The Chicago Plan Commission has approved a new mixed-use affordable development at 3415 West Jackson Boulevard in East Garfield Park. Located at the intersection of South Homan Avenue and West 5th Avenue, the proposal aims to develop a large, vacant, wedge-shaped lot near Garfield Park.
A prefabricated modular single-family residence was been permitted for construction on June 9th for 3537 West Flournoy Street in East Garfield Park. Inherent L3C is the recipient of the permit and Leigh Heusdens of Nine 4 Nine Design is named as architect of record. The permit comes with a reported construction cost of $380,000.
It’s a renovation/alteration permit, but a permit nonetheless has been issued to build a three-story, three-unit residence at 3111 West Polk Street in East Garfield Park. The permit was applied for on April 23 by property owner Oscar Renteria, and was issued on May 28. It comes with a reported construction cost of $300,000.
Two demolition permits were issued by the City of Chicago to allow BandWith Chicago to remove remnants of the former Loyal Casket Company from their new location. Assigned as 134 South California Avenue and issued on May 22, the permits address a metal building and a loading dock at the south end of the property, which extends from Wilcox Street south to Adams Street. Alpine Demolition Services is named as the contractor, at a reported combined cost of $32,000. The two demolitions will pave the way for BandWith’s outdoor gathering space and parking lot.
Plans for the next phase of the affordable project dubbed Harvest Homes are moving forward as a zoning application has been applied for. Harvest Homes II Apartments is located at 3456 W 5th Avenue on the corner with S Homan Avenue within East Garfield Park, sitting just east of the project’s multi-building first phase completed in 2017.
