Development is finally underway in the Six Corners area near Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood, bringing sighs of relief from residents.
Traffic passes through the Six Corners area at the intersection of North Milwaukee Avenue, West Irving Park Road and North Cicero Avenue on Aug. 10, 2022, in Chicago.
Amie Zander, managing director of Six Corners Association, stands outside the offices in the Six Corners area on Aug. 10, 2022, in Chicago. “There were no such senior living communities within 5 miles of our site,” Raymond said. “I’m not sure I’ve seen that in any other city I’ve worked in.” Completing the building will mark the end of a long process. Developer Clark Street Real Estate bought the site in 2014 for $10 million, but its original plans for 100,000 square feet of retail with about 270 rooftop parking spaces fell through.
The developers eventually won over groups such as Zander’s and new 45th Ward Ald. James Gardiner, who ousted Arena in 2019, partly by expanding the number of independent living units. Ryan also agreed to fulfill its obligations under Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance by reserving 10% of those apartments for affordable housing, with rents starting at $1,173, rather than simply paying a fee into a city housing fund. The new development will include a pedestrian plaza open to the public.
Mitch Goltz, principal and co-founder of GW Properties, said it’s unusual to see so much construction happening all at once on a few square blocks. But it’s also unusual to see major buildings and properties such as the old Peoples Gas and Sears sites, as well as Ryan’s Clarendale site, left open at the same time.The new construction is already attracting restaurants and shops such as the newly opened Hot Dog Box at 4020 N. Milwaukee Ave.
They planned to open several years ago, but when the pandemic hit financing dried up. They now expect to secure in the next few months a new loan, backed by a grant from the city’s Small Business Improvement Fund, which would fund the ground floor’s reconstruction into a coffee shop. In the meantime, Edrosa continues the small roasting operation, bringing his coffees to local community events to get the word out, and sometimes even makes a free cup of coffee for someone strolling by the shop.
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