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Residents and officials spar over 202‑unit proposal for former Traubber school site; no vote taken
Summary
Village trustees and a developer debated a revised plan to build 202 housing units on the former Traubber Junior High site at Route 71 and Washington Street. Residents pressed traffic, stormwater and school‑capacity concerns; the board requested additional studies and design revisions but took no formal vote.
Developers presented a revised plan for the former Traubber Junior High School site to the Oswego Village Board on Oct. 21, drawing lengthy public comment and detailed questions from trustees about traffic, stormwater, school impacts and design. No formal approvals were sought or granted; the board asked staff to continue negotiations with the developer, the school district and technical consultants.
The proposal, submitted in response to a school‑district request for proposals, would redevelop roughly 12 acres at the northeast corner of Illinois Route 71 and Washington Street into a mix of for‑sale townhomes and rental apartments totaling 202 units. The developer said the concept now includes 30 two‑story townhomes, three three‑story apartment buildings (92 units total) and a larger building along Route 71 containing 80 units (described by the developer as four stories of apartments over one level of parking), for a total of 202 units and about 270 parking spaces.
The plan is a revision of an earlier concept that the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed and recommended the board deny on Sept. 4. At the Oct. 21 meeting, the development team — including Brian Kronwitter and Michael Pulakidis of JM Development and architect Bridal Shah of Koredogan Clark — said they had reduced height in parts of the site, increased on‑site green space to about 3.53 acres and converted some multifamily buildings to two‑story townhomes to better transition to adjacent homes. The team said the design now includes a clubhouse, pool, gazebo, walking paths and dog park.
Why it matters: the site sits beside Oswego’s historic residential core and near Oswego High School. Residents and trustees framed their concerns around near‑term public safety and livability (traffic during school periods, parking overflow into adjacent streets, stormwater runoff and sewer capacity), and longer‑term issues including whether a high‑density project will preserve the…
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