The Romeoville Village Board got its first official look at the next stage of the Uptown Square development at Wednesday night’s board meeting.
The concept plan still has to be voted on sometime in the future, but the possibilities for a lot sitting between the new athletic and event center and Illinois Route 53 were discussed Wednesday.
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Two different site plans are being offered by developers for the site, according to village documents.
One option involves a roughly 10,300-square-foot building with a single drive-through window that could accommodate a restaurant or a coffee shop, according to the village.
The second option would entail a 9,100-square-foot building that includes three drive-through lanes to accommodate a bank.
Mayor John Noak said after the meeting that the kind of building constructed will depend on what kind of tenants the developer, HB Uptown LLC, can bring in.
Those talks are ongoing, Noak said.
The athletic and event center is the centerpiece of Romeoville’s effort to establish a geographical downtown in the village and to bring in businesses and economic development around the center.
The lot discussed Wednesday would included landscaping, brickwork and plants that would be harmonious with the current square’s aesthetic, according to village documents.
Noak called the future building a “key component” to development of the area.
Trustee Dave Richards said that the building will need to work architecturally with the look of the other square developments.
Since it will essentially sit between the athletic center and Route 53, it needs to be attractive from all sides so that those coming and going from the athletic center won’t just see the back of a building.
While the possibility of offices on a second floor were bandied about Wednesday, Richards said any final plans will pass through the board before developers break ground.
“We’ll know before they build what they’re going to put there,” he said.
“We look forward to moving forward to this next phase,” Noak said.
Also Wednesday, the board approved an approximately $366,000 plan to fortify aging sewer lines in town using a process where a synthetic liner is inserted into existing pipes and then sealed.