East Dundee Village Board trustees took two actions this week to ensure a piece of village-owned land on Barrington Avenue is developed for single-family homes.
By a unanimous vote, the board approved the subdivision of property at 406-408 Barrington Road into three lots. It also agreed to put the lots on the market, hiring local Realtor Patrick West to sell the property for single-family house development.
The parcel, which previously was used for a village pumping station, was subdivided into quarter-acre lots. Two will be priced at $50,000 and the third at $45,000. None are currently connected to public utilities.
Trustee Andy Sauder said he supported the idea of dividing the site into three lots for individual sale because it guarantees “single-family (housing), which is what the neighborhood asked us for, as opposed to a developer buying a large plot then attempting to get it rezoned and build condos.”
The lots are much larger than neighboring properties, Trustee Kathleen Mahony said. “We are not packing in a ton of houses,” she said.
While a developer could purchase all three lots and request to rezone the land, the village is making it clear that the board wants to see single-family homes, Village Manager Erika Storlie said.
“We have communicated that to the broker,” Storlie said. “When people are inquiring on this, they will be told (the board’s) desire was to do single-family homes.”
She added that she doesn’t anticipate any problem in selling the lots. All offers will be brought to the board for review.
“I think this is really neat because if you look into the market, there are very few lots available,” Trustee Matt Oclon said. “These are legit buildable lots. We are going to see them brought out pretty quickly is my guess.”
The sale of the property was controversial two years ago when a developer sought village approval to use the land for two apartment buildings with a total of 28 units.
The proposal led to a contentious village board meeting at which residents spoke out and fought with the developer, arguing that multifamily units would not be a good fit for the mostly single-family home neighborhood. The developer added fuel to the fire when he said he believed his proposal would help beautify the area.
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Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.