{"id":527510,"date":"2026-03-16T21:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/527510\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:06:10","slug":"plans-approved-for-mixed-use-development-in-mckinley-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/527510\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans Approved For Mixed-Use Development In McKinley Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"777\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3188-South-Archer-Avenue-5-777x476.jpg\" class=\"u-photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>Elevations of 3188 S Archer Ave by Vari Architects <\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\"> By: <a rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" class=\"fn p-author h-card\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/author\/ian\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Achong<\/a> 7:45 am on March 16, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Plans have been revealed for a new mixed-use development at 3188 South Archer Avenue in <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/mckinley-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">McKinley Park<\/a>. Located near the intersection with South Wood Street and bound by the Stevenson Expressway to the north, the proposal will replace a large vacant lot often used as a junkyard. Efforts are being led by SkyRiver Archer Development LLC.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3188-South-Archer-Avenue-01-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88873\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site context map of 3188 S Archer Ave by Vari Architects<\/p>\n<p>The project is set to rise four stories and 47 feet in height, and is being designed by local firm Vari Architects. The ground floor will feature nearly 3,000 square feet of retail space split into three separate storefronts, along with a 13-vehicle parking garage in the rear. This will be joined by an additional 14 outdoor spaces located along a shared side driveway.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3188-South-Archer-Avenue-04-1024x958.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"958\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88870\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site plan of 3188 S Archer Ave by Vari Architects<\/p>\n<p>The upper levels of the building will contain 24 residential units, split evenly between two-bedroom and three-bedroom layouts. More uniquely, none of the floor plans will include interior bedrooms. The development will also include affordable units, though the final count has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3188-South-Archer-Avenue-02-1024x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1010\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88872\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Floor plans of 3188 S Archer Ave by Vari Architects<\/p>\n<p>None of the units will contain private balconies, and the building will not feature a shared rooftop deck. The structure itself will be clad in a predominantly brick facade accented by aluminum panels. The team has received approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals and has applied for permits, though a construction timeline has not yet been announced.<\/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\/3188-south-archer-avenue\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3188 South Archer Avenue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/mckinley-park\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McKinley Park<\/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><\/p>\n<p style=\"display: inline;\">. <\/p>\n<p><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":"Elevations of 3188 S Archer Ave by Vari Architects By: Ian Achong 7:45 am on March 16, 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-527510","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\/527510","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=527510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}