Foundation work has started for a new residential building at 453 West Briar Place in the Lake View neighborhood. The five-story, six-unit condominium project is being built by Chicago’s GVP Development. They got a foundation permit back in November 2023, before receiving permission to complete the project in May of last year.
Rendering of 453 West Briar Place, courtesy of SGW Architecture & Design
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
SGW Architecture & Design (formerly Sullivan Goulette & Wilson) is the architect behind 453 West Briar. They have included a parking garage with 12 spaces at the rear of the property, accessed from a curb cut on Briar Place; there is no alley behind the lot. A placard at the construction site highlights three-bedroom and five-bedroom floor plans will be available, along with the two indoor parking spaces per unit.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Photo by Daniel Schell
Site prep in November 2024. Photo by Daniel Schell
Buildings at 453 West Briar and 455 West Briar were previously demolished in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Both tear downs were handled by Precision Excavation.
Now-demolished 453 and 455 West Briar Place, via Google Street View
453 West Briar Place is located within a two-block walk west to CTA bus service via Route 36 at Broadway. Walking east one block towards Belmont Harbor leads to stops for Routes 134, 143, 151, and 156 at Sheridan Road. One block north of the there is access to the Route 77 bus, which can be used to connect with the Belmont Red/Brown/Purple Line elevated platform about three-quarters of a mile west.
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The design and size look to fit in nicely with the neighborhood. Well done.
Sad that the older houses came down, but finally some good architectural design. Can someone show the alderman to the south this quality? He’s letting in cheap junk.
Wondering if any of those units go for people who are disabled?
I don’t have specific information about that. Here is contact info for the developer, if you’d like to check with them: https://www.gvpdevelopment.com/