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Hawthorn Woods approves 39 new homes, 4 commercial lots

Plan calls for 39 new homes, plus commercial district

Hawthorn Woods village board members Monday night approved homes and commercial lots at Route 22 and Quentin Road, ending a process that began in late spring with residents protesting the original plan.

Hinsdale-based Foxford Communities is leading the development plan for the site, which is across the street from a retail plaza with a Mariano's Fresh Market, a McDonald's and a PNC Bank in Lake Zurich.

It's proposed as the third phase of the Hawthorn Trails subdivision.

At Monday's meeting, Hawthorn Woods trustees and Mayor Joseph Mancino on Monday night approved a package of items for the project, including a revised annexation agreement governing the 72-acre site northeast of Route 22 and Quentin. No residents spoke for or against development before the vote.

Tim Kellogg, a Foxford property consultant, spoke on behalf of the development team after the vote.

"I personally just want to thank you as the (village) board, the plan commission and especially the staff," Kellogg said. "It's been a great experience."

Under the plan, 39 single-family houses will be built in a cluster toward the north end of the property. Prices will start at about $500,000 and have alleys to mimic an urban setting.

Icon Building Group of Algonquin will offer houses ranging from 2,418 to 3,275 square feet that would cover most of the individual building lots.

Four lots were approved for a retail and commercial district covering about 4½ acres closest to Route 22 and Quentin.

In May, about 50 residents packed village hall for an advisory planning, building and zoning commission hearing on Foxford's original proposal that included a gasoline station and car wash.

A similar crowd attended a village board meeting in June at which attorney Thomas Burney said the developers agreed with a request from Mancino to drop the gas station and car wash.

Burney said the end result will be a "win-win" for the Foxford development team and Hawthorn Woods.

"We tirelessly negotiated this annexation agreement," Burney said.

Residents had cited concerns about the potential of the Foxford plan leading to declining property values because of smaller houses nearby and added traffic congestion.

The gas station and car wash triggered questions about potential environmental hazards.

Hawthorn Woods Trustee Dominick DiMaggio noted only one resident spoke - to offer a compliment - on Foxford's proposal at last month's planning, building and zoning commission meeting.

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