Kora Development Seeks Lakefront Review for 59 Edgewater Units
Kora Development proposes a five-story, 59-unit building on a vacant Edgewater lot with no rezoning. Plan Commission hears it Nov. 19.
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Kora Development LLC has applied for Lakefront Protection Ordinance review to build a five-story, 59-unit residential building on a vacant lot at 6124-6144 North Sheridan Road in Edgewater. The Chicago Plan Commission is scheduled to hear the application on Nov. 19, and the item is a proposal as filed.
Why it matters
The request is narrower than most Plan Commission items. The agenda says the property is zoned RM-5.5, sits in the Private-Use Zone of the Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection District, and that no zoning change is proposed. The developer needs lakefront review, not a rezoning, which keeps the density question out of the City Council’s map-amendment process.
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For developers watching Edgewater, it is another Sheridan Road lot moving toward mid-rise apartments, a pattern also visible at 2800 N. Sheridan in Lake View, which is on the same hearing. Edgewater sits in the 48th Ward.
The numbers
The application describes 59 dwelling units, 59 parking spaces and one loading berth, a one-to-one parking ratio. The agenda gives no unit mix, rents, project cost or construction start. We have not located the architect or a financing source for the project, so none are named.
What’s next
The hearing is Nov. 19. A Lakefront Protection Ordinance application is reviewed for its effect on lakefront access and views, and the Plan Commission acts on it before any permit can follow. Once permits are pulled, the City of Chicago building permit record will show the applicant-stated project cost, which would give the first hard dollar figure. More local news is on the Chicago market page.
Quick answers
- Did Kora Development seek Lakefront Review for 59 Edgewater Units in Chicago?
- Kora Development proposes a five-story, 59-unit building on a vacant Edgewater lot with no rezoning. Plan Commission hears it Nov. 19.
- What are the key numbers for Kora Development?
- dwelling units: 59; parking spaces: 59; proposed height: 5 stories.
- Where does the information on Kora Development come from?
- The story cites Chicago Plan Commission.
On the record
The November 2026 Plan Commission agenda lists a Lakefront Protection Ordinance application from Kora Development LLC for 6124-44 N. Sheridan Rd. (48th Ward): a vacant lot zoned RM-5.5, a five-story building with 59 dwelling units, 59 parking spaces and one loading berth, and no zoning change; hearing Nov. 19, 2026.
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