Chicago Zoning Decisions: March 2026

In March 2026, Chicago held 3 public meetings covering zoning matters. 7 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 7 approved (100% approval rate). Activity was down 73% compared to February (248 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Prairie District Apartments Multifamily Bonds

Approved.

Ordinance authorizing increase in multifamily loan funds and tax-exempt housing revenue bonds to MHL Two Prairie District Apartments Wabash LP for rehabilitation of building at 1801 South Wabash Avenue in 3rd Ward, not to exceed $14,872,344.

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Property Acquisition for Galewood Montclair Library Branch

Approved.

Ordinance O2026-23-3024 authorizing acquisition of property at 1725 North Harlem Avenue for Chicago Public Library branch in 29th Ward. Property consists of 53,416 square feet of land with 4,117 square feet building space (former retail bank). Purchase price is $2,884,000 funded through CPL grant funding. Includes 50 parking spaces.

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Class L Tax Incentive at 30 North LaSalle Street

Approved.

Approved Class L industrial property tax incentive for 30 North LaSalle Street in the 34th Ward. The 44-story building will undergo $132.4 million rehabilitation of floors 19-44 for office use, with floors 2-18 converting to residential under separate TIF funding. Developer Golub and Company will receive $47.2 million in tax abatement over 12 years plus $57 million in TIF. Current annual taxes of $3.26 million projected to increase to $8.76 million after incentive expires.

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Class 6b Tax Incentive Renewal at 501 North Sacramento Boulevard

Approved.

Approved 12-year renewal of Class 6b industrial property tax incentive for Market Properties LLC at 501 North Sacramento Boulevard in the 27th Ward. The 493,500 square foot facility is 100% occupied by Goose Island Beer Company (305,000 sq ft) and DWF Food and Paper Distributors (191,000 sq ft). Total committed capital investment of $8.94 million over first seven years, creating 32 permanent jobs and 35 construction jobs. Estimated tax savings of $6.1 million over renewal period.

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Park Manor Senior Residences Financing

Approved.

Ordinance authorizing multifamily funds to Park Manor Phase One LLC for development of Park Manor Senior Residences of Chatham at 8320 South King Drive in 6th Ward, not to exceed $15,100,000.

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COPA Authority to Investigate Welcoming City Violations

Approved.

Ordinance O2025-002004 amending section 2-78-120 authorizing the Civilian Office of Police Accountability to investigate complaints against police officers alleging violations of the Welcoming City Ordinance. Motion to re-refer to committee was tabled 28-20.

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Chicago Tourism Improvement District Establishment

Approved.

Ordinance establishing the Chicago Tourism Improvement District and levy of transaction charges on certain hotels within the district.

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Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 21 instances
• residential: 17 instances
• industrial: 9 instances
• commercial: 6 instances
• setback: 2 instances

What to Watch

• Industrial is new this month with 9 mentions, not present in February.

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