A pair of three-story, three-unit buildings are at opposite ends of their development at 2469 and 2471 North Clybourn Avenue in Lincoln Park. Urbanscape Development LLC is erecting the two buildings, based on designs by architect of record Angelica Borromeo. We stopped by on a snowy morning last week to check on their progress.
Site context of 2469-71 North Clybourn Avenue, via Google Maps
2471 North Clybourn through the snow fall. 2469 will soon fill the space next door. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
The foundation for 2469 North Clybourn. Photo by Daniel Schell
2471 North Clybourn has topped out. The three-flat includes a basement, and was permitted for construction back on June 26, 2026. A revision permit came through in October to address “alterations to first floor and basement duplex only.” That seems to indicate these will be condos, with a duplex-down occupying the first floor and basement, and full-floor units on levels two and three. Plans call for a masonry garage at the rear of the property, without specifying the number of spaces to be included, and steel porches on the back of the residential structure. The permit states an estimated construction cost of an even one million dollars.
2469 North Clybourn received permission to build on November 12 of last year. Sitting on the north portion of the double-lot, it is in the foundation stage of construction. It’s permit details are the same as its next-door neighbor, right down to the unspecified number of garage spaces and cost estimate.
From the alley. There will be garages behind both buildings. Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
2471. The steel porches and connecting stairways haven’t been started yet. Photo by Daniel Schell
The six homes replace an empty lot that has been used as a side yard since two residential buildings were permitted for demolition back in November of 2014. As yet, there don’t seem to be real estate listings for the new condos.
2471 (left) and 2469 North Clybourn, demolished in 2014. Via Google Street View
2469-2471 North Clybourn Avenue lies on the western edge of the Lincoln Park Community Area. It is about three blocks away from CTA bus service via Routes 9, X9, and 74 at Fullerton and Ashland Avenues. The 74 bus can be used to connect with the Fullerton Red/Brown/Purple Line elevated platform one mile east. About three-quarters of a mile south is the Clybourn Metra station, and its access to UP-N and UP-NW trains. The Route 9 Ashland bus can be used as a Metra connection.
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Why so far back from the street? They want a front yard that bad??
Does seem quite far back, but there’s no real point for a backyard as it’s a multi-unit. Recessing it back sort of shields the buildings from hectic Clybourn.
The really ruined the facade with those chunky, clunky balconies. Just put it in the back babe
I’ll always be Team Front Balcony. I don’t want to look out over the alley.
I’d be with you if it wasn’t Clybourn.
See, I like watching traffic go by. The busier the better. I get frustrated when I can hear the traffic anyway, but can’t see it.
I would definitely prefer balconies over the rear, where I could have some privacy.
Front balconies would be nice on a really charming street full of shops where you can see pretty women walk by. But Clybourn? No thanks!