Details have been revealed for a new affordable planned development at 3037 W Grand Avenue in Humboldt Park. Located on the eastern edge of the neighborhood on the intersection with N Sacramento Avenue, the multi-phase proposal would replace the current home of Stone City. Efforts for this are being led by local developer Aspen Ventures.
Site plan of 3037 W Grand Avenue by DXU Architects
Designed by DXU Architects, the proposal splits the nearly 86,000 square-foot site into three phases, each with its own new building containing 281 affordable residential units in total. The first of these would rise along Grand as it angles northwest, it would also be the shortest at eight stories and 108-feet in height.
Site plan of 3037 W Grand Avenue by DXU Architects
Floor plan of 3037 W Grand Avenue by DXU Architects
The overall project would include a new internal road that connects to all three of the buildings, with the first phase including part of it in order to connect to the 44-vehicle parking garage within its first floor. While most of this level will be the garage, the building will keep an active street front with an inset sidewalk, new trees, and liner units.
Floor plan of 3037 W Grand Avenue by DXU Architects
Rendering of 3037 W Grand Avenue by DXU Architects
The floors above will feature various setbacks and 109 units made up of one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom units. While select units will have balconies, all will have access to multiple terraces, a shared rooftop, as well as a fitness room, community room, lounge, and other amenities.
Rendering of 3037 W Grand Avenue by DXU Architects
Phasing of 3037 W Grand Avenue by DXU Architects
The planned development also shows two taller towers with smaller footprints split into their own phase of construction. While not much was revealed for these, phase two applied to build up to 108 units and phase three for 111 units, however they may build less similar to phase one. Both would include a small ground floor parking garage, and potentially some retail.
Rendering of 3037 W Grand Avenue by DXU Architects
Rendering of 3037 W Grand Avenue by DXU Architects
The completed proposal would contrast most of the surrounding low slung commercial and residential buildings, bringing density to the changing neighborhood. Currently an overall cost nor timeline are known, but a zoning application has now been submitted with the developer already applying for various sources of funding.
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Now is the time to start proactively up-zoning single family zoning to RT-4 on the west side. Gentrification is coming over the next 20 years. It’s entirely up to us how much displacement that causes and how much property tax it brings in…
Love it. West side has so much potential. The higher the density, the less the displacement.
Metra needs an infill station for Humboldt Park. This would help bring investment while bringing better transportation for the existing residents. It will be hard to support this level of density around the neighborhood with busses alone.
Not unless bus lines get upgraded to proper bus rapid transit with dedicated lanes that are concrete protected. This needs to happen within Chicago anyway, the buses carry as many people per year as the L lines do.
Run CTA short-distance trains like the old doodle-bugs on Metra tracks. A privately-held operator would do more innovative things.
Encouraged by the proposed increase in residential density, though not convinced by the overall master plan. Why couldn’t the existing Stone City building be incorporated into the scheme? This would provide desirable industrial loft live/work spaces and would be an appropriate adaptive reuse of an existing resource. Would be a much more urban and interesting development.