New zoning designations approved by City Council today for more than 800 properties in Chatham, Morgan Park and South Chicago will facilitate their redevelopment for Missing Middle housing construction and other neighborhood goals.

Approximately 765 properties are being rezoned from an RS-3 district, which permits single-family homes, to RT-4, which permits small, multi-unit buildings. Approximately 40 properties are being rezoned from a B3-2 district, which permits small mixed-use buildings, to B2-2, which permits small mixed-use buildings with residential uses on the ground floor.

In Chatham, the rezonings are generally bounded by Parnell Avenue, Vincennes Avenue, 79th Street and 81st Street (168 parcels)

In Morgan Park, the rezonings are generally bounded Vincennes Avenue, Racine Avenue, 107th Street and 111th Street (455 parcels).

In South Chicago, the rezonings are generally bounded Manistee Avenue, Houston Avenue, 79th Street and 81st Street (183 parcels).

Led by the Department of Planning and Development, the Missing Middle Infill Housing initiative is incentivizing the redevelopment of vacant lots with walk-up buildings that have gone “missing” due to decades of disinvestment. Through the program, developer applications are being accepted for 54 City-owned lots in Chatham, Morgan Park and South Chicago.

For more information, visit the Missing Middle website.