Avers Avenue area
North Lawndale · ZIP 60623 · 73 sites
These are early possibilities identified from public records — not availability listings. Ownership, condition, and feasibility must be verified.
01 Opportunity summary
Avers Avenue area groups 73 nearby vacant lots and buildings in North Lawndale. It is worth examining together because nearby vacant sites can sometimes be studied as one reuse opportunity — these are early possibilities from public records, not availability listings.
02 Map and boundary
Streets in this area: Avers Avenue, Springfield Avenue, Lawndale Avenue, Independence Boulevard, Hamlin Avenue.
03 At a glance
- Parcels in the group
- 73
- Combined approximate area (mapped members)
- about 23,000 sq ft (size partly unknown)
- Land / building mix
- 31 vacant land · 42 vacant buildings
- Zoning (most common) (mapped members)
- RT-4 — Residential (detached/townhouse/multi-unit); verify project-specific eligibility.
Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 72 of the 73 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 73 sites.
- • 72 of 72 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
Ownership types in this group
- 31 of 73 sites: Public agency ownership type
- 42 of 73 sites: Not yet classified ownership type
04 What could happen here
- ›Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.
- ›A larger assembled site could support further exploration.
05 What needs checking
- •42 of 73 sites are not yet classified by ownership type
- •Mixed ownership types across the group
- •Some sites carry tax-sale or violation history — verify current status
- •Zoning is not recorded for 41 mapped sites — confirm allowable uses
06 Suggested next steps
- 01Corridor partner: Confirm present site conditions and community priorities.
- 02Project team: Review official parcel and deed records for each site.
- 03Development partner: Test zoning and financial feasibility.
07 Properties in this area
Detailed site facts (size, zoning, addresses) cover 72 of the 73 sites in this group — the mapped members only. Group totals count all 73 sites. This table lists the mapped members only.
| Address | Type | Ownership type | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1356 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1425 S SPRINGFIELD AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1530 S LAWNDALE AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1449 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1520 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1419 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1507 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1344 S INDEPENDENCE BLVD | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1356 S INDEPENDENCE BLVD | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1421 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1423 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1435 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1459 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1402 S INDEPENDENCE BLVD | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1446 S HAMLIN AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1459 S HAMLIN AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1431 S LAWNDALE AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1443 S LAWNDALE AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1501 S SPRINGFIELD AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1503 S SPRINGFIELD AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1524 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1515 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1519 S AVERS AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1508 S RIDGEWAY AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 1522 S RIDGEWAY AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
Showing 25 of 72 mapped addresses in this area
08 Sources and limitations
Records as of July 22, 2026.
This area is grouped by proximity from public records — nearby tracked vacant sites linked geographically, never by common ownership. Owner information appears only as a category mix; no owner names or mailing addresses are shown.
Grouping methodology
Proximity clusters: tracked sites within ~100 m linked; contiguous areas larger than ~500 m are divided into sub-areas for intervention planning; minimum five sites. Boundaries are analytical, not parcel-contiguous.