Foundation work is underway on Lawrence Gateway, a residential development at 2923 West Lawrence Avenue in Albany Park’s Ravenswood Manor neighborhood. Located on the first block of Lawrence west of the Chicago River, the project sits just east of Manor Avenue and across from the River Trail Path, which is itself under construction.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
The permit to build came through on September 24 with a reported cost of $18 million. It calls for a five-story, 40-unit building designed by Wight & Company. On December 22, a revision was issued to add one more unit. The building will now have 34 standard units and seven efficiency units, with storage for 40 bicycles plus two large retail spaces on the ground floor. A surface lot on the building’s west side will have 19 parking spaces. The apartments will consist of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 511 to 1,047 square feet. Eight units are designated as affordable apartments. LG Group is the general contractor.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Rendering of Lawrence Gateway by Wight & Company
Rendering of Lawrence Gateway by Wight & Company
An additional permit issued on November 22 designated a change in ownership to Manor on the River LLC, perhaps a nod to nearby Manor Avenue. However, the change appears to be in name only, as the permit cites the same address next to the construction site as the owner’s location. MAS Ventures is the project’s developer.
Site context map of 2923 West Lawrence Avenue by Wight & Company
Site plan of 2923 West Lawrence Avenue by Wight & Company
First floor plan for Lawrence Gateway by Wight & Company
Second floor plan for Lawrence Gateway by Wight & Company
Top floor plan for Lawrence Gateway by Wight & Company
Tenants of Lawrence Gateway will reside within a block of CTA transit via the #81 Lawrence bus at Lawrence and Sacramento Avenues. A three-block walk south on Manor Avenue leads to the Francisco Brown Line platform. For north-south bus travel, Route 49 and X49 buses stop three-quarters of a mile east at Western Avenue.
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First step before the brown line extension/connection to blue line
Followed by the direct O’hare to Midway Silver Line and the downtown Connector Initiative.
Which will hopefully open sometime early next century.
IF we’re lucky.
Though, Im not too sure what this project has to do with a potential Brown Line extension, consdering the site is only a 2 block walk to the 118 year old Francisco stop on the Brown Line.
The rendering looks nice.I like the striped panneling