The DuPage Medical Group building near the intersection of Ogden Avenue and Rickert Drive could soon expand and add services, including an immediate care center.
Naperville City Council members Wednesday will consider a 21,040-square-foot expansion to the existing 26,500-square-foot DuPage Medical Group building located at 808 Rickert Drive.
The current building, which houses facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, otolaryngology, audiology, ophthalmology, sleep center, radiology and lab services, is at capacity, said Maria McGowan, DuPage Medical Group executive director for marketing. If approved, the expansion could bring an immediate care center, expanded radiology services, primary care, and obstetrics and gynecology.
DuPage Medical Group currently has immediate care centers in Lisle, Hinsdale, Glen Ellyn, Joliet and Tinley Park, with a Bloomingdale location to open in mid-June.
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“We feel very strongly about the positive impact that our Immediate Care Centers have in the ability to treat patients with acute illnesses or sudden injuries, and felt it highly beneficial to expand this service to Naperville,” McGowan said.
Naperville’s planning and zoning committee did not give the proposal a positive recommendation due to concerns with a parking lot setback from Ogden Avenue, citing the proposed parking lot would sit too close to Ogden Avenue.
City staff recommends the plan be approved.
“It’s an appropriate use from staff’s perspective and an appropriate variance,” said Bill Novack, director of the city’s Transportation, Engineering and Development department.
DMG Real Estate purchased the lot at 2052 W. Ogden Avenue – adjacent to its current building – and plans to demolish the building currently on the property. The building was previously home to a beauty salon that closed in October and a parking lot.
“When the opportunity to purchase the adjacent land became available in late 2016, we felt this site would be a perfect location for an immediate care center,” McGowan said.
DuPage Medical Group is requesting the lot be rezoned from a general office district to office, commercial, and industrial district.
Staff finds the proposed rezoning appropriate as the property could serve as a transition space between surrounding residential properties and Ogden Avenue to the northwest, according to city documents.
Plans for the development also include an outdoor common area and space for bicycle parking.
If the proposal is approved, work would begin “promptly” and would take about 12 months to complete, McGowan said.