Construction has begun on a new commercial plaza at 2812–2850 West 26th Street in Little Village. Located at the intersection with South Francisco Avenue and across the street from the Cook County Department of Corrections, the project will replace a vacant lot and a surface parking area.
Site plan of Savannah Square by Hirsch MPG
Rendering of Savannah Square by Hirsch MPG
The effort is being led by local developer Chavez Group, in collaboration with architecture firm Hirsch MPG. The plaza will consist of three buildings lining the street front and creating two new curb cuts. These will be surrounded by a 56-vehicle parking lot, which will also serve as the entrance to a drive-thru on the west end.
Rendering of Savannah Square by Hirsch MPG
To the east, a 7,500-square-foot restaurant space will be occupied by the first Chicago outpost of Ojos Locos Sports Cantina, a Texas-based Mexican sports bar chain with additional locations on the West Coast. The central building will contain 8,250 square feet of commercial space, divided into three storefronts.
Rendering of Savannah Square by Hirsch MPG
Rendering of Savannah Square by Hirsch MPG
Lastly, the west end of the site will feature a 3,150-square-foot retail space and a similarly sized drive-thru restaurant. While not architecturally significant, the project fills a long-vacant lot and shows interest in a neighborhood that is being wrongfully targeted. Dubbed Savannah Square, the development is expected to be completed in 2026.
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Anyone who has been there for jury duty knows they need more lunch places near the court.
I’m glad that the design puts the buildings up to the sidewalk instead of behind parking lots.
Indeed. This should be a bare minimum ordinance in the code.
But we’ve got to do better on our definition of a plaza. This is not a plaza and it totally does a disservice to all of the real plazas out there.
Man I Wish this was a multi level, mixed use project but still good infill nonetheless.
I wish they would work with the City on streetscaping in that area. There is no proposed landscaping between the buildings and the cars. There’s enough room to add a small parkway if they remove on-street parking, although they would need to find a new location for the meters (due to the sale of the meters…).