Subscribe to Block Club Chicago,В an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. That deal later fell through, Acosta said. In 2014, D+K Architects and zoning attorney Rolando Acosta submitted a zoning applicationВ to build a mixed-use building with commercial space on the first floor, four floors of residential with a green roof. This is not the first time the Chicago JoeвЂ™s site has been targeted for redevelopment. Appetizers were listed under the First Edition, burgers in the Burger Art Museum and the Final Edition section featured desserts. The menus were designed to look like the front page of an old Chicago Tribune. Credit: Alex Hernandez/ Block Club Chicago Chicago JoeвЂ™s at 2250 W. The restaurant was known for its burgers and friendly atmosphere. The restaurant shut down indefinitely in October 2020 because of statewide restrictions on indoor dining.ДЄ fixture in North Center since 1988, Chicago JoeвЂ™sВ founders Chuck Kowalski and Al Rompza opened the restaurant to celebrate the idea of a вЂњ regular Joe,вЂќВ incorporating vintage advertisements for the Chicago Daily News, seats from Comiskey Park and boxing gloves into the restaurantвЂ™s decor. 3 at the North Center senior campus for its residents, the majority of attendees indicated that they wished to see a restaurant or coffee shop serve as a social gathering space,вЂќ Martin said.Д¬hicago JoeвЂ™s owners put the building up for sale two years ago, saying they were ready to move on with their lives, realtor Nicholas Jakubco previously told Block Club. Notably, during a meeting our office hosted Aug. Such an establishment had been present at this intersection for decades. One of the reasons the plan won approval from neighbors and Martin was its inclusion of a commercial space for a restaurant, Martin said. In response to community calls for larger units, the number of two-bedrooms in the proposal was increased from five to 14, with 19 one-bedrooms - down from 30 - and six studios, Martin said. And a required loading berth will be located off of Oakley to limit the impact on the residential alley. The North Center Neighborhood Association and the North Center Chamber of Commerce also declined to support the initial proposal.ДЇor the new plan, to reduce the impact of the apartment buildingвЂ™s height on neighbors to the north, the top story of the apartment building will be setВ back 17 feet. But Martin wanted more affordable units and commercial space. It was to have duplexes on the ground floor and 16 parking spaces. Martin rejected the developerвЂ™s initial plans in April to build an upscale condo complex that would have included a 53-foot-tall building to replace the restaurant. This is the developerвЂ™s second proposal for the site. Landrosh Development President Patrick Landrosh declined to comment. The revised proposalвЂ™s вЂњemphasis on commercial spaceвЂќ fits into the wardвЂ™s Irving Park Visioning process and the Northcenter ChamberвЂ™s 2019 community plan, Martin said in a letter last week explaining his support of the project. The plan features 19 car parking spaces and 42 bicycle parking spaces. The building would have 39 apartments, with eight of the units designated affordable instead of the four required by the city. Developer Landrosh Development needs a zoning change for the parking lot so it matches that of the restaurant to build a five-story apartment building that features ground floor space for a restaurant. Irving Park Road property includes the closed Chicago JoeвЂ™s restaurant, six apartments and a parking lot across four city lots. NORTH CENTER - A developerвЂ™s revised plans to tear down Chicago JoeвЂ™s to build an apartment building now has the key approval of Ald.

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