Politics & Government

D200 Approves Extension for Hubble Development Plans

Bradford Equities to finish engineering plans, submit for initial government approval Nov. 28.

Community Unit School District 200 officials Wednesday approved a 60-day extension for Bradford Equities, LLC to submit its application for Plan Approval with the city for the old Hubble school property. 

 of $5,000,200 on Hubble in June with a purchase agreement setting Sept. 28 as the deadline to file the initial application with the city for government approval. District 200 Superintendent Dr. Brian Harris said the deal is progressing, and that Bradford has until Nov. 28 to submit an application.

Chad Jones, CFO and spokesman for Bradford, wrote in an email Tuesday that in order to file the application, Bradford needs a full set of engineering plans for the site, which should be completed within the next few weeks. He said that the engineering has taken longer than expected due to the "complexities" of the site, which is on a floodplain.

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"We believe these issues have been resolved, but it did take some time to come up with a plan that works best for the community," he said.

Most of the 22.6-acre sits on a floodplain, allowing for around 10 acres of useable commercial space. Bradford made its offer with a  with the  to bring a Mariano's Fresh Market to the corner of Naperville and Roosevelt roads. 

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"We do not believe we will need the full 60 days. We have had several meetings with the city over the last three months and do not foresee any problems moving forward," Jones wrote. 

"We are still hopeful to start construction in the spring of 2012 with Mariano's open in the spring of 2013."


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