Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The City of Wheaton Planning and Zoning Board will consider Morningside Equities' application for a Planned Unit Development approval to build a 306-unit apartment complex downtown.
Residents will have an opportunity to speak publicly about a proposed development at 218 Wesley Street in downtown Wheaton at the 7 p.m. Planning and Zoning Board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 24 at City Hall. Developer Morningside Equities Inc. has submitted an application for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval to allow the construction of a six-story, 306-unit apartment complex on a vacant downtown lot bounded by, Wesley, Scott, Front and Cross streets, according to a city memo. The public may make a statement at the hearing or submit comments in writing prior to the hearing. Mary Ellen Martin, senior development manager for Morningside Equities Inc. told Patch in November Morningside plans to close on the property in early 2012 and begin…
Monday, January 23, 2012
About 100 residents attend a presentation of the plans for the redevelopment of the old Hubble school site.
Developers of the old Hubble school property on Saturday presented plans for the site’s redevelopment to an audience of about 100 residents at the DuPage County Historical Museum in Wheaton, a few weeks before a public hearing and presentation to City Council. Chad Jones, CFO of Bradford Equities, the development firm that purchased the 27-acre property from Community Unit School District 200 in June, said the company always tries to hear from neighbors of its developments early into a project to field questions and feedback. Like Patch on Facebook! The developer with the Wheaton Park District is proposing to build a Mariano's Fresh Market store on the corner of Naperville and Roosevelt roads and to preserve the gyms and athletic fields …
Friday, January 20, 2012
Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk talks strategy at annual State of the City Address, says Hubble development has mobilized other projects.
Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk on Thursday delivered his annual State of the City Address to outline the city’s goals, including plans to establish a strategic economic development plan by 2013. Gresk said the city plans to reduce retail vacancies in Wheaton and increase net property values by 2015, and establish a strategic economic development plan for downtown by January 1, 2013 and a strategic economic development plan for all of Wheaton by July 1, 2013. Click to sign up for the Wheaton Patch newsletter In a challenging economy businesses have closed in Wheaton and there is "little growth," Gresk said. However "little" is more than nothing, as major projects on the horizon include the redevelopment of the former Hubble school site, a movie …
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Dallas-based company Studio Movie Grill will begin work on the future cinema-eatery in the next two weeks after plan approval from city.
Wheaton City Council Monday approved a change to the planned unit development (PUD) for Studio Movie Grill (SMG), the dine-in movie theater that will open at 301 Rice Lake Square in Wheaton this year. Dave Olson, director of construction and project management for SMG told Council Monday he plans to begin interior demolition work within the next two weeks, and more intensive work by the second week of February. After an estimated three-month project he said he expects to have the grand opening late in the second quarter. The Dallas-based company, SMG, will renovate the former Linens ‘N Things building, a 30,000-square-foot space into a movie theater and restaurant. The approved changes to SMG's building plans include a redesign of the …
Angie O'Gram
9:44 pm on Monday, January 30, 2012
Maybe they are aiming to attract more affluent people to Wheaton, and not the middle class! more ›