The Raue Center for Performing Arts in Crystal Lake wants to open a satellite theater in downtown East Dundee. A proposal to redevelop a downtown parcel includes space for a performing arts center. | Courtesy of Sightwell
By Alicia Fabbre | Daily Herald
A performing arts center, boutique lodging, apartments, retail and townhouses could soon fill a two-acre parcel that once housed a lumberyard in East Dundee.
Village trustees will review plans Monday that would transform one of the last developable properties in the downtown district.
“Heritage Station is bold, buildable and legacy-aligned — a rare opportunity to transform a historic block into a cultural and economic cornerstone for East Dundee,” West Dundee-based developer Sightwell said in its proposal.
The proposed development, dubbed Heritage Station, includes 8,000 square feet for a performing arts center, possibly a satellite site for Crystal Lake’s Raue Center for the Arts, and 6,000 square feet for retail space. Additionally, Heritage Station would include nine to 12 townhouses. Above the retail shops, Sightwell proposes five to six rental apartments and space for The Station House, which would offer 10 suites for boutique lodging.
A shuttered lumberyard in East Dundee could be transformed into a mixed-use development featuring townhouses, apartments, boutique lodging, retail space and a performing arts center. | Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com, Oct. 2024
The project also includes a civic plaza that will help connect to the Fox River Trail. In addition, work would be done to extend Meier Street and add parking for the development along the new extension.
“The opportunity to help write East Dundee’s next chapter is really energizing and appealing to us,” Sightwell owner Andy Burns said of his proposal.
Village President Dan Pearson expressed support.
“I think it’s a great addition to our downtown … there’s a little bit for everyone in this one,” Pearson said, referring to the multiuse proposal.
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