After an initial rejection by the Glen Ellyn Village Board, a revised plan for a 22-unit condominium project on the northwest corner of Crescent and Park Boulevards was approved at its first reading Monday night.
The project developer, the Gammonley Group, which also developed the Glenstone Condominiums west of the site, originally planned a 25-unit building with 1,250 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor. But board members objected to several parts of the plan, including a lack of parking, the retail space and concerns that utility cables should be buried.
The revised plan decreases the number of units to 22, increases the first-floor retail space to 1,750 square feet and reduces the bulk of the building by substituting a portion of the fourth and fifth floors on the southwest and northeast corners with more terraces.
The developer and the village also have agreed to share some of the costs associated with putting utility cables underground, and the developer will provide $22,500 to offset any costs to the village associated with the parking variation.
Glen Ellyn resident Donna Stalker told board members that she was concerned with several items, including the residential parking deviation and the density of the project. Also, she questioned the need for the project.
“I recognize the developer has reduced the units by three, but I still think he is asking for significant variances,” Stalker said. “They are only providing 79 percent of the required residential parking, and the proposed density of the project is 40 units per acre, far too dense. It’s not harmonious with the area.”
The board is scheduled to take a final vote on the project Feb. 26.
