Plans Revealed For New Cedar Street Development at 4725 N. Clifton

4725 N. Clifton (Hirsch MPG)

The parking lot just north of the historic Uptown Broadway Building and east of The Teller House will finally be filled after being empty since at least the early 1980s. 

We have been aware of the proposal since 2022 when it was first submitted under former Alderman Cappleman. The building has continued to percolate over the last 3 years, and is now being built "by right," likely to avoid going through development-phobic Alderwoman Clay's office or the city. 

Urbanize Chicago broke the news publicly after Cedar Street's plans were presented to the city's Permit Review Committee. Plans call for a 5 story building with retail and 40 units of residential. 

While the remainder of the lot is unfilled at this point, we expect additional buildings to fill the remainder of the lot eventually. Previously, a large garage and a 3 smaller buildings occupied the space running along the tracks on Clifton from Broadway to Lawrence, both of which demoed in the early 1980s for the current parking lot. 

Buildings that filled the lot along Clifton back in the 1930s (CTA)

Another view from the late 1970s (Jonie Snake Flickr)

We hope this trend continues northward and all of the surface lots in the area are filled with housing!