Selected Proposals
In January 2025, DPD announced the first five development proposals picked to advance through the Missing Middle initiative. Selected from 30 responses, the developers plan to construct 99 new homes valued at $40 million on five City-owned clusters of land in North Lawndale.
A community meeting to introduce the selected developers and proposed housing designs will be co-hosted by DPD and the 24th Ward office from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13th, at UCAN Chicago, 3605 W. Fillmore St. Pending community engagement and City review processes, construction could start this summer.
Proposals for Cluster B, a collection of eight City-owned lots, are still under review, and an announcement regarding those sites is anticipated for winter 2025.
To date, the selected developers are:
Cluster A
Total lots: 8
Proposed units: 23
Project breakdown: Two two-flats, five three-flats and one four-flat
Total cost: $6.4 million
Cluster C
Total lots: 8
Proposed units: 16
Project breakdown: Eight two-flats
Total cost: $5.6 million
Cluster D
Total lots: 8
Proposed units: 16
Project breakdown: Eight two-flats
Total cost: $5.9 million
Cluster E
Total lots: 5
Proposed units: 11
Project breakdown: Four two-flats, one three-flat
Total cost: $3.4 million
Cluster F
Total lots: 7
Proposed units: 33
Project breakdown: Five three-flats, two four-flats and one 10-flat
Total cost: $18 million