Updated renderings have been revealed for the conversion of the Diplomat Motel at 5230 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square as construction kicks off. Sitting on the corner with W Farragut Avenue, the iconic motel is one of many along the area’s motel row and is now set to become transitional housing. Efforts for the transformation are being led between the city and the Department of Public Health.
Further details have been revealed for the conversion of the Diplomat Motel at 5230 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. Sitting on the northern edge of the neighborhood, we covered its initial city approval into transitional housing mid-last year. The project is being developed between the city and the Department of Public Health, with Gensler working on its design.
The City of Chicago has announced plans to remodel and convert the Diplomat Motel at 5230 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Square. Located towards the northernmost edge of the neighborhood, the building has served as one of the few remaining motels in the city with a unique neon mural on its streetfront. Now the City Council has voted to approve the purchase of the property in order to convert it into stabilization housing in collaboration with the Department of Public Health.