Updated plans have been revealed for the upcoming mixed-use development known as Lawndale Redefined at 3400 West Ogden Avenue. Located on the corner with South Homan Avenue near Douglas Park, the upcoming project has filed a zoning application for the long-term vacant lot it plans to replace.
Former (left) – current (right) renderings of Lawndale Redefined by Wight & Company
Led by local developer 548 Development, the proposal has been in the works for over five years, having been one of the original winners of the city’s Invest South/West initiative. Since then, the team has been working with design firm Wight & Company to tweak the project, downscaling its commercial footprint, removing the community center, and simplifying the exterior.
Site plan of Lawndale Redefined by Wight & Company
The current plans will still rise six stories in height, including an angular first-floor podium containing 8,900 square feet of divisible commercial space. Said retail will connect to a large public plaza and green space that will no longer include a secondary pop-up retail space or monumental stairs. Behind the building will be a 15-space parking lot as well.
Floor plans of Lawndale Redefined by Wight & Company
The rest of the low-rise above will still hold 59 residential units, of which 48 will be affordable while the rest are market rate. Units will be made up of 10 one-bedroom, 14 two-bedroom, 30 three-bedroom, and five four-bedroom layouts. The exterior will now be clad in a mix of brick on the lower levels and white panels on the upper levels.
Elevations of Lawndale Redefined by Wight & Company
While an updated cost is unknown, the project originally came with a $31.4 million price tag back in 2021. The project will now need to gain approval from the city prior to moving forward, along with fully securing funding. No timeline has been revealed.
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So many affordable developments recently, lets bankroll some Unaffordable developments mix it up a little.
See the other article from today.
Not sure what you mean, the vast majority of developments are market rate buildings.
59 units. 48 will be affordable
11 will be market rate! Oh wow, I bet people will be clamoring for those 11 market rate units, how lucky one should be to pay more than your neighbors for the exact same space in such an exciting part of town.
And why are these developers trying to be so cute with the design. Build the property flush with the sidewalk, forget about that plaza.
The 48 units will be income restricted. That doesn’t mean the rent of the other units are guaranteed to be higher than any other new construction in the area (& there has been quite a few of new construction 3 flats in the area as of late).
What’s wrong with the plaza? As long as it’s not a surface parking lot disguised as a plaza. Residents need outdoor space and it’s really nice to have right near one’s building.
Since you’re so money-savvy, let’s look at some bigger-picture things that stretch far beyond the conservative mind squabbling over gas prices.
A single murder costs the City of Chicago between $441,000 and $1.6 million in direct tangible costs, and between $5 million and $9.7 million in total social costs. (Team 9054 | Modeling The Future Challenge 2022)
The University of Chicago’s Crime Lab says gun violence costs the city $2.5 billion annually. In 2025, an 11-murder reduction from 2024 (lowball) saved the city $40 million in societal costs. This number is also the lowest the 11th Police District has experienced since 1965. This project, if it can help continue that trend, easily pays for itself under a decade. If Lawndale can get that number under 10 (zero is the obvious goal), that’s easily $200 million a year not being set ablaze.
Drew, thank you, as always, for the specious reasoning. You assume a correlation for which you provide no evidence. Couldn’t Tupper just as easily say that if there is going to be a murder in that complex it will be in the plaza…thus it should be eliminated and will save the city potentially millions? What if there is a correlation between providing affordable housing and crime? There certainly was for low income housing. You just pull wild ideas out of thin air. I wish I were as confident about any one thing as you seem to be about everything.
It’s called blight. Look it up.
A well-documented subject at several universities across the Chicago region, which I am sure would be happy to share their vast knowledge. Or just use Google.
Your track history on sophisticated topics is severely inadequate, though.