A Lombard Community Development Update in Your Future

William J. Heniff, AICP Village of Lombard

Director of Community Development

Community Development Update

Did You Complete Your Homework Assignment from

Last Year?

Introduction

• Knowing about the Village helps you promote the Village

• What can we do to help you?

• What can you do to help us?

Numbers and Trends

Sales Tax Revenue by Calendar Year

$9,000

$9,500

$10,000

$10,500

$11,000

$11,500

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015(Proj)

In thousands

Building Permit Applications by Year

1,400

1,600

1,800

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,800

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2,521 proj.

Building Permit Fees Collected*

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

$1,600,000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

* Projection is highly speculative based upon permit issuance date

Interesting Stuff

2015 New Businesses

• 77 businesses opened/relocated within Lombard during first 8 months of 2015

• Affects approx. 1,100 employees

New Wellness Business - 2015

• UFC Fitness Gym • Elite X Training • Elite 7 Personal Training • Katus Group Personal Training • Peak Training • True LaCrosse • Downers Grove Boxing & Martial Arts • Two downtown yoga studios • More pending

Caffeine Coverage

Number of Existing/Anticipated Coffee Chain Establishments in Lombard by end of 2016 7-Eleven 6 Dunkin Donuts 5 Starbuck’s 4 McDonald’s 3 Burger King 3 TOTAL 21* * List excludes other restaurants and single stores

2015 Completed Projects

Spectrum – Lombard Place Assisted Living & Memory Care 300 W. 22nd Street

LFI Property/Native Floral 1301 N. Lombard Road

59,200 square foot office/warehouse facility for expanding Lombard business

Façade Enhancements

Façade Enhancements

Noon Whistle Brewing 800 E. Roosevelt Road

Projects Underway

Bluestem Supportive Housing

1175 S. Finley Road

Beacon Hill Expansion

Single Family Residential Projects

Infill Projects • United Home Builders (20th & Main) – 5 properties • 17th & Fairfield (3 single family lots) • Edgewood Avenue • 25 N. West Road • Scattered lot development – multiple builders • More pending (14 issued so far in 2015)

Reflects value in properties, community

401 E. North Avenue (Lilac Plaza) Retail Center

638 E. St. Charles Road Globe Auto

Pending/Approved Projects

Soaring Eagle Academy

800 S. Parkview Blvd.

Banner Development/Storage Center

1125 E. St. Charles Road

Discount Tire Expansion

1060 E. Roosevelt Road

High Point Shopping Center Burger King

Kosmek USA Oak Creek PD/650 Springer Road

Unincorporated Project Former Ken Loch Golf Course DonVen Homes Woodmoor Development

Ken Loch Golf Course Redevelopment

• DonVen Homes received development approval for construction of 288 multiple family apartment units and 100 townhome units by DuPage County in December, 2013

• To be marketed as the Woodmoor Development

• Developed as an unincorporated project through DuPage County

• Proceeding through final engineering review with DuPage County

• Late 2015 or 2016 construction start

Ken Loch Golf Course Redevelopment

Ken Loch Golf Course Redevelopment

• Village worked with developer to facilitate communication

efforts and additional improvements to address existing drainage issues near site.

• Result of this effort is a utilities agreement approved by Village Board in July, 2015.

• Provides for meaningful stormwater benefits to adjacent neighborhood along with amenities

• Developer allowed to connect to Village utilities (paying out-of-Village water rates)

Yorktown Area

Sam’s Club 611 E. Butterfield Road

Sam’s Club 611 E. Butterfield Road

Site improved with underutilized and obsolete office buildings and TGI Fridays

Goal:

• Seek viable use(s) that enhance Village tax base and prominence

• Key redevelopment site in Economic Strategies Plan (2011)

• Comprehensive Plan amended in 2013 to facilitate development

Result:

• 135,000 sq. ft. warehouse club use with companion gas station

• Fills existing market niche

Sam’s Club 611 E. Butterfield Road

Sam’s Club

611 E. Butterfield Road

Sam’s Club 611 E. Butterfield Road

Sam’s Club

Status:

• Development recommended for approval by Plan Commission, to be considered by the Village Board in October

• Project will have a companion economic incentive agreement to address extraordinary development costs; recommended for approval by ECDC

• Construction anticipated to be underway in 2016

Keystone Properties 777 E. Butterfield Road

Highlands Apartments

747 E. 22nd Street

Aimco Yorktown Apartments

Parking Garage Replacement (completed in 2012)

Phase II – 78 units, 7 levels, Final Site Plan Approval in Dec. 2014

Interior design underway

Yorktown Center Enhancements

Yorktown Center Improvements

Capital Investments

• 2014 Improvements ($20 million investment)

• Make the center court more inviting by improving the interior ponds, landscaping and seating

• Exterior building enhancements at entrances

• Increase healthy food options in the food court

• Offer free Wi-Fi

• Family lounge

• New restroom facilities

Yorktown Center Improvements Capital Investments

Parking/circulation improvements

• New way-finding signage – installed in 2015

• Parking improvements completed

• Entranceway improvements at Fairfield Av. underway

Future improvements/considerations

• Highland Avenue tract

• Lots 4, 5, 6 (northern portion of center)

• Convenience center

Yorktown Center Primary Entrance

Yorktown Center Entrance

Yorktown Center Tenancies Retailer Status Type Location Anticipated Open

Date Hallmark Renewal & Relocation In-Line Upper Center

Court October, 2015

Piercing Pagoda New Lease Kiosk Mall Upper Level Fall, 2015 BZ Twisted American Cuisine

