Chicago Synagogue to Build up to 605 Apartments in Redevelopment

A Chicago synagogue is planning a major redevelopment project that could include up to 605 apartments, reports Madison Savedra in Block Club Chicago.

The team leading the project has submitted a zoning change request to allow them to build a 12-story complex that would include a new synagogue, commercial space, and housing, as well as a five-story apartment building across the street. “The apartment buildings would be subject to the city’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance, which dictates 20 percent of the apartments must be affordable if the site received a zoning change.”

The project allows the synagogue to accommodate its current congregation, which is too small for the existing 35,000-square-foot building, and build more community spaces such as social halls and classrooms.