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Deerfield updates demolition plan for 1411–1435 Lake Cook Road; board authorizes on-site engineering oversight
Summary
Village staff briefed trustees on a planned demolition at 1411–1435 Lake Cook Road, including screening and dust mitigation; the board authorized engineering supervision paid by the developer and said the owner must amend the PUD if redevelopment zoning is not secured by Jan. 1, 2027.
Village staff updated the Board of Trustees on Jan. 21 about demolition planning for the large parcel at 1411–1435 Lake Cook Road and secured authorization to engage an on-site engineering inspector paid by the developer.
Andrew (village staff) told trustees the owner intends to demolish the existing development on the roughly 37.5-acre parcel and will sign a “proceed at your own risk” declaration that indemnifies the village and sets conditions for demolition. The village said demolition permits remain under review; the agreement requires the owner to return for an amendment to the planned unit development if redevelopment zoning approval is not secured by Jan. 1, 2027.
Demolition contractor Omega, represented by Mike McMann, described plans to fence the site with a mesh windscreen and use wet suppression during demolition, keep spoils behind screened fencing (spoils to remain below fence height), tarp trucks leaving the site, and to leave pavement in place as long as practical to limit mud tracking. McMann estimated that if approvals come quickly the work could begin in six to eight weeks and that, with multiple excavators operating, the demolition could take roughly five to six months depending on weather and utility disconnects.
The board also authorized staff to execute a contract for phase 3 engineering services so the village can provide on-site engineering supervision of the demolition and related projects, with the developer to reimburse the village. The transcript contains two different figures for that engineering cost (one passage lists $84,006.75; elsewhere a figure of $84,675 appears). The village explained the selection was from a qualifications-based list and that the engineer would serve as an extension of village staff to inspect and document work on site.
Trustees asked staff to require neighbor notification (letters to Embassy Suites, Amly Residential and other adjacent stakeholders), to stipulate designated truck routes that avoid residential streets, and to require dust controls and street sweeping if mud is tracked onto public roads. Staff said those obligations will be contained in permit specifics and in the owner’s agreement.
What’s next: no formal action to permit demolition was required that night; staff said the “proceed at your own risk” agreement can be approved administratively once negotiated, and the board authorized the engineering services contract to provide on-site inspection and oversight.
