Proposal Rejected For Lincoln Park Development

CHICAGO, IL — A proposal for a development in the city's Wrightwood Neighbors area has been denied, according to Ald. Michele Smith (43rd). Developers were seeking approval for a four-story mixed-use building at 2658 – 2670 North Lincoln Avenue. The development would include 36 apartments, 19 parking stalls and 2,240 square feet of ground-level parking space on the site of the Lincoln Park Gas Station, according to the community proposal.

This is the second time the Tempus Properties proposal for the site has been turned down — a former proposal was denied in 2017. The company has since lowered the number of apartments and parking spaces, but Smith said there were still zoning issues with the new proposal.

"Given this proposal falls within a transit-served location, it allows for reduced parking under Transit Oriented Development guidelines, and given the proposed development would merge two parcels into a single structure, they seek a zoning change from the current B3-2 designation to a B3-3 designation," the 43rd Ward posted.

The proposal also calls for residential duplex units on Seminary Street.

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