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January 16, 2023

The location of where the new speculative retail buildings proposed by developer Core Huntley, LLC will be located.
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The location of where the new speculative retail buildings proposed by developer Core Huntley, LLC will be located.

News • January 16, 2023

Developer Core Huntley appears before Village Board to discuss the construction of speculative retail buildings

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HUNTLEY — Residents may remember developer Core Huntley, LLC as the petitioners that came before the Village Board at the Dec. 1 Village Board meeting to discuss conceptual plans to subdivide Lot 4 of Huntley Crossings Phase I to construct a Valvoline Instant Oil Change facility and a speculative standalone retail building.

While trustees voiced their disapproval of the oil change facility much to the disappointment of Core Huntley representatives, they were happy to report that they did have plans to move forward with another development proposition.

Back in September, trustees reviewed Core Huntley’s conceptual plans for Outlot 7b of Huntley Crossings Phase I which the petitioner had recently acquired. Outlot 7b is located on Route 47 south of Powers Road and north of Huntley Crossings Drive.

According to the village, the 2.29-acre Lot 7b was formed in 2016 as part of the resubdivision of Lot 7, which allowed for the construction of the Sherwin Williams.

At the Jan. 12 Village Board meeting, Core Huntley proposed that they wanted to further subdivide Lot 7b to construct a speculative multi-tenant retail center and a standalone retail building. The developer intends to speculatively develop both buildings but has shared with the village that they are currently at lease with Jersey Mike’s, a fast-casual sandwich shop, as well as two soft goods retailers.

Core Huntley’s site plan involves the construction of two commercial retail buildings, one up on Lot 7b and another one at the newly created Lot 7c. Lot 7b would include a three-tenant 6,375 square-foot single-story retail building with a restaurant and a general retail user occupying the endcaps.

Lot 7c proposes a 4,000-square-foot freestanding single-tenant building for a general retail user. Both lots would operate under a reciprocal easement agreement with cross-access and shared parking provided within the integrated shopping center.

Lot 7b is expected to provide parking for 49 passenger vehicles, while Lot 7c will provide parking for 19 passenger vehicles. Bike racks will also be provided on each lot, according to the developers.

With the petitioners having heard feedback from trustees for the conceptual plan they presented back in September, they moved on to get their request heard before the Plan Commission.

Having heard no public testimonies from community members in favor or opposition to Core Huntley’s request, the Plan Commission moved to recommend the approval of the developer’s petition by a vote of seven to zero at the Dec. 12 Plan Commission meeting.

The final step was for trustees to approve a motion for an ordinance in favor of a final plat of resubdivision and a final Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a speculative restaurant and retail development within the “B-3 (PUD)”—Shopping Center District for Outlot 7b at Huntley Crossing Phase I.