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Logan Square Planners Target Industrial Zone for Mixed-Use Rezoning
Planners target a quiet industrial fringe west of California Avenue for mixed-use conversion, shifting investor focus to Logan Square's long-static edges.
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The Chicago Plan Commission will review a rezoning proposal for 18 acres along North Avenue between California and Kedzie on July 22, opening former warehouse blocks to residential and retail development.
Pressure on housing supply has intensified since Cook County recorded a 9 percent population gain in Logan Square between 2023 and 2025, with new households seeking larger units near the Blue Line. The pending vote arrives as federal infrastructure funds flow into the CTA's $2.1 billion Blue Line modernization project, which includes station upgrades at California scheduled for completion in 2028.
Local anchors already in place
Two blocks south of the rezoning footprint sits the Logan Square Branch Library at 3030 W. Fullerton, which logged 187,000 visits last year and anchors daily foot traffic. One block east, the Logan Square Farmers Market operates every Sunday from May through October on the 2500 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, drawing 4,000 shoppers on peak weekends and supporting 65 vendors.
Current zoning limits the strip to light manufacturing, keeping property values flat at roughly $185 per square foot for the past five years. Rezoning to B2-3 would permit six-story mixed-use buildings with ground-floor retail, a change that mirrors the 2019 upzoning two miles east that lifted assessed values along Milwaukee Avenue by 41 percent within 18 months.
Next steps for buyers and owners
Property records show 11 parcels in the target zone sold between January and June 2026 at an average of $1.4 million, mostly to holding companies. Interested buyers should review the draft ordinance posted on the city's zoning portal and submit comments to the 35th Ward office by July 18. The commission's recommendation goes to the City Council Zoning Committee for final action in September.
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