The City of Chicago would purchase .7 acres of mostly vacant land near Throop and 59th streets to support mixed-use development in Englewood, under a proposal introduced to City Council today by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Consisting of six vacant lots and a one-story commercial building, the land would be combined with neighboring City property to create a five-acre development site for a future project that would be subject to a community-led solicitation process.

The site is identified in the “Englewood Agro-Eco District Land Use Plan,” adopted by Plan Commission in August 2024, to support food-related investments along the adjacent Englewood Nature Trail.

Acquisition costs are yet to be determined. The properties are owned by the Cook County Land Bank and a pair of private owners.

Environmental remediation work is underway on the adjacent City properties.

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