Plans have been revealed for a new residential development at 1759 North Cicero Avenue on the northwest edge of Austin. Located just south of the intersection with West Grand Avenue, the project would replace a former car scrapyard in a relatively industrial area just steps away from the Grand/Cicero Metra Station.
Site context map of 1759 N Cicero Ave via Google Maps
Efforts for the project are being led by a local developer under the name 1749 NCA LLC, who is working with local firm Barry Architecture on its design. The new five-story structure will be anchored by a small one-story podium which will span across the majority of the 18,300-square-foot site, hugging Cicero Avenue.
Floor plans of 1759 N Cicero Ave by Barry Architecture
Within this ground floor will be a small residential entrance, tenant storage space, and a 34-vehicle parking garage with entrances off both alleys to the north and west. The floors above will be set back from the side alley and will feature a total of 36 residential units. Of this total, eight will be considered affordable.
Elevations of 1759 N Cicero Ave by Barry Architecture
The units will be made up of 12 one-bedroom, 20 two-bedroom, and four three-bedroom layouts, ranging from around 700 to 1,390 square feet in size. The structure will feature cantilevered balconies and be clad in a unique red and gray panel exterior, with brick covering the lower level. The project has now submitted a zoning application in order to move forward.
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Oh gosh. Matt is right. They just don’t build anything outside Fulton Market. This project? Fake news.
But what’s the reason? What’s the question??
I don’t know what your square footage or FAR is, but Matt clearly lives rent-free in your attic.
See example below. ↓
I love a good parody but I fear we may have some schizophrenia in the comments.
“According to the Metropolitan Planning Council, between 2006 and 2024, just over 121,000 new homes were permitted (not built) across the city of Chicago. In a city of about 1.28 million housing units, that is fewer than 6,800 homes permitted per year. What’s most striking, though, is where these units were built. Sixty percent of the new homes were permitted in just five community areas of Chicago: the Near North Side, Near West Side, Loop, West Town and Near South Side. Furthermore, 45 of our 77 Chicago community areas received less than 500 new homes over the entire 18-year period.” Chicago Tribune, October 2, 2026.
Then we should criticize many of the systematic factors which make development more difficult in other areas of the city like how many banks are unwilling to give out financing for developments in much of the south and west side
Yes, we should. Banks are unwilling to lend because people won’t live in those areas. People won’t live in those areas because of the crime. The departure of those fleeing crime leads to declining property values. Declining property values reduce incentives to invest in property that will not hold its value. Property that will not hold its value leads to more departures and to declining neighborhood political power to fight against the crime that started it all.