Further details have been revealed for the mixed-use mega development of Ivanhoe Village in Mundelein. Located at roughly 6000 W IL Route 60, the project will be the state’s first Urbanistic Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND). It is being brought forward by The Wirtz Corporation, owned by the same family who owns the Blackhawks and is behind The 1901 Project.
Site plan of Ivanhoe Village by DPZ
Spanning 740-acres, the development will be replacing an existing farm and open land owned by the family, with the massive property set to be annexed into the Village of Mundelein. The concept of the project is to merge the appealing aspects of urban living into the suburban context, featuring mixed-use buildings, green areas, and commerce in a walkable environment.
Rendering of bioswales and greenways of Ivanhoe Village by DPZ
Rendering of bioswales and greenways of Ivanhoe Village by DPZ
The property would include 3,595 residences made up of 1,810 apartments, 1,339 single family homes, 446 townhomes, and 326 continuing care/assisted living for seniors. The team is also setting aside space for 100 ADU’s in the future. These will all be centered around wide parkways with intertwined roads that mimic more natural urban growth patterns.
Rendering of Ivanhoe Village by DPZ
Supporting this will be a mixed-use village center anchored by a large lake as well as a commercial zone on the northern edge of the property. These will hold 221,500 square-feet of retail space with potential for a grocery store, 300,000 square-feet of medical and office space, as well as 1.33 million square-feet of industrial space, all of which are within biking distance.
Rendering of Ivanhoe Village central square by DPZ
Rendering of Ivanhoe Farms within the village by DPZ
The project doesn’t end there, it will also feature various architectural styles and dense planning while utilizing environmentally sensitive infrastructure like bioswales to handle water run-off. There will be a large community farm to provide the community with healthy food, various parks including wetland preserves, hiking trails, communal greens, sports courts, and more.
Rendering of bioswales and greenways of Ivanhoe Village by DPZ
While parking will be included for the homes, the community will make an effort to promote walking and alternative modes of transit. While an overall cost for the project is unknown, its construction will take roughly 25-years to fully build out, with Miami-based DPZ working on its design. Currently a start date is unknown as the Wirtz’s handle fee negotiations with the local school district.
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Ah Duany and Plater-Zyberk going for Truman Show 2 here.
Love, Love, Love this! Great way to develop outer suburbs. Kudos to the Wirtz family for putting in this effort. This is an urban planner’s dream come true. The urban farm is a great addition.
Just wish it was next to a Metra station, but this is definitely an example of how suburbs should be built.
That area is so GREAT to drive fast through. You can go over 100 mph and have a blast. Now this development is gonna RUIN it for us all! No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Vom should not approve the development until the schools and other government bodies have been provided the proper fees other items to support it.
Most municipalities have a “land/cash” requirement that ensures schools get appropriate impact fees. Actually, many municipalities haven’t updated their student generation tables, so the fees may be more than the schools actually need.
These are also likely to be more costly units than those which are currently in the school districts, so they should receive more revenue per student than existing residences.
At what point will developers think to resume the use of the Chicago street grid so people can actually find their way around out there in the black hole of outer suburbia. Places like Frankfort and Plainfield even use the city’s address numbering as they expand, but nobody thinks to build the new neighborhoods on a street grid matching that numbering.
Totally agree!
I wonder that too, why no use of street grids when these are always the most valuable long term configurations in any pre-WWII cities in the US.
I have a bad feeling this development won’t pass because of the greedy schools. In reality Fremont school district has declining enrollment and if this is built over 25 years they could easily absorb the student population. No need to build a school right away
Zero affordable housing included. The last thing Lake County needs is another $750,000 per home house farm.
The old “who will clean the toilets?” argument.
Mundelein has just exploded in recent years. It’s always been a great town, so great to see it doing well.
Oh, all of that BEAUTIFUL farmland gone, sad, sad, sad.
The Wirtz family is ignoring impact fees for Schools. Tell them what we need or let them forget it.
Don’t cave in Mundelein Mayor. No floating bonds!
I think it’s terrible. I live in the area for 18 years, and 60 is a two lane road which gets pretty backed up everyday. They want to add something like 6000 new building structures that will add if not that, it can double or triple the amount of people coming to live and drive around. Mundelein high school is already exploding and asking for money for expansion… where the kids will go, traffic like crazy. I moved here because I try to get away from the zoo that is the city!
Everyone forgets the mundelein schools are at least 50 years old as is. FSD 79’s schools are from the 60s, enrollment goes up and down year to year but is near or at capacity any given year. The highschool is full as well. This is literally in Fremont’s back yard so if you think they are being greedy you are sorely mistaken. Mundelein WILL need new schools. If it isn’t planned for, in 5 years you will have students holding classes in Fema trailers. It’s already happening in surounding schools. Taxes are high already. This is going to be a tremedously profitable venture, we WILL have traffic, sewer, fire, police expenses, I am glad the schools (which tend to plan better than the municipalities unfortunately) are tring to slow this thing down. If the Wirtz family doesn’t like the impact report (done by professionals) the schools provide, provide a counter. Just get to the table and have a discussion.