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The City Council on Wednesday approved developer Hispanic Housing Development Corporation’s long-discussed plans for the site at Division Street and California Avenue: a 64-unit affordable housing complex with 2,500 square feet of commercial space, 19 parking spaces and 49 bike parking spaces.
The site at 1203 N. California Ave. has been vacant for several years. In 2018, Chicago-based developer City Pads and co-living startup Common pitched a co-living apartment complex geared toward millennials for the property, but that project was scrapped after the deal to buy the property fell through.
The nonprofit developer is planning 40 three-bedroom units, 15 two-bedroom units and nine one-bedroom units, according to a presentation from the Chicago Department of Planning and Development. Apartments will be affordable to households making between 30 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. A roof terrace with a garden is planned for the second floor.
