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200-Unit Lincoln Centre Project Gets Neighborhood Group Approval

By Paul Biasco | June 18, 2015 5:47am
 The Lincoln Centre development would include 200 apartment units.
The Lincoln Centre development would include 200 apartment units.
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Baker Development Corp.

LINCOLN PARK — A 200-unit apartment building proposed for Lincoln Avenue is one step closer to approval.

The proposed 107-foot-tall apartment building dubbed Lincoln Centre is a transit-oriented development, meaning it's not be required to include a parking space for every unit in the building.

This week Wrightwood Neighbors, the neighborhood group representing the area where the project is being proposed, voted in favor of the proposal.

The group sent a letter to Ald. Michele Smith (43rd) voicing their support for the development, which will require a zoning change.

Smith said she is still receiving other neighborhood comments to gain a full perspective on the revised proposal and no approval has been given from her office.

The developer of the project, Warren Baker, hopes the apartment building and ground-floor retail will revitalize the stretch of Lincoln Avenue.

The project would be built on the site of current condominiums on Lincoln Avenue just southeast of Sheffield Avenue.

The current building, 2518-2540 N. Lincoln Ave., is recognizable from the Red and Brown Lines for its tennis courts.


The new proposed Lincoln Centre development. [Baker Development Corp.]

The developer presented the project during a community meeting late last month and the plan was generally accepted by those in attendance.

The new Lincoln Centre proposal features 25 fewer units than the first development that Baker proposed more than a year ago and 50 fewer parking spaces.

The total number of parking spaces is 138 in a three-story parking structure. Those spaces would be split between residents of the building and commercial businesses along Lincoln.

The developer is aiming to attract millennials, young 30-somethings and empty nesters who aren't reliant on owning a vehicle.

Studio apartments in the building would start at about $1,600 per month and the penthouse would rent for about $6,000 per month, according to the developer.

Now that the neighborhood group has endorsed the plan, it's up to Ald. Smith to bring it forward to the city zoning board and eventually City Council to approve the rezoning.

If all goes smoothly, the building could be complete by the second quarter of 2017.


The commercial portion of the project hopes to attract a restaurant. [Baker Development Corp.]

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