Developer presents 15.5‑acre ARIA mixed‑use plan for Homer Glen; trustees ask for another public presentation

Developers of a proposed 15.5‑acre project called ARIA told the Village of Homer Glen Board of Trustees that the plan would add two mixed‑use buildings along 159th Street with roughly 30,000 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space and 66 residential units, and the board asked the team to repeat its presentation so more residents can see the plans and ask questions.

Director Grubergaard, summarizing staff review, said the conceptual proposal includes two mixed‑use buildings at the 159th Street frontage with commercial on the first floors and condos on upper floors, plus 20 duplex buildings (40 units) in the rear. "This is very conceptual right now," Grubergaard said, and noted the project would require a planned unit development (PUD), plat of subdivision and rezoning or a new mixed‑use zoning district before it could proceed. He also said the plan proposes no public parkland even though the code would require about 1.67 acres, which staff estimated would translate to roughly $293,000 in lieu of land based on bedroom count.

The presentation and subsequent trustee questioning focused on density, tree preservation, traffic access and how the commercial component would be phased and operated.…