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Shell Gas Station at 130 W. North Ave.

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedChicago, IL

Proposed gas station-to-housing conversion near 3 other housing projects; Cook County housing market growing at 6% YoY, but no developer or timeline confirmed. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …proposed record · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 14 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 4,853 units, Cook County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,228/mo zillow · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -0.7% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

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New use

Housing

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposedWikipedia no source
Strategy	Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source

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Official records (3)

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Cook County (17031) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this point (search)from msc.fema.gov
EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov

Reference (3)

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Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
Chicago on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

Place (8)

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OpenStreetMapfrom openstreetmap.org
Walk Score at this pointfrom walkscore.com
Transitland mapfrom transit.land
USGS National Mapfrom apps.nationalmap.gov

Market (1)

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LoopNet: for sale in Chicago, IL (search)from city search

News (2)

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History and original facts

County	Cook County
Census division	3 · East North Central
Notes	Draft from blockclubchicago.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Shell Gas Station at 130 W. North Ave. is proposed to be removed as part of a redevelopment to add residential tower and improve walkability.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Housing permits, Cook County (IL), 2024	4,853 units in 5+ unit buildings, 512 in 2–4, 1,142 single-family; 2023: 3,332 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	14 within 10 km, 24 within 25 km: BP Gas Station at 1647 N. LaSalle Drive (0.2 km); Cabrini–Green Homes (1.3 km); 1800 N. Clybourn (1.8 km); Chicago Place (1.9 km); North Pier (2.6 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	213,302 jobs in 12,604 establishments; average annual pay $43,743; employment location quotient 0.83; employment -0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	1,345 jobs; 79 in retail trade, 305 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 17031071500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 37th income percentile as adults; 1.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (125 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 4.7%; median family income $187,841; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Chicago Public School District 299 (PK-12); 11 public schools within 1 mile: Franklin Elem Fine Arts Center; LaSalle Elem Language Academy; Manierre Elem School; Newberry Elem Math & Science AcadNCES EDGE
Elevation	597 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	1,091 county-logged events: 620 thunderstorm wind, 164 hail, 133 flood, 82 flash flood; $1,049,471,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 60610, 2026-09	median list price $511,225 (-11.2% on the year); 127 active listings; median 28 days on market; 10% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	13,577 establishments (-11%); 214,575 jobs (-4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $340,258 (+6% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $2,228/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	21,708 vehicles a day on North Ave (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 675 trucks; 10 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Gas station at 130 W. North Ave. (Chicago, IL) proposed for housing redevelopment. Status: proposed. Verified: draft.

Why. Strategy: redevelop. New use: housing. Context: 0.2km from BP Gas Station (proposed), 1.3km from demolished Cabrini-Green Homes. Within 10km cluster: 14 sites including 3 proposed housing projects (e.g., 300 W. Adams, LaSalle Street Reimagined). Housing market: ZHVI $340,258 (2026-09), +6% YoY. Permits: Cook County 2024 housing construction: $1.86B total value. Traffic: North Ave (principal arterial, 4 lanes) has 21,708 ADT (2024).

Where it stands. Status: proposed. Opp_score: 0.0 (reasons: 'already in play' and 'housing in record'). Peer projects: 6 similar redevelopments within 10km (e.g., BP Gas Station 0.2km, LaSalle Street Reimagined 4km).

For a planner

Proximity to 3 proposed housing projects within 4km.
North Ave traffic volume (21,708 ADT) supports transit access.

For a developer

Housing market shows 6% annual growth (ZHVI).
Cook County 2024 housing permits: $1.86B value (1142 units 1-bed, 512 units 2-4 bed).

What we do not know yet

No timeline or developer named.
No housing type specified (e.g., market-rate, affordable).
Opp_score 0.0 suggests potential overlap with existing projects, but record lacks confirmation of 'already in play' status.

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Sources

Huge Old Town Development Would Remove 2 Gas Stations, Add ...
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Shell Gas Station at 130 W. North Ave.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Shell Gas Station at 130 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL." Record n-4d28c1a4e3, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/il/chicago-shell-gas-station-at-130-w-north-ave/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_chicagoshellgasstationat130wnorthave,
  title = {Shell Gas Station at 130 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/il/chicago-shell-gas-station-at-130-w-north-ave/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-4d28c1a4e3, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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