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Shelton Companies given option to lease, rehab and later buy city lot at 1648 E. End Ave

City of Chicago Heights City Council · January 21, 2026
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Summary

The council approved an option and license agreement giving Shelton Companies exclusive rights to lease and later buy a vacant city lot at 1648 East End Avenue; Jack Hynes said the company plans about $100,000 in rehabilitation before purchase within a year.

City Council members approved Resolution #2026-4, an option and license agreement granting Shelton Companies, Inc. the exclusive right to purchase and use the vacant city-owned commercial lot at 1648 East End Avenue. Economic Development Director Jack Hynes said Shelton "needed more space to expand" and planned to "lease the property, rehab it at a cost of approximately $100,000, then purchase the property in about a year."

The resolution passed unanimously among present members (Ayes: Smith, Rodgers, Baikauskas, Brassea, Zaranti, Merrick; Absent: Perez). The council did not set a firm timetable for the lease or purchase beyond the approximate one-year purchase expectation described by staff.