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TYPE I REGULATIONS
2633-73 W. Washington Boulevard; 36-58 N. Talman Avenue; 2632-72 W. Warren Boulevard; 35-55 N. Washtenaw REZONING APPLICATION
Project Description:
Located at 2651 W. Washington Street in the City's East Garfield Park neighborhood, the former Mary Mapes Dodge School property encompasses an entire city block and is bounded by W. Washington Street on the north, W. Warren Boulevard on the south, S. Talman Avenue on the east and S. Washtenaw Avenue on the west. The 2.37 acre site is located in the 27th Ward and is surrounded by residential and manufacturing uses. Single family, two-flat and three-flat residential buildings are located north, south and west of the site. To the east and north are manufacturing and railroad uses.
Currently zoned RT-4, that designation only allows for single or multi-family residential, a school or a house of religious worship. The Applicant, The Board of Education on behalf of Chicago Public Schools, is proposing to re-zone the site to a Cl-2.
Ideally situated in the approximate geographic center of the city, its nearness to Western Avenue, Sacramento Boulevard, the Eisenhower Expressway and the ADA accessible California Avenue Green Line station one block to the west, coupled with its overall excellent physical condition, made the property the leading candidate for CPS office use.
The Applicant proposes to adaptively reuse the building for CPS staff offices. The "L" shape school was built in 1959, is three stories in height at its northern wing and drops to two stories at its eastern wing. Constructed of reinforced concrete, the total building footprint of approximately 70,000 square feet will not change and no changes will be made to the existing facade.
There are nine (9) doorways to the existing building. Five (5) of those will become emergency exits only. The main entrance is located on Washington and all entrances will be handicapped accessible. A striped automobile pick-up and drop-off ...
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