A Chicago developer presented plans to community members for a mixed-use building in Lake View, increasing the building’s height and number of apartments, a year after plans were first presented.

A Tuesday community meeting hosted by Ald. Angela Clay’s (46th) office was standing room only as neighbors heard updated plans from Lake View-based developer DLG Management, who also owns the property.

Some neighbors weren’t on board with the building that they say is too dense for the area, despite supporters’ argument that the neighborhood needs more housing.

DLG Management is proposing a 10-story mixed-use building, called The Phoenix, at 3611 N. Halsted St.

DLG owner David Gassman purchased the vacant lot in Oct. 2024 for $4.28 million, property records show. Gassman said he’s calling the

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