A rendering has been revealed ahead of an upcoming community meeting for the residential proposal at 754 West Belden Avenue in Lincoln Park. The project was initially announced earlier this year and is set to replace an existing two-story residential structure and its adjacent parking lot, led by local nonprofit Over The Rainbow (OTR).
Site context map of 754 W Belden Ave via Google Maps
Site plan of 754 W Belden Ave by Weese Langley Weese
OTR focuses on providing safe, affordable, and accessible housing along with supportive services for adults with physical disabilities. The development would be a first for the 43rd Ward, joining Lakeview Landing at 835 West Addison Street in Lake View East. Plans are being drawn up by architecture firm Weese Langley Weese.
Floor plans of 754 W Belden Ave by Weese Langley Weese
The five-story structure would not include any on-site parking, with the ground floor occupied by a small lobby, office space, a shared laundry room, a community room with a patio, and the first few units. In total, there will be 30 fully accessible residential units made up of one-bedroom layouts, most of which will be considered affordable.
Elevation of 754 W Belden Ave by Weese Langley Weese
The building will feature barrier-free design, open floor plans, roll-in showers, large restroom turning radii, and automatic doors, among other features. The structure itself will be clad in a mix of multi-colored metal panels and cement panels. The 58-foot-tall building will now need to gain aldermanic approval prior to moving forward with the city; no timeline is currently known.
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This stretch could use some more density, so I’m all in favor of this one.
Replacing non residential building+parking lot with housing is a win!
It’s replacing an existing 8-unit residential bldg. But added density & deleting parking, still a win.
Definitely a win… but yeah, we need way more + taller buildings than that!
They are going to need to add a loading zone on Halsted, from the corner at least two car lengths going North. Thirty units of physically disabled people with no parking, they are going to be using mobile services more than normal. Otherwise vehicles are going to pile up on the cross walk.
Yes, I see the LZ on Beldon but that is on the wrong side for loading passengers and looks to be the alley access as well.
Disabled people use cars less frequently than any other demographic group, survey after survey, & study after study show this. A loading zone at this corner to replace the existing curb cut is a good thing to add, but not because the residents are more likely than anyone else to be using mobile services. The residents will also likely get a lot of use out of the many transit options in the area, since both bus routes within a block use fleets with chair lifts on all vehicles, & the Fullerton stop is fully accessible. Along with all of the stations on the Brown Line, & 78% of the stations on the Red Line.
“mobile services”
I interpreted this as Pace operated paratransit.
City needs accessible housing. The electric and water room doors look very odd for the Halsted sidewalk elevation. Like having blank exit doors on a priority elevation, shows bad architectural layout. Building could be a “C” quality or less depending on quality and color of masonry, concrete panels or metal panels. Also would like to see one or two more trees along Halsted.
Another charmless building in a charming neighborhood.
Great cause, but terrible architecture. Does not blend in, complement or have a dialog with the surrounding buildings.
Who remembers “We shall not be moved?” In the 60s and 70s this was a vacant lot with a big tree used by neighbors as a park. The neighbors opposed development there, and you can still find a faded sign painted on the brick of the adjacent building. The protest gave way when DePaul reduced the project’s density and made it affordable rental for people with disabilities. Glad to see a denser project—the current building is too small for its context.
Seriously what a sad so listen ugly design. We need to demand better from Architects and developers. Seriously keep Chicago beautiful.
“Mobile services” include taxicabs, ubers and paratransit vehicles for curbside transfer (as opposed to long walks to, and long waits at, bus stops). Don’t underestimate the need for loading areas.
This firm’s last project down the street from Wrigley turned out better than the renders so I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. Super glad to see this underused corner is getting some much needed affordable housing.
That’s great to know. What’s the address of that development in Wrigley?
Agree with you, not the prettiest building but somehow turned out much better than the rendering