Mundelein townhouse proposal faces key vote Monday

A townhouse development proposed for Mundelein’s southwest side could get an important go-ahead from the village board Monday.

The 21-unit Solaria Crossings complex is planned for the 300 block of East Route 83, just northwest of North Willow Spring Road. The site is across Route 83 from a large shopping center that’s home to a Garden Fresh Market and other businesses.

Three townhouse buildings are proposed, around an oval-shaped private roadway. Each building would have seven units.

The only way in or out of the complex would be Willow Spring Road. An existing access road from Route 83 would be closed, documents indicate.

The property, which once was farmland but has an unoccupied house on it now, already has been purchased by the proposed developer, Verve Ventures.

For the project to move forward, the village board needs to rezone the property to allow multifamily homes. Additionally, the board needs to establish the complex as a planned unit development.

Monday’s meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at village hall, 300 Plaza Circle. The meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed at mundelein.org.