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Developers present 20-unit housing plan and proposed car wash; trustees discuss but take no final action

Village of Maywood Board of Trustees · April 1, 2026
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Summary

IFF presented a proposal for 20 units of new housing and a mixed-use building, and a representative for Buddy Bear Car Wash outlined plans for a site at 1215 S. 1st Avenue; trustees discussed both proposals during the Aug. 3 meeting but no vote or approval was recorded.

At the Village of Maywood Committee of the Whole on Aug. 3, 2021, Dena Bell of IFF delivered a PowerPoint presentation describing a proposal to develop 20 new housing units and one mixed-use building in Maywood. Trustees asked questions and discussion ensued; the presentation was listed as discussion-only with no final action taken that night.

Separately, Phillip DeGeratto of Buddy Bear Car Wash presented an overview of his intent to establish a new Buddy Bear Car Wash at 1215 S. 1st Avenue. The board heard the proposal and discussed it; no formal vote or permit approval is recorded in the minutes.

Why it matters: both proposals would change land use in Maywood — one by adding housing and mixed-use capacity and the other by adding a commercial car-wash operation — and may require subsequent planning, zoning and permitting actions.

What’s next: both projects remain in discussion stages. If developers pursue formal approvals, future planning-commission or board hearings are likely to evaluate zoning, site plan and community impacts.