Nov. 11, 2016 - Officials broke ground Thursday for another development project in downtown Oak Park that is bringing new energy to the heart of the community.
The groundbreaking ceremony was for the five-story District House development at the corner of Lake Street and Euclid Avenue that will replace the former Tasty Dog restaurant, which closed last year. Once completed in the spring of 2018, District House will add 28 condominiums and 4,500 square feet of new retail space to the neighborhood.
District House is one of four major construction projects either nearing completion, well underway or soon to begin within blocks of Lake Street, adding new residential units, retail space and public parking to the mix of Oak Park's central business districts.
Even as contractors are putting the finishing touches on Vantage Oak Park at Lake Street and Forest Avenue, residents already are moving into the property's 270 rental apartments, and Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant and Edward-Elmhurst Health have signed leases to occupy the building's 25,000 square feet of retail space next year.
Rising 21 stories, Vantage now is the tallest building in Oak Park and also includes 300 dedicated public spaces within an integrated 588-car parking garage.
Meanwhile, work is progressing steadily at a development site on the south side of Lake Street just east of Harlem Avenue. Currently called Elevate Oak Park, the project rises five stories on Lake Street, then steps back into a 20-story structure on North Boulevard.
In addition to 270 apartments and 26,000 square feet of retail space, the project includes a new block of Maple Street on the site's western edge and a 424-space parking garage.
Construction also is expected to begin on a 12-story mixed-use development at Harlem Avenue and South Boulevard early next year.
When the dust from construction settles, these four projects will add more than 830 residential units, 65,000 square feet of retail space, 1,400 new parking spaces and $242 million in private investment.
For more information on development in Oak Park, visit www.oak-park.us/development.
OAK PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
District House
Location: Lake Street and Euclid Avenue
Construction start date: November 2016
Estimated completion date: Spring 2018
Building height: 5 stories
Residential units: 28 condominiums
Retail space: 4,500 square feet
Public parking garage: No
Elevate Oak Park
Location: Lake Street and Westgate Street
Construction start date: April 2016
Estimated completion date: Spring 2017
Building height: 20 stories
Residential units: 271 rental apartments
Retail space: 26,000 square feet
Public parking garage: Yes
Number of public parking spaces: 424
Lincoln Development
Location: Harlem Avenue and South Boulevard
Estimated construction start date: Spring 2017
Estimated completion date: Fall 2018
Building height: 12 stories
Residential units: 263 rental apartments
Retail space: 10,000 square feet
Public parking garage: Yes
Number of public parking spaces: 398
Vantage Oak Park
Location: Lake Street and Forest Avenue
Construction start date: Fall 2014
Estimated completion date: Fall 2016
Building height: 21 stories
Residential units: 270 rental apartments
Retail space: 25,000 square feet
Public parking garage: Yes
Number of public parking spaces: 300