Board approves 8‑acre mixed‑use master plan at Barrington and Blake with multiple exceptions

The Village of Hanover Park Board on June 5 passed an ordinance approving 11 exceptions and a master plan for an 8‑acre multi‑family development at the northwest corner of Barrington Road and Blake Street in the VC‑C (Village Center, Mixed‑Use Core) district.

Developer representatives said they will provide additional renderings showing completed examples and alternatives on request. Jason Kambitsis, a project representative, told trustees, “We can give you more perspective as to where we've built those, and what they look like,” and agreed to provide renderings for the hybrid and corner‑living building types.

Trustees and the development commission spent many hours reviewing the exceptions in public and in commission meetings; several trustees praised the commission and staff for extensive review. A board liaison said the commission had “drilled down on” questions about sidewalks, exceptions and pedestrian crossings and recommended continued oversight as the project proceeds.

The board recorded a recorded vote with one no vote and the ordinance carried. Trustees noted this is an important transit‑oriented parcel near the train station and asked staff and the developer to refine pedestrian crossings and consider EV infrastructure and federal grant opportunities related to transit‑oriented development.

Next steps: developer to supply additional renderings and staff to continue review of final materials, sidewalk routing and crosswalk safety; subsequent permits and final site plan approvals to follow.