A five-unit residential building permitted in winter of last year is under construction at 2821 North Orchard Street at the south edge of Lake View. The five-story with basement masonry building got its permit on February 29, 2024, 14 months after the application was filed on December 28, 2022. At the time of issuance, the permit cited a reported cost of $2.6 million.
Rendering and elevations of 2821 North Orchard Street by Hanna Architects
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
General contractor Alfa Chicago Inc has begun work on the third floor, with brickwork already surrounding the first two levels. The elevator building will include a rooftop deck with front and rear porches and terraces on the four upper floors. Lakeview Orchard LLC, registered to the same Belmont Avenue address as the general contractor, is the developer. Hanna Architects worked on the project’s design.
Floor plans of the basement (note the turntable) and first floor by Hanna Architects
While there is no plan in place to employ a full-time deejay, there will be a turntable in the basement level. It will be utilized to park cars in the five spaces included below grade, saving drivers from dings and dents while trying to turn around in the tight quarters. The garage will be accessed via a new curb cut on Orchard Street, as there is no alley behind the building. The previous residence also had a curb cut.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
From the rear. Photo by Daniel Schell
The 1895-built frame residence on the site was permitted for demolition on November 16, 2023. DS Construction Inc was named in that permit as the demo contractor. Lakeview Orchard LLC purchased the property in July 2023 for almost $1.3 million, according to real estate records. A September 2024 Google Street View image shows the site vacant and overgrown following the home’s razing.
2821 North Orchard, permitted for demolition in November 2023. Image via Google Street View
Site context via Google Maps
Residents of 2821 North Orchard will need only to walk to the south end of their block to access the CTA’s Route 76 buses on Diversey Parkway. Route 22 and 36 buses are available less than two blocks east where North Broadway and Clark Street intersect with Diversey. Route 8 buses make stops two blocks west on Halsted Street, and two blocks west of there is the Diversey Brown/Purple Line elevated platform.
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Props for shoehorning a multi-level elevator building, with interior parking and a bespoke turntable, on this compact site.
I really like this design. The contrasting trim gives it a nice flair.
The design is amateurish: something expected to see in a third world country.