Lincoln Square’s St. Matthias Rectory Will Become Apartments, Townhomes After Developer Gets Council's OK

by Alex V. Hernandez / Block Club Chicago / June 21, 2023

CKG Realty Group's plan calls for converting the rectory at 2300 W. Ainslie St. into a 12-unit apartment building and building five townhomes on the Oakley side of the property.

LINCOLN SQUARE — A developer’s reworked plan to build homes in and around the rectory at St. Matthias Catholic Church in Lincoln Square won city approval Wednesday.

Developer CKG Realty Group, LLC’s latest plan would renovate the existing rectory at 2300 W. Ainslie St. into a 12-unit apartment building. The plan also includes the construction of five new townhomes on the Oakley side of the property. Three on site units would be affordable, developers said.

Under the plan, one apartment building would be replaced by a row of three-story townhomes. Four townhomes would have four bedrooms and one would have three. Each townhome would have its own parking space, according to plans shared with Ald. Andre Vasquez’s (40th) office. Read more HERE