Plan commission recommends rezoning, concept plan for 3700 Dundee Road with condition on Anjou access

The Northbrook Plan Commission voted to forward a draft resolution recommending a comprehensive plan map amendment, rezoning to R‑6, and concept plan approval for a 53‑unit, age‑restricted townhome development at 3700 Dundee Road (the former Our Lady of the Brooks property). The motion to approve the draft resolution included a condition that the petitioner continue discussions with village staff and neighborhood representatives regarding restricted vehicular access at Anjou Drive; the motion passed on a roll‑call vote in favor.

The application, filed by Venture 1 OLB LLC as contract purchaser, proposes an age‑restricted (55+) townhome community called The Reserve at The Brook consisting of 53 units arranged in 19 two‑ and three‑unit buildings on an 11.76‑acre parcel. The petitioner said 15 percent of units (8 units) will be sold as on‑site affordable homes to satisfy the village affordable‑housing requirement; the applicant requested an exception to locate the eight affordable units in three buildings rather than dispersed one‑per‑building across the site.

Katrina McGuire, land‑use counsel for the petitioner, presented the development team and described the request as responsive to prior Board feedback and to surrounding land uses;…