Updated details have been revealed for the residential development at 3819 N Kedzie Avenue in Irving Park. Located near the intersection with W Byron Street, the project was initially revealed earlier this year with a different exterior design. Local developer Base 3 Real Estate is leading the project with Red Architects as the designer, the same team behind 750 W North Avenue.
Site context map of 3819 N Kedzie Avenue via Google Maps
Previous (left) – Current (right) rendering of 3819 N Kedzie Avenue by Red Architects
The new plans were presented to the community during an outreach meeting recently by the Alderman. While the previous design utilized dark gray brick and inset balconies to break up the massing, the updated exterior will be clad in red brick with a much flatter facade, creating some visual interest with brick patterns and corner balconies.
Floor plans of 3819 N Kedzie Avenue by Red Architects
The project will be replacing a row of one-story commercial buildings, but will not include any ground-floor retail space itself. Instead it will hold a couple of units as well as 28 vehicle parking spaces within a garage in the rear. Overall the building will contain 50 residential units made up of studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts, of which 10 will be affordable.
Elevation of 3819 N Kedzie Avenue by Red Architects
Elevation of 3819 N Kedzie Avenue by Red Architects
Market rate rents for the apartments will range from $1,375 to $2,640 per month. Like many projects these days, it will utilize interior bedrooms with borrowed light. However, there will be a shared rooftop deck at the top of the five-story structure. The project will need to gain full city approval, with construction set to begin this fall and be completed in 2027.
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They really need to take a second shot at that facade, it looks incredibly flat and plain
Indeed, even just bringing that stone around the front door up 1-2 levels would greatly help the visual interest and proportions of massing.
UGH, another boring brick box with little details. The original was better – the new looks like public housing projects built in the 50’s. Can’t we use other materials other than brick?
I was just in Seattle and the variety and quality in construction far beats anything being built in Chicago. Chicago is nothing but boring glass and brick boxes.
Overall I prefer the new version over the old (I’m so effing tired of that dark brick everyone uses) but it needs a little more detailing. Does give off 1950s public housing vibes. Maybe a cornice?
I kinda dig it. The 50s is not my favorite architectural period and I agree it’s a little flat but it has a certain warehouse aesthetic to it. This stretch of road could not be more hideous anyway and it’s far better than anything there — but it’s not like they’re placing this on Belden Avenue in Lincoln Park where it would be a crime against humanity.
Of course, almost everything looks better with a cornice.
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Please include the retail space that it’s replacing… there’s gonna be plenty of new customers right above!
Needs more parking! The post office already makes parking nearby terrible.
I am a 30 years resident of the ward and am personally oppossed to this development; the area is already congested by heavy traffic. The neighborhood needs to attract single family homes not monster buildings like the one proposed.
How is that a “monster” building it’s like 5 floors and why would you want to live in a single family home on a main roadway with tons of noise and pollution? AND don’t you want your neighborhood to stay affordable? You need housing units for that