New Lease In-Line Arcade 5 4Q 2015

T Mobile Renewal & Relocation In-Line Arcade 5 4Q 2015 Zale's - The Diamond Store

New Lease In-Line Upper Center Court

4Q 2015

18/8 Fine Men's Salon

New Lease In-Line The Shops On Butterfield

Late 4Q or Early 1Q 2016

Chill Bubble Tea New Lease In-Line Arcade 5 Late 4Q or Early 1Q 2016

Dunkin Donuts New Lease - Pending Approval

Free Standing

Butterfield Pad Site Summer/Fall 2016

Recently Opened Nestle Toll House Lower Center

Court Charley's Philly Steaks

Food Court

Yorktown Center Dunkin Donuts

Yorktown Center - Redevelopment

Yorktown Center - Redevelopment

Recognizing Long-Term Strategy to Enhance Center

• Convenience Center has historically not performed well

• Lot 4 remains vacant (for half-century) • Former Bamboo Room remains vacant • Mall design itself not integrated into fabric of

neighborhood

Yorktown Center - Redevelopment

Recognizing Long-Term Strategy to Enhance Center

• Respond to market conditions locally and nationally

• Develop long-term plan to rethink the northern portion of Yorktown

• Create a mixed-use community that can sustain mall long-term while enhancing surrounding area

• Provide flexibility in design

Creating A Walkable Neighborhood

Yorktown Apartments & Condos

FURNITURE GALLERY

Yorktown Apartments & Condos

Shops on Butterfield

FURNITURE GALLERY

Yorktown Center - Redevelopment

Status:

• Two past workshop sessions before the Plan Commission in 2015

• Currently developing vision and concepts to advance goals and be sensitive to market conditions

• Village: establish approval framework to consider concepts (similar to what was done with Fountain Square)

• Zoning petition likely by the end of 2015

Downtown Area

Downtown Destination Activities

… Downtown Lombard will be the Village’s premier destination for families and friends. Lombard Downtown Redevelopment Guidebook

Metra Train Station/Underpass Enhancements

101 W. St. Charles Road

101 W. St. Charles Road

2015 Actions:

• Designated Local Historic Landmark

• Grants approved for exterior restoration

• Property restoration throughout year

• Two office uses (including LTC) moved in as well as Yoga & Ayurveda

• First floor under contract for sit-down restaurant (Babcock’s of Lombard)

Marquette Kitchen & Tap 18 W. St. Charles Road

Mesa Electronics 130 E. St. Charles Road

15 E. St. Charles Road West Hammerschmidt Parking Lot

Downtown Lombard

Other 2015 Tenancies

• Clark Orthodontics

• Shoucha Yoga Studio

• Paradiso Boutique

• Shannon’s Deli Center Expansion

• Action Cycle (relocation)

• Balkan Bakery (tenant buildout underway)

Airhart Construction/Park Place of Lombard 27 W. Grove Street

Airhart Construction/Park Place of Lombard 27 W. Grove Street • Stalled 18 unit condominium development from

2008

• While condo building was never constructed, public improvements were completed

• Property subject to lengthy litigation

• Village worked with asset manager to creatively examine site options

Airhart Construction/Park Place of Lombard 27 W. Grove Street

Airhart Construction/Park Place of Lombard 27 W. Grove Street

Airhart Construction/Park Place of Lombard 27 W. Grove Street

Approved 6 unit single-family residential planned

development of a unique design.

“A townhouse lifestyle free from attached walls.”

Fee simple ownership.

Rear-loaded garages and customization and design flexibility

allow for homes with a strong street-front presence.

Site serves as transitional area from lower density single-family

residences (to the north) to higher density multi-family

residences (to the south).

Other Opportunities

101-109 S. Main Street Site

101 S. Main Street

• Village ownership provides great opportunity to steer use and design

• Impacts of development

• Downtown TIF District – ability to incentivize development

• Initial Market Study Effort undertaken

• Village Board workshop in Spring, 2015

• Village will be reviewing property further through 2015 and 2016 and provide direction regarding property disposition

345 W. Roosevelt Road Site

401 S. Main Street Former Mr. Z’s Supermarket

Making Economic Development Happen

Economic Incentive Policy • Implements Economic Strategies Report

• Provides Framework and Policies for Providing Development Incentives

• Holistic Approach – Not one approach is appropriate

• Provides a “kit-bag” of options that can be readily shared with the development community

Currently being reviewed by Village’s ECDC with Village Board consideration before end of 2015

Facilitating Development

Building code amendments to reflect trends in construction and market conditions • Construction Type

• 2011 National Electric Code

• State Plumbing Code & Local Amendments

These amendments address development concerns raised by the development community and can lead to projects becoming economically viable

Did You Know?

Lombard is a low cost community to get a project started

• Amended codes reduce construction costs (up to 30% in some cases)

• No development/impact fees

• Fee schedule is comparable and competitive with other communities

• “High-Touch” 24/7 mentality toward development

• The Village provides more “value-added” resources than most communities

Making Economic Development: Resources

Many resources available to assist existing and prospective businesses

Questions?

Contact: William J. Heniff, AICP Village of Lombard Director of Community Development 255 E. Wilson Avenue Lombard, IL 60148 (630)620-3599 heniffw@villageoflombard.org