Community Development

Current Development Projects and Planning News

Residential

• R.A. Faganel has 319 single-family custom and semi-custom homes planned for in Blackberry Pointe located at the northeast corner of Dickson Road and Galena Road just south of Huntington Chase.
• Inland’s Orchard Prarie North and Saratoga Springs contain single-family homes, immediately west of Orchard Road south of Route 30. William Ryan is building in Orchard Prairie North and Saratoga Homes is building Saratoga Springs.
• Marquis Pointe will contain 305 single-family homes, west of Hill Avenue, north of Goodwin Drive and east of US Route 30. This development will be north of the Ogden Hill commercial site. Hartz Homes is the builder.
• Huntington Chase, contains 214 single family homes. This subdivision is located south of US Route 30, north of Galena Road on the west side of Dickson Road.
• Balmorea, a 312 unit intergenerational subdivision by Saratoga Homes offers single-family and townhomes. Balmorea is located immediately north of Galena Road across from Huntington Chase.
• Grand Pointe Homes development Fieldstone Place will contain 43 single family homes and 100 townhome units on Montgomery Road at Briarcliff. Both single family and townhomes are being built.
• Blackberry Crossing West, a 661 unit subdivision by Ryland Homes, is located west of Blackberry Crossing and Lakewood Creek West. This area will also include 14 acres of commercial development at Route 30 and Gordon Road.
• Foxmoor, a subdivision of 532 units by Cambridge Homes, is located west of Orchard Road on the north side of Route 30. Kaneland School District McDole elementary school is located on site.

Commercial

• Blackberry Creek Shopping Center, located at the southwest corner of Orchard Road and US Route 30, is currently under development. The following stores are currently in operation: Aldi, Chase Bank, Firestone, Jenny Nails, Jimmy John's, Rogy's Learning Center, Rosati's Pizza, T-Mobile, and Walgreens. Plans have been approved for an Arby's. McVickers Development is developing the site.
• Ogden Hill (Aerial Photo), located at US Route 30/34 and Hill Avenue, will feature anchor stores as well as restaurants and convenience shopping; Inland Real Estate Development and Bradford Real Estate are developing the site. The following stores are operational: Earthmovers Credit Union, Goodwill, Menards, JC Penney, Office Depot, National Tire and Battery, Sonic and Walgreens; the following businesses are in the construction phase: Buona Beef.
• Orchard Crossing, located at the southeast corner of Orchard Road and US Route 30. A Super Wal-Mart is currently in operation as well as Starbucks, Fifth Third Bank, Game Stop, Great Clips, Harris Bank, a Dentist and Burger King. McVickers Development is developing the site.

Industrial

• TCB Development is planning for the Montgomery Business Center located north of Aucutt Road east of Orchard Road and west of US Rt 31/Lake Street; it is being planned for a Distribution Center.

Downtown

• RTAP Park & Ride Study has been completed.
• A new zoning district was created for the downtown called the Mill District in 2009.