The city has issued a pair of new construction permits to develop two three-story, three-unit residential buildings at 6220 and 6222 South Martin Luther King Drive in Washington Park. The permits came through on January 24 and January 27 respectively, and they are identical.
Site context map of 6220-22 SOuth King Drive via Google Maps
Kathryn Shahbaz O’Brien is named as the architect of record, and Halo Masonry & Construction of Glenview, IL is listed as the general contractor. Few details about the buildings are included in the Chicago Data Portal. We know these will be built on slabs (no basements) and there will be off-street parking pads, but the number of spaces isn’t mentioned. The estimated construction cost for each building is $450,000.
6218 South Martin Luther King Drive, circa 2011, via Google Street View
The homes replace a vacant lot that has been empty since an emergency wreck & remove permit was issued in February of 2013 for the three-story multi-unit residence at 6218 South King Drive.
Nearby transit options, via Google Maps
6220-22 South King Drive is located less than a block north of the King Drive Green Line elevated platform. Bus service is available via Routes 3 and 63 at King Drive and 63rd Street, where the L platform stands.
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It’s interesting to see improvements in that block since the building was demolished. A lot fewer boarded up windows.
This is DEEP in the trenches.
Not that deep. It’s just a few blocks from the University.
A new construction building sold for $849k last month about 2 blocks away. This area is definitely headed toward economic change.