A permit issued by the city to a private property owner allows for the construction of a three-story, three-unit residential building at 1419 South Christiana Avenue in North Lawndale. The permit, which only waited in the Chicago Data Portal for 42 days from its application start date of August 27, comes with a reported cost of $500,000. It names Toro Construction Corporation of Orland Park as the general contractor, with Jose Pareja of JP Architects, Ltd in Palos Heights as the architect of record.
Site context of 1419 South Christiana Avenue, via Google Maps
Scant on details, the permit mentions only the floor and unit counts, plus the three surface parking spaces that will be added off the rear alley. The subject parcel is on a corner lot formed by Christiana Avenue and an east-west alley, so the parking will be easily accessible from the street. It is located directly across the street from Kipp Ascend Primary School.
One block south, the same trio of entities has three identical pending permits for more three-flat residences. All three permits show the same application start date of August 27, and are assigned to 1507, 1509, and 1511 South Christiana Avenue. it is not known if all four buildings will be erected simultaneously or in phases. Nor is it stated if the 12 new units will be available as rental apartments of for-sale condos.
1419 South Christiana (red) and 1507-1511 South Christina Avenue (blue) via Google Maps
Local transit options, via Google Maps
1419 South Christiana is located within three-block walks of north-south CTA bus service via Route 82 to the west along South Homan Avenue, and Route 52 to the east at South Kedzie Avenue. East-west #18 buses stops less than two blocks south along West 16th Street, and less than three blocks north at West Roosevelt Road. #52 Kedzie buses can be used to connect with Blue (to the north) and Pink (to the south) elevated trains.
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But why now? What’s the reason?
-Matt
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No, those don’t explain the collapse of residential housing markets on the west side in the last 30 years, nor the first signs of new investment. Until buyers are confident that property values will not fall in the area, they won’t invest in significant numbers. It’s all about property values and the investments, loans, and tax income that are based on those values.