by the six-floor, 60-foot-tall structure including a basement level. The basement will be occupied by a small parking garage with five vehicle spaces accessed from a street front ramp; it will also feature an 18-foot-wide turntable in order for the vehicles to exit the 30-foot-wide space. The building itself will be clad in dark ironspot brick, silver aluminum panels, and plenty of glass on the railings, windows, and frosted glass garage door.
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Plans of basement and first floor for 2821 N Orchard Street by Hanna Architects
Within the rest of the building will be five residential units made up of entirely three-bedroom layouts, with the first floor residence being slightly smaller at 1,820 square feet due to the ramp. The levels above will have a single 1,790-square-foot unit with a fireplace, 2.5 bathrooms, and a large outdoor balcony in both the back and facing the street. All residents will have access to a rooftop deck along with plenty of community amenities from gyms, multiple grocery stores, and entertainment options.
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Plans of floors 2-5 and rooftop deck for 2821 N Orchard Street by Hanna Architects
The developers who have owned the lot since 1991, had their application approved for the rezoning of the property from RM-5 Residential Multi-Unit District to that of B2-3 Neighborhood Mixed-Use District. Although currently no budget nor construction timeline has been announced, building permits have been applied and we can predict a roughly 12-month completion timeline once work begins.
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B2-3 should really be the default zoning of anything within a mile of the El or 1/2 a mile of a good bus line.