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Downtown mixed‑use project stalls after trustees reject site plan following traffic, parking and financing concerns
Summary
A proposed 6‑story, mixed‑use development at 7952 Lincoln Avenue failed to win board approval after extended trustee and public questioning about traffic, parking, IDOT permits, unit mix and developer financing; plan‑commission recommendations had included a five‑year build deadline that trustees shortened and conditioned but the site‑plan motion ultimately failed.
Trustees declined to concur with Plan Commission recommendations for a mixed‑use project at 7952 Lincoln Avenue after more than two hours of board questioning and extensive public comment about traffic, parking and developer readiness.
The applicant sought site plan approval, subdivision and a special‑use (proportionate exception) for a project composed of a renovated commercial building housing a restaurant and an Action Behavior Center (ABC) and a proposed six‑story mixed‑use building with 58 residential units (predominantly studios and one‑bedrooms), ground‑floor retail and a four‑season outdoor dining area.
Plan Commission Chair Paul Luke and the project team described the proposal, the requested zoning relief…
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