A developer seeking to build a housing, office and retail complex between Milwaukee Avenue and the Des Plaines River has been sent back to the drawing board by the Village Board.
Board members say the plan tries to cram too many townhouses on too few acres.
In the first phase, Lincoln Property Co. of Oak Brook had planned to put up 11 single-family homes, 200 townhouses, a pair of office buildings, an assisted living center, hotel and strip of restaurants on the 96-acre parcel.
Eventually, the company wanted to add 158 townhouses and two more office buildings.
Some of the property is in the Des Plaines River flood plain and would have been filled with park land, bicycle trails or detention ponds.
At a recent board meeting, Lincolnshire trustees seemed most concerned about the townhouses, which would have occupied 36 1/2 acres.
If Lincoln’s ultimate plans were realized, it would mean 10 units per acre, far higher than any development in the suburb.
Trustees asked for a 15 to 20 percent reduction in the housing density. There was also concern that, at $200,000 to $250,000, the townhouses were priced lower than the average Lincolnshire dwelling.
The board refused to refer the plan to the village’s Plan Commission and told Lincoln officials to come back with something new.
“We’ve got to regroup and come up with another plan,” said Brian Byrne, a senior vice president of the company.
