The Village Board voted to approve a special-use ordinance for the Grand Reserve development at 2300 West Higgins Road, a vacant 7.2-acre site within the Barrington Square Town Center area formerly associated with a Menards footprint. The Plan Commission recommended approval before the board vote.

Chairperson Shetani described the project as a two-phase, Class‑A multifamily development: phase 1 would include 194 units with a planned 18‑month construction timeline, followed by phase 2 with 141 units, for a total of 335 units. The applicant, Phil Domenico of Synergy Construction & Development, said the full project would be completed if market conditions support phase 2 and forecasted an overall completion target near 2030.

Domenico and the project team presented a traffic-and-parking study and said the plan proposes 486 parking spaces in total for both phases, including roughly 85–86 podium (first‑level) indoor spaces in phase 1. The developer stated a target parking ratio between 1.25 and 1.45 spaces per unit and noted required EV‑charging provisions. Trustees and staff referenced observations at the nearby Seasons development showing lower utilization in practice, and trustees expressed concerns about the project’s potential effect on shared mall parking and event usage.

Trustees discussed whether phase 1 would occupy the Menards parcel and heard that the developer chose to locate phase 1 closer to Higgins to better establish a residential market; phase 2 would occupy the rear lot if demand supports it. After discussion, the board called the roll on the special-use ordinance; the clerk recorded one nay vote (Trustee Sand) and the motion carried.

The approval authorizes the developer to proceed with the project subject to site-plan permitting, applicable conditions in the ordinance and any subsequent staff‑review requirements.