New housing development with townhouses, duplexes coming to Huntley
A new housing development is coming to Huntley and is slated to be named after Regency Square.
The Huntley Village Board voted Thursday night to approve a 224-unit development, Regency Square, which backs up to Sun City.
The development will include 119 units of “urban townhouses,” 67 units of traditional townhouses and 38 units of ranch-style duplex homes on about 48 acres, according to village documents. Officials said home prices are expected to range between $325,000 and $420,000.
The townhouses will be south of Charles H. Sass Parkway and east of Regency Parkway, while the duplexes are planned to be west of Regency Parkway, according to Huntley documents.
The development will contain amenities, including a dog park and a park. Lennar Corporation, the developer, will develop the park and then hand it over to the Huntley Park District, an arrangement that officials said is the case with other parks in subdivisions, including Cider Grove and Fieldstone.
While Village Board members supported the proposal, some citing a need for more affordable housing in Huntley, some neighbors who live in Sun City had questions and concerns.
Before public comment began, Village President Tim Hoeft said it was an “emotional issue” and reminded everyone to stay respectful.
Sandy Deacon, who lives in Sun City, said she didn’t believe Huntley officials had Sun City’s best interests in mind.
Trustee Mary Holzkopf asked when construction will start, and Lennar representatives said they would like to start this year.
Trustee Ronda Goldman, who said she lives in Sun City, said more people will bring more businesses to Huntley.
“It’s not about Huntley enriching our treasury,” she said.
The village board looked at the plans in October, and village documents indicate trustees had asked for a dog park and more buffering and landscaping between the edge of the development and Sun City.
“We’ve had people itching for a dog park in this community for 15 years,” Hoeft said.
The Huntley Plan Commission unanimously approved the development in March. Public comments then expressed concerns about traffic in the development, among other concerns, according to officials.
As part of the approval, the land was rezoned from business to residential.
The townhouse development was not the first development proposed for the site in recent years. In 2022, San Antonio-based Lynd Living had proposed an apartment complex on the site, but the proposal was never voted on.
Of the townhouse development, Hoeft said, “I don’t see it getting any better than this.”