Albany Park residents will get their first look Wednesday night at a proposal to convert the Lawrence-Kedzie Self Storage building, 3215 W. Lawrence Ave., into 27 apartments and ground-floor retail.
The developer and architects will present information on the building’s design, mix of units and potential commercial tenants at a community forum hosted by Ald. Deborah Mell (33rd), 6:30-8 p.m. at Hibbard Elementary, 3244 W. Ainslie St.
Questions regarding anticipated rents are likely to be raised at the meeting.
Though Albany Park has historically served as a gateway for immigrants, in recent years, rising rents and gentrification have become a growing concern, with the neighborhood becoming less and less affordable for lower income and working-class families.
“I think it would be a big loss for the city for Albany Park to go the way of Wicker Park,” Mell said in a 2017 interview.
In advance of the meeting, Mell’s chief of staff, Jason Hernandez, has stated that 15 percent of the units will be affordable.
