A three-flat residence permitted for construction on October 22 will fill part of a vacant parcel in the 1500 block of South Central Park Avenue in Lawndale. The permit for 1536 South Central Park, which came through with a reported cost of $400,000 after spending 97 days in the Chicago Data Portal, calls for a three-story building without a basement level.
A detached two-car garage and one surface parking space will provide one parking spot for each of the three new dwelling units. The permit does not specify frame or masonry construction for either structure. The vacant land spans the gap between 1530 and 1542 South Central Park, but as of now, there are no other pending permits to fill in more of the space.
Site context of 1536 South Central park Avenue, via Google Maps
GT Alternatives is named as the developer and general contractor, with Peter Sterniuk listed as the architect of record. They have teamed up often for small residential developments around Chicago, including a pair of recently completed masonry three-flats in the 4100 block of South Michigan Avenue.
4152 and 4156 South Michigan Avenue, recent GT Alternatives/Peter Sterniuk projects. Image via Redfin listing
Nearby transit options, via Google Maps
Residents of 1536 South Central Park Avenue will find stops for the CTA’s Route 82 at both end of the block, as well as for the #16 bus at the south end. A three-block walk south to West Ogden Avenue leads to Route 157 buses and the Central Park Pink Line elevated platform.
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I mean better than a vacant lot but it’s disgusting how cheap, narrow, lack of character these apartments that are being built. What’s with the lack of basement when it comes to developing on the south side? These developers really be giving less for people they think won’t appreciate or don’t deserve it.
I’m not sure that’s fair. A lack of basement also means no flooding. It can dramatically add to construction costs. I’m happy to see development in these neighborhoods. These are solid houses.
You already have to have a foundation and either you make it deeper or the building taller or both to dramatically add to livable i.e. salable/rentable space.
Chicago residential buildings have always been narrow due to the entire freaking city being made up of long skinny lots. It has been baked into the city’s DNA for ages now. Developers have no hand in that part of the equation.
Also, this project is going up in Lawndale, which is on the west side, not the south side
THOUSANDS of these could be built in Garfield Park, Austin, and Lawndale on land intended for them. What’s stopping building on those thousands of plots?