A private security guard working at the Jefferson Park CTA Terminal, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., reportedly returned fire after a group of three people started harassing him and then fired read story
Nine residential units planned for former Garden Terrance parking lot; different developer plans to redevelop adjacent banquet hall site
by BRIAN NADIG
The City Council on Feb. 23 approved a proposed nine-flat for the parking lot of the former Garden Terrace Banquets, while a different developer plans to build on site of the banquet hall at 6330 W. Irving Park Road, according to project attorney Paul Kolpak.
The site of the 7,830-square-foot parking lot at 6338 W. Irving Park Road, is being rezoned from B3-1 to B2-3, which allows for ground-floor residential uses in a business district. Under the previous B3-1 zoning, no more than three residential units were allowed.
The three-story building will be 33 feet tall, and nine parking spaces in the rear of the site are planned. ERG Real Estate is listed as the owner and zoning applicant, according to city documents.
A different developer is planning to build on the adjacent lot where the banquet hall is located, Kolpak said. In 2020 the hall site was rezoned also for a nine-unit residential building.
Zoning projects of fewer than 10 units are not subject to the city’s affordable housing requirements.
The Saranecki family operated Garden Terrace for about 60 years, and one of the owners once lived in an apartment above the hall. The building, which is across from Merrimac Park, was a department store before it was converted for banquets.
Alderman Nicholas Sposato (38th) said that traditional banquet halls have been hurting in recent years due to the popularity of “destination weddings” in which couples and their friends and family fly to resorts, including those in the Caribbean or Mexico, for the wedding.
Also on the block, a six-flat recently was constructed at 6322 W. Irving Park Road.
In 2019, a proposal called for a series of four six-flats on the block, and a zoning application was filed for the project, but it was never approved.
In other 38th Ward development news, demolition of the former Bakers Square at 3649 N. Harlem Ave. is scheduled to start this week, Sposato said. A Starbucks Coffee with a drive-through facility is planned for the approximately 29,000-square-foot site.
A Starbucks also is in the works for a vacant lot at 8345 W. Irving Park Road. It would include walk-up and drive-up windows.
No Pop-Ups
Weekly Digital Edition
Read every story. Skip every pop-up.
Get the full weekly edition delivered to your inbox — no interruptions, no waiting. Just local news the way it was meant to be read.
Only $19.50/year — less than 38¢ a week
Subscribe Now
This is just part of today’s coverage. Get the full story - every article, every ad, every page. Subscribe now.
The Latest From Our Community
A man was stabbed in his hand at about 4:50 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, on a CTA Blue Line train near the Harlem station, 5550 N. Harlem Ave., after a read story
by BRIAN NADIG 45th Ward Democratic Committeeperson Michael Rabbitt and his Dems 45 organization have endorsed Jefferson Park resident S Gronkiewicz-Doran in the ward’s aldermanic race, which will be held read story
by BRIAN NADIG A new business, possibly a daycare, is in the works for the former CVS Pharmacy at the southeast corner of Milwaukee and Lawrence avenues. The pharmacy closed read story
by BRIAN NADIG A possible suspect is in custody after gunfire was reported at or near the Jefferson Park CTA Terminal, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., at about 5:20 a.m. Saturday, read story
by BRIAN NADIG A luxury hotel and spa for cats is planned for a vacant one-story office building at 5510 W. Montrose Ave. in the Jefferson-Portage Park area. Local resident read story
Browse by Category
No Pop-Ups
Weekly Digital Edition
Read every story.
Skip every pop-up.
No pop-up ads — ever. Just stories, the way they were meant to be read
Full weekly edition delivered to your inbox every week — no waiting, no missing issues
Support local journalism and help keep our community connected
Only $19.50/year
That's less than 38¢ a week
Purchase Digital Subscription
Paypal
$19.50
/year
You can submit your payment via Paypal with a Credit Card. You DO NOT NEED TO HAVE A PAYPAL ACCOUNT.. Just click the “Paypal Subscribe” button below to iniate your secure payment! You will be directed to a Secure Paypal page in which you can pay with a Paypal account if you have one, or you can select "Pay with Debit or Credit Cardt" option below and process your payment via credit card.
Venmo
$19.50
/year
You can submit payment of $19.50 for a 1 year subscription to Nadig Newspapers' Venmo account using this link. Please include the email address in the comment/note section that you would like the digital subscription sent to.