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North Lawndale - 4300 W Roosevelt Road

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Roosevelt & Kostner RFP

Site Description:

The 20.8-acre site at Roosevelt Road and Kostner Avenue in North Lawndale is the
largest piece of vacant land on the West Side of Chicago. A September 2020 Request
for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Department of Planning and Development will
provide an opportunity to redevelop the property with improvements that benefit
community stakeholders.

The primary goal of the RFP is to redevelop this former industrial site with job-
generating opportunities for local residents, according to community priorities. Its
redevelopment should create opportunities for local wealth creation, either through
the participation of local developers in the development and construction and/ RFP Site
or partnerships with local organizations, local business tenants, and local property
ownership opportunities.

Responses to the RFP are also expected to mitigate potentially negative impacts
involving traffic and circulation resulting from construction and future uses. The site
should be thoughtfully designed, include public open spaces, and promote community
wellness. The RFP includes a development concept that illustrates these priorities.

The following one-page summaries provide high-level overviews of the eight responses
that were submitted to the Department of Planning and Development pursuant to the
RFP.

RFP Site Parcels

Development Concept (RFP Vision)

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McCaffery & KMA Development Proposal Development Team:

Project Description: McCaffery
The proposed development includes but is not limited to: a last-mile distribution KMA Companies
center; cold storage and warehouse facilities; a community wealthcreating engine; A Safe Haven
green space; workforce housing units; and a workforce training facility.

Design Team:
Nelson
UrbanWorks (WBE)

Construction Team:
WE O’Neil
GMA Construction (MBE)

Community Partners:
TBD

Proposed Uses:
Total Development Size: Commercial/Civic Size:
105,000 SF last-mile distribution facility designed for
use by a large retailer and shipper 729,000 SF 80,000 SF
71,000 SF cold storage facility
34,000 SF workforce development and vocational
training at landscaping and welding businesses Housing Units: Parking Spaces:
North Lawndale Wealth Engine, a co-op coffee shop
and community marketplace with adjacent meeting
60 888+
space for entrepeneurial support
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Related Midwest & 548 Capital Proposal Development Team:

Project Description: Related Midwest
The property is intended to be used for industrial purposes, accounting for the 548 Development (MBE)
possibility of last-mile distribution, food/cold storage, and/or light manufacturing/
trade show tenant profiles. The Lawndale Innovation Center will be created on the Design Team:
South Property. Related Midwest in-house
Ware Malcomb
TNS Studio (MWBE)

Construction Team:
Related Midwest in-house
Milhouse (MBE)
Engage Civil (MBE)

Proposed Uses:
Total Development Size: Commercial/Civic Size:
153,400 SF industrial building on north property
174,152 SF industrial building on the south property 327,552 SF 10,000 SF
10,000 SF within south property will be donated to
create the Lawndale Innovation Center
Total Housing Units: Parking Spaces:

None ~460
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Cubs Charities & Pritzker Realty Proposal Development Team:

Project Description: Cubs Charities
A Cubs Urban Youth Academy campus on the south property would complement Pritzker Realty Group
Pritzker Realty Group’s proposed industrial development on the north. The Prim Lawrence Group
campus would include a multi-purpose facility, outdoor fields, and community (MWBE)
space. The north property would include a state-of-the-art 194,540-square foot
industrial warehouse or cold storage facility. Design Team:
Nia Architects (MBE)
WEISS Architects
Cornerstone Architects

Construction Team:
SpaceCo, Inc
Carlson Environmental
ABCO Electrical & Design

Community Partners:
TBD

Proposed Uses:
Total Development Size: Commercial/Civic Size:
194,540 SF industrial warehouse or cold storage
facility on north property 280,000 SF 86,080 SF
86,080 SF multi-purpose facility, outdoor fields, and
community space on south property
Total Housing Units: Parking Spaces:

None ~200+
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Lawndale United Development Team:

Project Description: CNI Group
Lawndale United’s plan includes 331,000 square feet of industrial space. The East Lake Management
industrial buildings would be designed for large firms with space for smaller firms (MBE)
interested in expanding their footprint. Reduced rent will be applied on 10% of the MK Asset Management
total industrial space to attract small businesses. 4,000 square feet will be set
aside for an employment training program and an entrepreneurs’ support center. Design Team:
Cornerstone Architects
Roderick/Ardmore (MBE)

