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Rezoning from RM-5 Residential Multi-Unit District to B1-1 Neighborhood Shopping District Approved for 215 East 45th Street

  • When: 2025/06/18
  • Address: 215 East 45th Street, Chicago, Illinois
  • City: Chicago
  • State: Illinois
  • Category: Spot Rezoning
  • Subcategory: Commercial Rezoning
  • Asset Class: Commercial
  • Property Type: Retail
  • New Zoning: B1-1
  • New Zoning Description: Neighborhood Shopping District
  • Previous Zoning: RM-5
  • Previous Zoning Description: Residential Multi-Unit District

The City Council of Chicago approved an ordinance to rezone the property at 215 East 45th Street. The zoning was changed from RM-5 Residential Multi-Unit District to B1-1 Neighborhood Shopping District. The affected area is bounded by a line 50 feet south of and parallel to East 45th Street; the alley next east of and parallel to South Indiana Avenue, a line 96 feet south of and parallel to East 45th Street; and a line 113.63 feet east of and parallel to South Indiana Avenue. This reclassification allows for neighborhood retail and commercial uses in an area previously designated for multi-unit residential development.

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