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Community development reports June building permits, several projects progressing
Summary
City staff reported 93 permits and about $15 million in construction value for June, summarized progress on Artisan, Brandywine, hospital expansions and the Old Base Factory, and answered committee questions about stormwater detention and project timelines.
Community development staff presented the department’s June 2026 activity report to the committee, detailing permit counts, inspection volumes and construction progress on several local projects.
Staff said the department issued 93 building permits in June with about $15,000,000 in construction value for the month. The department completed 769 building inspections (commercial and residential), 162 occupancy-permit inspections and 70 fire inspections. Staff reported 129 code-enforcement cases were received with 791 actions completed on those cases, and noted solar installations have driven a rise in inspection workload.
Project updates included certificate-of-occupancy deliveries for parts of the Artisan apartment complex on Central Park (Buildings 1, 2 and 3), Building 4 under construction; Brandywine on South Lincoln reported 16 buildings occupied with five more under construction; the hospital’s medical office building and ER tenant finishes were expected to be submitted soon with a projected opening around September 2026; and the Old Base Factory interior work is progressing with a hoped opening by mid-August.
Staff said preliminary site plans for Meyer and the Shops at Pierce had been routed to their civil reviewer and returned to the developer for revisions. Park Place has secured letters of intent from retailers and is working on an intersection design study and power-line relocation; staff said those aspects require Illinois Department of Transportation and city approvals and that Park Place represents a $300-plus million project.
A committee member asked whether excavation at the Old Base Factory included a stormwater detention or retention pond; staff confirmed stormwater management excavation is underway and described detention ponds, spillways and connections to existing stormwater infrastructure. Staff also noted that commercial building inspector Jerry McNulty had returned from vacation, easing inspection backlogs for staff member Chad Truen.
The committee did not receive any public comments and adjourned after a motion and second.
