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MDC approves 25-unit Carrollton Commons rezoning for Near North Side
Summary
The Metropolitan Development Commission on July 2 approved a rezoning for a 25-unit townhome project at 2226 Carrollton Avenue, voting 6-0 after a public hearing that drew neighborhood concerns about market demand and parking and staff objections about massing and open space.
The Metropolitan Development Commission voted 6-0 on July 2 to rezone 2226 Carrollton Avenue from D8 to DP, clearing the way for a 25-unit townhome project called Carrollton Commons.
The rezoning, filed as 2025ZON037 by Carrollton Commons LLC, will allow developers to build 25 three-bedroom townhomes with one dedicated garage per unit, two buildings fronting Carrollton Avenue, a rear courtyard/gathering space with a gazebo and 10 guest parking spaces. The petitioner and local supporters said the project converts a vacant, roughly 1-acre parcel that has sat unused for decades into for-sale housing targeted at first-time buyers.
Why it matters: The site is in a Near North Side neighborhood where commissioners and supporters said more housing is needed, but staff opposed the DP rezoning because of concerns about building massing, an unfavorable floor-area ratio and insufficient livability/open space for the proposed density. The commission’s unanimous vote…
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