A new construction permit has been issued for the upcoming residential development at 2709 W Touhy Avenue in West Ridge. Located on the corner with N Washtenaw Avenue, the new structure will be replacing a vacant lot that held a one-story commercial building until recently. Efforts for the project are being led by Stak Prime LLC.
Site plan of 2709 W Touhy Avenue by Axios Architects & Consultants
The project has been in development for over two-years now, having held multiple community meetings that led to some minor revisions. Local firm Axios Architects & Consultants has been working on the design. Though it sits on a prominent street, the new building will not contain any ground floor commercial space.
Ground floor plan of 2709 W Touhy Avenue by Axios Architects & Consultants
Residential floor plan of 2709 W Touhy Avenue by Axios Architects & Consultants
Instead, the four-story structure will be anchored by a 45-vehicle parking garage accessed through Touhy and Washtenaw. This will be joined by a small lobby and a handful of the overall units. In total, the building will contain 43 residential units made up of seven one-bedroom and 36 two-bedroom layouts. Nine of the units will also be considered affordable.
Elevations of 2709 W Touhy Avenue by Axios Architects & Consultants
The structure’s first floor will be clad in white brick, with the floors above clad in gray brick and wrapped hanging balconies. There will also be a small rooftop deck according to permits. Neither a budget nor construction timeline has been revealed. However, Chi Construction is listed as the general contractor.
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Another boring box with apartments that contain windowless bedrooms.
From what I can tell, the building has full alley access, so why would they go for a curb cut and parking access from Touhy?
Traffic flow/jams & no more EZ street parking were inadequately
addressed during development, despite citizens remarks. Can’t wait for the traffic/parking mess.
Well we should hope that most people who move in this building will utilize the walkable of this area.
Is this going to be a walk up or will there be an elevator?
Will there be laundry room or units in apartments?
Will there be dishwashers in units?
There will be an elevator. As for appliances, most new construction has them in each unit. There is no laundry room shown in the floor plan, so it is assumed there will be a washer/dryer in each apartment. But the developer will have more information on the units as the project moves forward.