Plans have been revealed for a residential development at 3102 North Western Avenue in West Lakeview. Located at the corner of West Barry Avenue near the Chicago River, the new proposal would replace two vacant residential buildings along with an empty lot. The project is being led by local resident Matt Ronan through an LLC.
Site context map of 3102 North Western Avenue via Google Maps
Site plan of 3102 North Western Avenue by MC & Associates
Details of the project were shared earlier this week by 47th Ward Alderman Matt Martin, allowing residents to provide feedback—including preferences for the brick color of the exterior. This input will be passed along to local architecture firm MC & Associates, which is leading the design of the five-story, 60-foot-tall building.
Floor plans of 3102 North Western Avenue by MC & Associates
The building will occupy most of the site, with some space left along the side alley for seven outdoor parking spaces. These will complement a small, five-space parking garage on the ground floor, which will also include a lobby, amenity space, and a few residential units. In total, the building will contain 26 two-bedroom apartments, each with a private balcony.
Exterior brick options for 3102 North Western Avenue by MC & Associates
Elevation of 3102 North Western Avenue by MC & Associates
Five of those units will be designated as affordable, and all residents will have access to a shared rooftop deck. The building will be clad in brick, with red, brown, or gray as possible color options. Currently, there is no estimated cost or timeline for the project; the developer must first secure aldermanic approval before proceeding to the city for review.
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West Lakeview?
100% this is North Center. Shouldn’t be any question.
BUT the Trib used to have an absurd neighborhood map that had significant parts of North Center (mainly west of Western) labeled as “West Lake View”. Was a prime source for stupid neighborhood designations by the media.
What? It’s not “100% North Center” at all…check the North Center neighborhood association map. This is actually one of the fringe areas that’s not fully connected to any neighborhood. But the Chicago Journal map (top hit on Google) calls it West Lakeview. Personally, I’d lump it into Avondale. The latest University of Chicago map places it in Avondale based on how residents define their own boundaries.
This project’s site is within the “North center” Communty Area, and has been ever since the first Communty Area map of Chicago was made by UofC’s Social Science Research Committee back in the 1920s.
If any other source says potherwise, disregard it.
The only neighborhood map recognized by the census bureau and other actual authorities is that of the 77 Community Areas, which includes no “West Lakeview”. For that matter it includes no “Roscoe Village”, which is what I think a lot of people would call Belmont and Western.
There’s only a Lakeview, North Center, and yes, Avondale. This site is indisputably in North Center, which runs from Ravenswood Ave/railroad on the east to the river on the west and Montrose on the north to Diversey on the south. Avondale is west of it across the river. Interestingly, that means the Lathrop Homes are both in North Center and Lincoln Park, depending on which side of Diversey.
*Far* West Lakeview, ha.
^Strange. I’ve been calling this area far northwest River North.
It’s too bad that the brick corner building will go, rather than the asphalt roll building north of the vacant lot. But you can only replace what you can buy.
I’m also dissapointed to see the vintage building get demolished rather than renovated or restored. It was probaby a nice little structure with an attractive turret once upon a time.
Will any of these buildings be available for low-income senior citizen I’m in need of one to get off the third floor walking for my health I would like to know I’m really looking for a apartment where I do not have to climb the stairs and I am on social Security and I work part-time