Hispanic Housing Development Corporation is looking to add some height to Humboldt Park’s affordable housing scene. The nonprofit unveiled plans this week for a six-story, 44-unit apartment building at 3251 West Division Street, a project aimed at households earning about 50–60% of the area median income.
The proposal calls for 12 one-bedroom, 25 two-bedroom, and seven three-bedroom apartments. Residents would get a ground-floor fitness room and a community room, along with parking for roughly 16 cars. The design team says the top floor is pulled back so the building reads shorter from the street. Developers hope to apply for zoning approvals soon and to break ground in June 2027, with completion expected in September 2028.
Design and scale
The project is being designed by WJW Architects. As reported by Chicago YIMBY, renderings show a brick base on the two lower floors and upper levels clad in white panels with black accents, plus space reserved for a mural. The top story is recessed to reduce the building’s perceived bulk.
WJW Architects highlights a portfolio that includes multiple affordable-housing and senior-living developments across Chicago, and the firm notes experience in designing buildings intended to blend into existing neighborhood streetscapes.
Developer and site
The lot at 3251 W. Division is currently listed as vacant land, according to Redfin. That empty stretch could become the latest chapter in long-running work by Hispanic Housing Development Corporation (HHDC), which has developed hundreds of affordable units in Humboldt Park over decades and is leading this proposal.
Funding and timeline
The team estimates construction will cost about $36 million. The plan is to cover that with a mix of public and private financing, including tax credits from the Illinois Housing Development Authority. According to Chicago YIMBY, developers say they will seek zoning approvals ahead of a June 2027 groundbreaking and a projected September 2028 completion.
Where this fits
The pitch for 3251 W. Division drops into a larger wave of nonprofit and city-backed projects on the West Side, an effort focused on filling vacant lots and building up the supply of below-market housing. The Sun-Times covered the groundbreaking for The Ave last year, and Urbanize Chicago recently reported on another six-story affordable proposal a few blocks away, underscoring how this stretch of Division Street is seeing concentrated development activity.
What’s next
HHDC and the design team plan to submit materials for zoning review and continue community outreach as the approvals process moves forward. If permits and financing line up as hoped, the developers expect to start construction in mid-2027 and finish the building by the fall of 2028.
