Chicago Avenue area (west)
Humboldt Park · ZIP 60651 · 36 sites
These are early possibilities identified from public records — not availability listings. Ownership, condition, and feasibility must be verified.
01 Opportunity summary
Chicago Avenue area (west) groups 36 nearby vacant lots and buildings in Humboldt Park, along the Village:AustinChgoAvCCorr corridor context. 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: Chicago Avenue, Leamington Avenue, Latrobe Avenue, Lawler Avenue, Laramie Avenue.
03 At a glance
- Parcels in the group
- 36
- Combined approximate area
- about 25,000 sq ft (size partly unknown)
- Land / building mix
- 11 vacant land · 25 vacant buildings
- Zoning (most common)
- RS-3 — Residential (detached/townhouse/multi-unit); verify project-specific eligibility.
- • 36 of 36 mapped sites intersect an incentive geography
- • Near the Village:AustinChgoAvCCorr corridor
Ownership types in this group
- 11 of 36 sites: Public agency ownership type
- 25 of 36 sites: Not yet classified ownership type
04 What could happen here
- ›Storefront or mixed-use infill could support further exploration.
- ›Side-lot or community reuse could support further exploration.
- ›A larger assembled site could support further exploration.
05 What needs checking
- •25 of 36 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 25 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
| Address | Type | Ownership type | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5200 W CHICAGO AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 929 N LEAMINGTON AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 5206 W CHICAGO AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 5108 W CHICAGO AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 5058 W CHICAGO AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 827 N LATROBE AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 954 N LAWLER AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 816 N LARAMIE AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 908 N LEAMINGTON AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 815 N LARAMIE AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 836 N LAWLER AVE | Vacant land | Public agency | Parcel record ↗ |
| 5256 W CHICAGO AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 800 N LECLAIRE AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 5057 W CHICAGO AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 5050 W CHICAGO AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 5142 W CHICAGO AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 5106 W CHICAGO AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 912 N LATROBE AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 928 N LECLAIRE AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 821 N LOCKWOOD AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 822 N LECLAIRE AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 846 N LECLAIRE AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | Parcel record ↗ |
| 5224 W IOWA ST | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 832 N LECLAIRE AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
| 818 N LECLAIRE AVE | Vacant building | Not yet classified | — |
Showing 25 of 36 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.