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Burr Ridge seeks $150,000 to ready temporary village hall; architect presents 'wow' redesign of combined village hall and police facility
Summary
At the Dec. 8 meeting the Burr Ridge board heard a staff request for $150,000 to renovate 453 Commerce St. as temporary village hall/staff space and viewed updated designs from Legate Architects for a combined village hall and police facility; staff projected possible leasing revenue and a target move date of April 1, 2026 if approved.
Village staff asked the Burr Ridge mayor and board of trustees on Dec. 8 for spending authority of $150,000 to convert 453 Commerce St. into temporary staff workspace while the current village hall proceeds toward sale and redevelopment.
Evan (staff) told the board the space is approximately 20,000 square feet (about 90% warehouse) and identified roughly $125,000 in tenant-ready improvements plus an estimated $15,000 cleaning allowance. He said third-party commercial brokers estimate the village could realize about $250,000 in leasing revenue when the property is market-ready and that the village could be operating out of the temporary site by April 1, 2026 if approvals proceed.
Following the spending request, Legate Architects principal Evan Mank presented updated renderings for a new village hall that integrates the existing police facility. Mank described the design intent as creating a "grand, monumental" singular entrance and a flexible boardroom with an operable glass partition that can seat 60–72 people. Design features shown in the packet include limestone panel cladding, a secondary line of ornamental trees (bur oak along County Line Road), improved public parking (about 29 spaces), and a night-lighting scheme to enhance the building's presence.
John Mannos, representing Brookhaven during an earlier agenda item, explained the intent behind a temporary vinyl-enclosed cart corral as winter protection for customer carts while a permanent aluminum-and-glass enclosure is designed.
Board members raised material, reuse and programming questions during the Legate presentation: whether existing native limestone could be reused or should be replaced with larger limestone panels; how the boardroom would double for training; and the location for larger public meetings (staff said Pleasantdale Middle School would be used for events that draw big turnout). Trustee questions also covered audiovisual placement above the glass partition and ensuring accessible service windows at the front counter.
No formal appropriation vote for the $150,000 request was recorded at the Dec. 8 meeting; staff sought and received general consensus to proceed with planning and to return with budget language. The board directed staff to bring further detail on the temporary renovation and to include village-hall topics in budget deliberations scheduled for early 2026.
If the board advances the plan, staff said the renovation work is intended to be temporary and the back half of the 453 Commerce building would later be tenant-improved at the incoming lessee’s expense. The presentation packet and renderings will be available through village staff and included in minutes for future consideration.
