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Sale of City-Owned Land for 27-Unit Missing Middle Infill Housing Project by Westside Community Group Inc.

  • When: 2025/06/18
  • Address: 1648 S Drake Ave, Chicago, IL
  • City: Chicago
  • State: IL
  • Category: City Properties
  • Subcategory: Property Sale
  • Asset Class: Multifamily
  • Property Type: Townhomes
  • Size (SF): 29989 SF
  • Size (Units): 27 Units
  • Size (Dollars): $4050000.00

The Chicago City Council approved the sale of eight vacant, city-owned parcels of land to Westside Community Group Inc. for a nominal sum of $8, as part of the ChiBlockBuilder Missing Middle Infill Housing Initiative. The project involves the construction of nine three-unit residential buildings, totaling 27 dwelling units, on these scattered sites in the North Lawndale Community Area. The specific addresses of the parcels include 1648, 1654, 1658 S Drake Ave and 1630, 1631, 1653, 1804, and 1810 S Trumbull Ave. The City is providing a conditional grant of $4,050,000 for site preparation and construction, contributing to the estimated total project cost of $6,486,488. The initiative aims to address neighborhood disinvestment and repopulate underbuilt areas by facilitating new home construction for owner-occupants. The project received waivers from the Open Space Impact Fee Ordinance and the Affordable Requirements Ordinance to encourage market-rate homeownership and investment. The properties are zoned RT-4 and were sold "as is", with the developer responsible for any necessary environmental remediation.

Source

Applicant - Westside Community Group Inc.


Jasmine Shaw

Ownership - Westside Community Group Inc.


Jasmine Shaw

Developer - Westside Community Group Inc.


Jasmine Shaw