LAKEVIEW — The Lakeview building housing Belmont Army Vintage and Ann Sather could be redeveloped into 11 stories of apartments under a new proposal.
Mavrek Development wants to redevelop the building at 925 W. Belmont Ave. into a 210-apartment building with ground-floor storefronts and a sleek, glass facade. Developers will present their plans to a few neighborhood groups 7:30 p.m. Monday during a meeting at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. Larger community meetings will happen after.
The proposal includes 10,000 square feet of retail space on its ground floor, according to a summary posted on Ald. Bennett Lawson’s (44th) website. The project will stretch from Ann Sather on the east to Belmont Army Vintage on the west.
Standing 120 feet, the proposed building would have a mix of 90 studios, with the remaining units comprised of one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, according to the plans. Forty-two of its apartments would be rented out at an affordable rate, a requirement for projects needing a rezoning.
The building, designed by Eckenhoff Saunders, would have outdoor space on its second and 11th floors as well as a dog run, gym and a lounge, renderings show. There would be 36 parking spaces, as the development’s proximity to the Red and Brown lines makes it eligible to have a reduced number of parking spaces. A bike parking room is also planned for the complex.
The building’s design features brick materials on the street-level facade but glass on the higher levels. It would replace a strip of two-story buildings containing shops and apartments.
It’s unclear if businesses like Ann Sather and Belmont Army Vintage will be able to remain in the newly built complex. The beloved restaurant Ann Sather debuted on Belmont Avenue in 1945. Belmont Army Vintage has called that stretch of Belmont Avenue home since 1975, and reopened recently following a fire in their building.
The project still needs approval from Lawson plus the city’s Zoning Committee and City Council.
Editor’s note: The location of the meeting was changed after this story initially published. It has been updated.
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