Details have been revealed for a mixed-use development at 5600 N Winthrop Avenue in Edgewater. Located on the intersection with W Bryn Mawr Avenue, the site is currently occupied by three one-story commercial buildings right next to the Bryn Mawr CTA Red Line Station. The project is being led by Norridge-based developer Harlem Irving Companies.
Site plan of 5600 N Winthrop Avenue by OKW Architects
Elevation of 5600 N Winthrop Avenue by OKW Architects
Earlier this week the development received a variance approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals, which is when we got a first look at the plans. Designed by OKW Architects, the new structure will rise six stories and over 70 feet in height. The L-shaped structure will contain a 29-vehicle parking lot partially covered by one of the sides of the building.
Floor plan of 5600 N Winthrop Avenue by OKW Architects
Floor plan of 5600 N Winthrop Avenue by OKW Architects
The rest of the ground floor will be a residential lobby accessed from Winthrop and over 5,000 square feet of divisible retail space along Bryn Mawr and around the main street corner. Above this will be 94 residential units made up of 25 studios, 58 one-bedrooms, and 11 two-bedroom layouts, ranging from 500 to just over 1,200 square feet in size.
Elevation of 5600 N Winthrop Avenue by OKW Architects
Elevation of 5600 N Winthrop Avenue by OKW Architects
The total amount of affordable units at the moment is unknown, and residents will not have access to a rooftop. The building will be clad mostly in face brick with stone coping, metal rainscreens, decorative frames, and metal panel accents. With its variances having been approved, the developer can now pull permits for construction, though a timeline is unknown.
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1 story to 6, right next to the red line. We need this all over the city!! More important than building luxury skyscrapers downtown IMO
And 56 units were permitted yesterday at 1101 West Berwyn, right next to the Berwyn Red Line platform.
Couldn’t agree more. And being this close to the red line it should have zero parking and replace that lot with some green courtyard or something nicer.
Couldn’t agree more
Totally agree, my friend! 😁🐟
Yes, please. Studio apt.seeking renter here.
There is a dimension beyond those known to man. It is as vast as space and as immeasurable as infinity. On this strange ground between light and shadow, alien architects render black-and-white buildings in an out-of-focus, 1950s-photographic style. It’s a realm that could be called….the Twilight Zone. 🙂
Thankfully this is replacing some very non-descript structures on that block. This sections of Bryn Mawr has a variety of interesting vintage structures. Some are well maintained. Others need some love.
Love the density! More of these near transit stations across the city, please.