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Vernon Hills trustees approve amended Hawthorne Mall plan including 288 residential units and retail plaza
Summary
Trustees approved ordinances amending the Hawthorne Mall planned unit development and a related plat, advancing a mixed‑use Phase 2 that would add up to about 288 residences, 540 structured parking spaces, and roughly 37,000 square feet of retail while preserving most mall retail and adding pedestrian connections.
Vernon Hills trustees on Sept. 16 approved amendments to the Hawthorne Mall planned unit development that clear the way for a revised Phase 2 mixed‑use project including new residential buildings and expanded retail and plaza areas.
The board voted to adopt ordinance 2025‑113 and approve a related plat after a presentation from the developer team. Sam White, vice president of development for Centennial Real Estate, described the plan as “a substantially improved plan layout” compared with the 2022 approval and said the project retains about 125,000 square feet of existing mall retail while adding two four‑story residential buildings.
Courtney Brower of Focus Atlantic said the current proposal seeks…
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