40 Apartments, Including Rental Townhomes, Pitched For Vacant Logan Square Lot 8%
By Ariel Parrella-Aureli0%
7/14/2026, 8:36:41 PM
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LOGAN SQUARE — A mixed-use development is being proposed for a vacant lot on the border of Logan Square and Avondale, and neighbors got a first look at the plans on Monday.
Developers with Studio Oakley , a Chicago real estate and development firm, are proposing a five-story building with 40 apartments and ground-floor retail for 2758 N.
Mozart St., at the corner of Mozart Street and Diversey Avenue.
The proposal was presented during a Monday virtual community meeting hosted by the 1st Ward Office.
Nearly 50 neighbors attended, with some voicing concerns over parking, increased traffic congestion and whether the project could set a precedent for taller buildings and denser residential zoning changes in the area.
The project would have two commercial spaces and four duplex single-family rowhomes on the ground floor, with private entrances on Mozart.
It would also have 17 one-bedroom and 19 two-bedroom apartments on the upper floors, according to plans shared .
Eight of the apartments would be rented at below-market rate as required by the city’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance .
Rent for the market-rate units would start at $2,000 for one-bedroom apartments and $3,000 for two-bedroom apartments, in line with other area rents.
Rent for the townhomes would also be comparable to area rents, which range between $2,200-$3,000.
Rent for the below-market homes were not shared, though they often start at $1,200 for similar projects.
Eric Kogan, cofounder of Studio Oakley, said the project will be a “gateway to Logan Square,” help bring more density to the area and increase Chicago’s housing supply, a common sentiment among developers wanting to build new construction on the gentrifying Northwest Side.
“There is … a critical shortage in housing, and we’re trying our very best to find a good way to create mixed-income housing that works for all socioeconomic classes and demographics within these neighborhoods,” Kogan said.
The vacant lot at Diversey Avenue and Mozart Street at the edge of Logan Square and Avondale seen July 13, 2026, which has been vacant for seven years and is under contract for new owners who want to construct a 5-story building with 40 apartments.
Credit: Patrick Filbin/Block Club Chicago
Studio Oakley also has a partnership with the Chicago Housing Authority’s Mobility Counseling Services Program , which works with developers in areas with low poverty and crime rates to secure housing for families in increasingly unaffordable neighborhoods like Logan Square.
Voucher holders using the program could be placed in the 32 market-rate apartments in the proposal, he said.
“CHA covers most or all of the market rent for [the] unit, so in theory, there is not a reduction in revenue the property owner has to absorb, so really it becomes a win-win,” Kogan said.
“It creates more affordable housing without really impacting the economic feasibility of the building.”
Less parking will be required onsite because the project is in a transit-oriented area and is close to the California and Diversey buses.
It is also a 15-20 minute walk to both the California and Logan Square Blue Line stations.
The proposal currently has nine indoor parking spaces and 31 bike parking spots.
However, developers said they are open to finding more ways to increase the parking ratio given that many nearby residents complained about the low number of spaces.
This is at least the third proposal for the vacant lot, but the first under this ownership team.
The lot, vacant since 2019, has been for sale for years and is under contract with Studio Oakley developers pending the zoning change needed for this project.
The current owner demolished a vintage commercial building on the site to make way for condos that were ultimately rejected.
After the buildings were demolished, the owner floated the idea of using the old brick for a new building plan facade with housing, but that plan also didn’t move forward.
“Our office is genuinely ambivalent,” Ald.
Daniel La Spata (1st) said during Monday’s meeting.
“We haven’t said any yeses, we haven’t said any nos.
This is the outset of a process that then involves your feedback, involves iteration, involves further community review.”
Nick Zettel, La Spata’s chief of staff and zoning policy director, said the office has received over 30 responses from 1st Ward residents on the project, including immediate neighbors.
He said most of the comments noted concerns over parking and traffic congestion at Diversey and California, one of the busiest and most dangerous intersections in the area.
La Spata’s office is continuing to gather feedback for the project before determining next steps and if the alderman will support the zoning change.
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