Construction Team:
Burling Builders (MBE)
Spaceco Inc

Community Partners:
Black Men United
CEDA
Trinal
Westside American Job
Center

Proposed Uses:
Total Development Size: Commercial/Civic Size:
One 155,000 SF industrial building
Two additional 88,000 SF industrial buildings 331,000 SF 4,000 SF
The two main user groups who will be attracted to
this location are e-commerce/fulfillment/last mile
distribution and food/beverage distribution and Total Housing Units: Parking Spaces:
production
None ~450+
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West Side Works Industrial Park Development Team:

Project Description: Matanky Realty
A parternship between Matanky Realty & Safeway Construction, the proposed Safeway Construction
development envisions five separate buildings totaling approximately 473,500 (MBE)
square feet that would be completed in four phases. A rooftop baseball training WBS Equities
center would also be considered for the community’s youth.
Design Team:
Ridgeland Associates
JAQ Corp (MBE)

Construction Team:
Safeway Construction
(MBE)
MRG Construction
Terracon Engineers

Community Partners:
North Lawndale
Employment Network

Proposed Uses:
Total Development Size: Commercial/Civic Size:
Mechanic training facility for union auto mechanics
Convenience retail on Roosevelt Road 473,000 SF 36,000 SF
Industrial users of many different sizes and/or an
“incubator”
Total Housing Units: Parking Spaces:
Two additional budilings with maximum flexibility
for modern industrial users. Food production and
distribution, cold storage
None TBD
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RK5 Development Proposal Development Team:

McLaurin
Project Description: JGMA (MBE)
A proposed community/athletic center would be complimented by three Industrial Beehyyve (MBE)
buildings of various sizes to take advantage of market demands and trends. McKenzie Mgmt (MBE)
BOWA (MBE)
Industrial uses could include cold storage, light manufacturing, warehousing, Art West Chicago
and laundry services. Job creation for local residents remains the paramount Nation Builders (MBE)
objective, creating an environment that preserves and promotes growth and Project Forward
ensures hyper-local opportunity.
Design Team:
JGMA (MBE)
Beehyyve (MBE)
Site Design (MBE)

Construction Team:
BOWA Construction (MBE)
Nation Builders (MBE)
Engage Civil (MBE)
Thornton Tomasetti

Community Partners:
Project Forward
Art West Chicago
UCAN NLARA

Proposed Uses:
Total Development Size: Commercial/Civic Size:
125,000 SF industrial warehouses
125,000 SF cold storage facility 430,000 SF 130,000 SF
100,000 SF athletic & recreation association
30,000 SF community building housing minority-
Total Housing Units: Parking Spaces:
owned coffee shop, co-working, artist studios, &
worshops None TBD
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IBT Group Development Proposal Development Team:

Project Description: IBT Group

The proposal will be refined through the inclusion of community representatives Design Team:
on the development team, which will then engage and finalize proposed uses HED
through community input.
Construction Team:
The process will seek interested community residents who can enhance project
plannng through objective input that responds to the area’s short- and long-term HED
needs. Manhard Consulting

Community Partners:
TBD

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Proposed Uses:
Proposed uses could include; workforce development Total Development Size: Commercial/Civic Size:
& training, community maker space or advanced
manufacturing, creative office, retail, and data center
TBD TBD
uses.
To be determined and negotiated with City, Invest SW
and Community Partners. Total Housing Units: Parking Spaces:

TBD TBD

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Nationwide Furniture & Jarad Investments Development Team:

Project Description: Jarad Investments

Proposed project with expand Nationwide Furniture’s existing North Lawndale Design Team:
based business and provide ancillary uses that address community needs. TBD

Construction Team:
TBD

Community Partners:
Nationwide Furniture

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Proposed Uses:
Total Development Size: Commercial/Civic Size:
Furniture warehouse on north property
South property will contain furniture factory outlet, TBD TBD
rug company, printing shop, 24-hour emergency clinic,
gas station.
30% of remaining south property stores will be Total Housing Units: Parking Spaces:
reserved at low rent for local businesses
None TBD

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