{"id":421642,"date":"2026-01-21T22:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/421642\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T22:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:24:15","slug":"refined-plans-move-forward-for-mixed-use-wicker-park-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/421642\/","title":{"rendered":"Refined Plans Move Forward For Mixed-Use Wicker Park Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Slightly altered plans for a new mixed-use development at 1704 North Milwaukee Avenue are moving forward, as the development team has submitted a zoning application. Located on the corner of West Wabansia Avenue near the northern end of <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/wicker-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wicker Park<\/a>, the proposal was <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/2025\/09\/additional-details-revealed-for-1704-north-milwaukee-avenue-in-wicker-park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">revealed late last year<\/a> and is set to replace a one-story commercial plaza.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1704-N-Milwaukee-Ave-04-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" class=\"size-large wp-image-82539\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site context map of 1704 N Milwaukee Ave via Google Maps<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1704-North-Milwaukee-Avenue-03-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" class=\"size-large wp-image-82616\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PREVIOUS rendering of 1704 N Milwaukee Ave by FitzGerald<\/p>\n<p>Developer Senco Properties, the same team behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/2023\/09\/dinkels-replacement-advances-to-septembers-zoning-meeting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dinkel\u2019s Lofts redevelopment<\/a>, has been working with architecture firm FitzGerald on the design of the new seven-story structure. The plans call for a site-wide podium that will include nearly 11,000 square feet of retail space earmarked for some of the existing plaza tenants, such as CorePower Yoga.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Milwaukee-02-539x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-87046\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Floor plans of 1704 N Milwaukee Ave by FitzGerald<\/p>\n<p>Above this will be two levels of parking containing 67 spaces, a significant reduction from the originally announced 105 spaces. As a result, the podium\u2019s massing was broken up by removing part of its third floor, a change reflected in the elevations below but not in the previously released renderings. A majority of the parking spaces will be open to the public.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Milwaukee-01-1024x631.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" class=\"size-large wp-image-87047\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elevations of 1704 N Milwaukee Ave by FitzGerald<\/p>\n<p>The reduction also allowed for a slight increase in density, with the upper floors now containing 60 residential units, up from the originally announced 58. These will include two studios, 23 one-bedroom units, 27 two-bedroom units, and eight three-bedroom units. Of the total, 12 units will be designated as affordable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1704-N-Milwaukee-Ave-01-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" class=\"size-large wp-image-82542\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PREVIOUS rendering of 1704 N Milwaukee Ave by FitzGerald<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s base will be clad in a mix of brick, accent metal panels, and decorative screens for the garage. The residential portion above will feature a blue-tinted metal panel exterior with large windows and orange detailing. A groundbreaking timeline is currently unknown; however, the team hopes to complete the building within 12 to 14 months once construction begins.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/g_VSUf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a> to YIMBY\u2019s daily e-mail<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/yimbygram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YIMBYFB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Like<\/a>\u00a0YIMBY on Facebook<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yimbytweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBY\u2019s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/1704-north-milwaukee-avenue\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1704 North Milwaukee Avenue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/building\/mixed-use\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mixed-Use<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/building\/residential\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Residential<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/wicker-park\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wicker Park<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Slightly altered plans for a new mixed-use development at 1704 North Milwaukee Avenue are moving forward, as the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-421642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}