{"id":535271,"date":"2026-03-20T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/535271\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:00:14","slug":"plan-commission-approves-residential-development-in-west-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/535271\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan Commission Approves Residential Development In West Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the residential proposal at 1201 West Kinzie Street in the <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/west-loop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">West Loop<\/a>. Located at the corner of North Racine Avenue, the development will replace a vacant lot bounded by Metra tracks to the south. Efforts are being led by LG Group in partnership with Dirk Denison Architects.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1201-W-Kinzie-St-01-1024x510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"510\" class=\"size-large wp-image-89010\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site context model of 1201 W Kinzie St by Dirk Denison Architects<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1201-W-Kinzie-St-03-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-large wp-image-89007\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rendering of 1201 W Kinzie St by Dirk Denison Architects<\/p>\n<p>The low-rise breaks from the mold of nearby high-rises, with the tallest proposal in the area located directly across the street at <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/2024\/02\/city-council-and-plan-commission-approve-420-n-may-street-in-west-loop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">420 N May<\/a>. The five-story building will rise to a maximum height of 71 feet and span 200 feet along the intersection. It will be uniquely clad in a mix of glazed green brick with various bronze metal accents and panels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1201-W-Kinzie-St-05-878x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"878\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-89005\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Floor plans of 1201 W Kinzie St by Dirk Denison Architects<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1201-W-Kinzie-St-02-1024x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" class=\"size-large wp-image-89008\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rendering of 1201 W Kinzie St by Dirk Denison Architects<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the ground floor will contain a small lobby, two amenity spaces, residential units along the streetfront, and a 14-vehicle parking garage accessed from Racine. The upper floors will house the remaining 66 residential units, consisting of studio, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom layouts. Of these, 15 percent will be designated as affordable in exchange for providing larger, family-sized units.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1201-W-Kinzie-St-07-1024x1015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1015\" class=\"size-large wp-image-89003\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elevations of 1201 W Kinzie St by Dirk Denison Architects<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1201-W-Kinzie-St-06-1024x909.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"909\" class=\"size-large wp-image-89004\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Materials of 1201 W Kinzie St by Dirk Denison Architects<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s massing will be articulated by four inset gardens on the second floor, allowing for additional windows for units with Juliet balconies. The roof will also feature a large deck for residents. The $25 million proposal will now require City Council approval prior to a planned late 2026 groundbreaking and mid-2028 completion.<\/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\/1201-west-kinzie-street\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1201 West Kinzie Street<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/building\/residential\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Residential<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoyimby.com\/category\/west-loop\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Loop<\/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":"The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the residential proposal at 1201 West Kinzie Street in the West Loop.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-535271","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\/535271","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=535271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}