Please see below a timeline of our office’s community engagement and local news coverage on this project:
We are collecting feedback on this development – please read the description and/or the presentation linked below, and fill out our survey here.
Along with our community partners, we are reviewing a proposed real estate development at 925 W Belmont, designed to take advantage of our community’s Transit-Oriented Development zones. Situated just 200 feet from the Belmont transit stop, this proposal for a Planned Development includes an up-zone from B3-3 to B3-5. The development is planned to rise to 10 stories and encompass 200 dwelling units with 33 on-site parking spaces. This project also proposes a minimum of 30+ on-site affordable units via the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO). The design also includes 9,000+ square feet of ground-floor retail space.
The building is projected to reach an overall height of 109′-8″ and will feature a variety of materials including cool gray smooth and white plains velour bricks, raw concrete, dark grey aluminum, corten steel, and a paneling/composite material on the sides and rear to reduce glare. Additionally, an on-site dog run is included to cater to pet owners in the building.
This development is currently in its initial proposal stage and will undergo a thorough process of community engagement and feedback to ensure it meets the needs and expectations of the Lakeview residents. The high-density zoning is consistent with the area’s designation near public transit, aiming to provide a sustainable and convenient living environment. Your input and participation in the forthcoming discussions will be crucial to shaping the future of our neighborhood. Please look out on both on the 44th Ward website and our newsletter for upcoming community meetings on this matter. We look forward to collaborating with local neighborhood groups and community stakeholders as the process moves forward.
– August 6th Community Meeting Update: –
Thank you to the 100+ residents who attended the public meeting, both in-person and virtually. We appreciate the civil conversation and the opportunity to address several dozen audience-submitted questions. To underscore a few details that were brought up, while most buildings of this size typically have two loading zones, the development team is proposing four loading zones to accommodate the high traffic on Belmont and the anticipated rising future demand for food delivery, packages, and other drop-offs. New slides were also shared, showing how the building’s height interacts with projected shadows (see the ‘Public Meeting Presentation’ document below). Our office’s policy is also to limit TOD buildings to purchasing guest parking passes only, which we are able to monitor. Additionally, in response to community feedback, the developers are proposing glass that is 89% non-reflective, reducing glare significantly, with only 11% of sunlight reflected. This is in addition to reducing glass along the rear wall from encompassing 87% of the wall material, down to 45%. We also launched a second survey asking if and how residents’ opinions had changed from the first iteration of the development to the second. You can find that survey here.
Supporting Documents
- Public Meeting Presentation – 8/6/24
- Traffic Study Addendum – 7/31/24
- Traffic Study – 7/2/24
- 925 W. Belmont Site Plans – 5/20/24 Updated Proposal
- 925 W. Belmont Site Plans – 3/1/24 Original Proposal