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Homer Glen trustees hear developer presentation and sharp resident concerns over 15.5‑acre ARIA plan
Summary
At a Feb. 12 workshop the ARIA Group presented a revised 15.5‑acre mixed‑use plan for 159th Street in Homer Glen; residents pressed developers on density, Section 8, traffic, trees and school impacts while the developer pledged 'there will never be apartments.'
HOMER GLEN, Ill. — The Village of Homer Glen hosted a workshop Feb. 12 on a proposed 15.5‑acre mixed‑use development called ARIA, during which developers described a retail‑forward project with rooftop condominiums and gated villas and residents raised repeated concerns about density, rental housing and local impacts.
The ARIA team said it has reduced the total dwelling count from an earlier concept and is now showing 26 rooftop condominiums above mixed‑use retail and roughly 40 townhome/villa units in the rear. "This is a preliminary workshop discussion only on ARIA…No approvals are being considered this evening," Trustee Schaller told the room, emphasizing the plan was for early feedback.
Developer Boris Predovich of Legacy Development told residents, "There will never be apartments," and said commercial build‑out would not proceed until at least 70% of…
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