Wednesday, April 17, 2013
With primary focus on young people, developer sees empty nesters and seniors.
A proposed 240-unit apartment development near Lake Cook Road and the Tri-State Tollway in Deerfield may be intended for young professionals, but developer AMLI Companies sees a variety of people occupying the building when done. The project got its first vote of approval from the Deerfield Village Board of Trustees Monday though AMLI has some tweaking to do before it gets the final nod. Most of the changes involve car and pedestrian traffic patterns. Earlier: Village Questions Developer of 240 Apartments Though the primary focus of the project will be catering to what AMLI Executive Vice President Stephen Ross describes as “young urban professionals,” he sees an appeal to empty nesters and seniors. “This is a good location for an urban …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Relocation of Starbucks, Subway is the beginning. Village awaits comprehensive proposal.
Relocation of Starbucks and Subway to freestanding locations at Deerbrook Mall is the beginning of what the Village and shopping center ownership hope will be an all-embracing long term plan to renovate the development. Before mall ownership brings that plan to the Deerfield Village Board of Trustees, it wants to put certain pieces in place including potential relocation of Jewel and TJ Maxx as well as changes for Starbucks and Subway already on their way to approval after Monday’s Village Board meeting. Earlier: Board Prods Deerbrook on Future Plans “A long term comprehensive plan is what we want for Deerbrook,” Mike Nigro, a source affiliated with mall ownership, said. “Jewel is a big part of this.” He also said giving all stores an …
Friday, February 1, 2013
Completion of project will start in April with plan to be done by end of October.
Intervention by Deerfield officials and the local business community will hopefully reduce the inconvenience scheduled to begin in April when Lake Cook and Waukegan Roads go under construction. When the first phase of the work was completed in 2011, delays on Lake Cook Road of over an hour between the Tri-State Tollway and Waukegan Road were not uncommon. Earlier: Lake Cook 2013 Roadwork Plan Unveiled This time, officials from Deerfield and Northbrook got involved with the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways and a plan was developed to keep people informed of progress and avoid some of the delays. Cook County officials did not sugarcoat the effect of the changes. “It’s going to be tough getting in and out (of commercial …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Shoppers can now get same day service.
Online grocery supplier Peapod became Deerfield’s newest business Tuesday when it opened a drive-through facility at 677 Lake Cook Road near Deerlake Road enabling shoppers to save the delivery charge. The Deerfield location is the second one for the company. Earlier: Deerfield To Pioneer Peapod Innovation As long as people place an order by 10 a.m. it will be available at the former bank adjacent to the Lake Cook Road Metra train station by 4 p.m. the same day, according to Peapod Public Relations Manager Elana Margolis. When a customer is online placing an order, all they have to do is select the pick-up option and choose a one hour time slot between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday through Friday or from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. “You can …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Parent company of Chicagoland grocery chain is told to find a buyer.
Uncertainty surrounding the future of Jewel’s parent company, Supervalu, and the economy in general led the owners of Deerbrook Mall to regroup with plans to renovate the Deerfield shopping center. Gateway Fairview, the owners of the mall, had planned a major overhaul which involved moving Jewel into a new, modern store where Best Buy just closed. Other changes included relocating TJ Maxx to an outdoor location at the north end of the center. Earlier: Deerbrook Owners Pull Plug on Renovation Mall ownership had proposed a partnership with the Village enabling it to recoup a portion of its $26 million redevelopment expenses through property tax incentives and the Village Board of Trustees was working with Gateway Fairview to refine it. That …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Trustees and Village officials making sure the total effect on Deerfield will be positive.
A complete understanding of the financial impact of the Deerbrook Mall renovation on Deerfield is the reason it could take the Village as long as three months from the initial presentation by the shopping center owners to arrive at an agreement. The original proposal made to the Board of Trustees June 18 asked for forms of sales tax assistance to help shopping center owner Gateway Fairview offset $16 million of the estimated $26 million cost of redevelopment. Earlier: Village Continues Negotiations With Deerbrook The two-pronged proposal called for recoupment of $10 million from a sales tax sharing agreement and $6 million from an additional one percent sales tax from the project’s first phase which would apply only to the shopping center …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Developers’ plan calls for a special sales tax district to ultimately pay for nearly two-thirds of $26-million redevelopment of 40-year-old shopping center.
Nearly two-thirds of a $26 million proposal to renovate the Deerbrook Mall will ultimately be financed by customers of the shopping center if developer Gateway Fairview can convince the Village Board of Trustees to go along with its ideas. When some of the Trustees balked at certain points in the proposal, Mayor Harriet Rosenthal had the Board take a step back. Rather than approve a letter of intent at Monday’s meeting, the mall owners will return with a more detailed explanation July 2. Earlier: Deerbrook Project Hits Snag “Before we go forward I wanted more information,” Rosenthal said. “That’s why we sent them back to the drawing board so we can get more answers. When you have a project this big you want consensus.” Unanimity among the …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Plans for renovation and sales tax sharing are part of proposal.
The owners of the Deerbrook Mall will be seeking a partnership with the Village of Deerfield at no out of pocket cost to the taxpayers at the June 18 Board of Trustees meeting as part of their $26 million redevelopment package, according to a report by Deerfield staff. Gateway Fairview, the owner of the shopping center, will ask Deerfield to establish a special business district allowing a portion of new sales taxes generated by the renovated shopping center to help defray the costs. Earlier: $26 Million Plan Coming for Deerbrook “We’re very excited Deerbrook will be renewed,” Mayor Harriet Rosenthal said last month about the plan. “We anticipate receiving a letter of intent and cooperating with the developer.” She emphasized the plan will…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Village hopes to receive sales tax rebate plan next month.
More details of the renovation of the Deerbrook Mall and the Village’s role in it were revealed by Mayor Harriet Rosenthal and Village Manager Kent Street Monday at the Village Board meeting. Some stores will move and all will have outside entrances, according to Street and a source affiliated with the ownership. The interior mall will cease to exist. The Village will consider chipping in with a sales tax rebate that will not reduce current Deerfield income. Earlier: Village Moves To Boost Deerbrook All plans are contingent on the approval of existing tenants accepting the proposed changes, according to the mall source. If that happens, T.J. Maxx could move from the mall interior to the northern end of the shopping center and Jewel will be…
Monday, April 30, 2012
Elected officials want a speedy effort. What do you think? Vote in our poll below.
When the Lake Cook Road construction project resumes next year, Mayor Harriet Rosenthal and Northbrook Village President Sandra Frum want the contractor to work around the clock to speed completion. Cook County Highway Superintendent John Yonan has said he will try to accommodate the leaders’ wishes to move the effort along with dispatch but is concerned with the noise level when people are trying to sleep. The bulk of the work will be between Waukegan and Deerspring Roads, primarily a commercial area. The latest unscientific Patch Poll will measure readers’ willingness to have the work continue 24 hours a day until it is done. When the latest plans were first announced, one reader, Barry, was thrilled with the idea. He sees only good …
Deerfield Resident
3:51 pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Adrianne.....let's leave it at affordable though ok? I think it's a great idea to have our local workers be able to afford to live here, more ›