Barrington’s plan commission recommended a proposal for a four-story, mixed-use building in a part of the village’s downtown known as the “Golden Triangle.” The plan calls for 125 apartments, space for retail or restaurant uses and storage for high-end and classic cars. (Courtesy of Barrington)
We’re noticing a bunch of dramatic new multifamily housing proposals in some well-known spots in the suburbs this year. We’re impressed with much of it and especially pleased to see that at least a little of the planned housing is affordable housing.
This month the Barrington Plan Commission heard and supported a proposal for a new mixed-use development that includes luxury apartments and storage for high-end and classic cars in the village’s “Golden Triangle,” replacing the former Market Center building and a former Volvo dealership. The CEO of the development company said the project will include “an integrated lobby, just like a boutique hotel.” Barrington has been looking to redevelop the site since the 1990s.
Head south down Barrington Road to Hoffman Estates, where the village has seen a wave of proposals that could bring as many as 2,700 multifamily housing units. That includes the 296-unit Seasons at Hoffman Estates apartment complex at the southeast corner of Higgins Road and Moon Lake Boulevard, now being built; 164 high-end townhouses approved as part of larger housing plans at Bell Works, on the former AT&T campus, with 300 apartments given preliminary approval; and 600 luxury apartments proposed for the long-vacant former Menards site in Barrington Square.
While affordable housing isn’t a feature in the Barrington or Hoffman Estates developments – though the $1,700 to $2,500 a month rents included in the Barrington Square plan at least are closer to average — it is a feature elsewhere.
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Daily Herald’s ass kissing of Frau Darch and McLeod at work.
Barrington has been given great ideas for keeping up with the times while retaining its historic charm over the years and we always seem to wind up with some eyesore monstrosity (like the s/w corner of Hough & Main). It treats its merchants horribly, has gross restrictions & fees on things like an awning, planter box or bench to warm up a space and make it friendly to the public. Instead, it puts up its own poorly placed benches. Have you ever tried to sit on the bench on Hough/Rt. 59/Barrington Rd.? It’s lovely to try and chat with a friend along with the truck traffic from the convergence of 2 major thoroughfares into a small town center. Barrington governance & planning needs to help the businesses they already have or we’re doomed to continue to lose everything but the nail salons and dry cleaners,