Consultants identify four 'opportunity sites' including mall for mixed-use redevelopment
NIU consultants and village staff highlighted four opportunity sites in the draft plan—the mall, a former church site, an apartment block and an office building—saying mixed-use development and targeted infrastructure could spur revitalization.
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Consultants told the Planning Commission the draft comprehensive plan identifies four opportunity sites where redevelopment could produce meaningful change: the mall area, a former church site in a single-family neighborhood, an apartment building at Des Plaines and 31st Street, and an office building on West Cermak Road. The mall area received particular attention as a place where mixed-use development, open space and improved pedestrian connections could create more 'street life.'
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