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Lombard approves up to $75,310 downtown grant for MinMax Games renovation
Summary
The Village of Lombard approved, as part of the consent agenda, a downtown improvement grant of up to $75,310 to support facade and ADA work at 1 South Park Avenue for MinMax Games LLC; the ECDC had unanimously recommended the funding.
The Village of Lombard Board of Trustees approved a downtown improvement and renovation grant of up to $75,310 for MinMax Games LLC at 1 South Park Avenue as part of the consent agenda on April 23, 2026.
Trustee Hammersmith, reporting for the Economic & Community Development Committee (ECDC), said the committee heard a request from MinMax Games for assistance with facade and Americans with Disabilities Act improvements to a long‑vacant two‑story downtown building that the business purchased in 2025. She said the project includes new awnings, tuckpointing, masonry repairs, a new front stoop and entrance, window wells and drainage grates, and an interior lift and side entrance to improve ADA accessibility. "The total project cost for the grant request is $75,310 for facade improvements and ADA accessibility improvements," Trustee Hammersmith said.
Hammersmith described the building plan as ground‑floor retail with residential on the second floor and said MinMax — a family‑owned tabletop games business — would occupy the street level. She told trustees the ECDC voted unanimously to support the grant request and recommended placement on the board agenda with a waiver of the first reading to align with the 2026 downtown schedule. Staff had requested the item be included on the April 23 consent agenda.
The consent agenda, which bundled payroll and accounts payable approvals and several ordinances and resolutions, passed on a roll call vote. Because the grant was part of the consent agenda, trustees did not separately vote on a standalone MinMax resolution during the public session; the consent agenda approval incorporates the item as presented.
The ECDC presentation and the board record indicate the grant is intended to encourage reuse of a long‑vacant downtown property, support private investment in façade and accessibility improvements, and bring additional foot traffic and economic activity to downtown Lombard. The committee noted that staff will continue to oversee the grant process and that specific contract and disbursement details will follow staff procedures.
