In a push to revitalize downtown Skokie, plans are moving forward for a hotel at the former site of Sanford Brown College.
This rendering shows a concept of the 143-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Hotel and Conference Center to be built at 4930 Oakton Street in downtown Skokie. Next to the hotel will be a parking garage with 100 public parking spaces and 200 parking spaces for the hotel, and possibly additional parking in the future for Illinois Science + Technology Park tenants. - Original Credit:
To that end, the village board on Aug. 15 approved a $10 yearly lease with American Landmark Properties starting Oct.1; a $178,600 architectural design and engineering services contract with Ware Malcomb; and a $450,329 construction contract with Russell Construction.The first phase of the parking garage will provide 100 public parking spaces and 200 parking spaces for the hotel. Additional floors for tenants of the Illinois Science + Technology Park might be built in future phases.
The village will contribute up to $13.5 million in tax-increment financing money for eligible project costs, according to the development agreement. TIF funds will be used to build the parking garage, village officials said. E&M Strategic Development first approached the village about the downtown hotel project in 2016. The process included the creation of a tax-increment financing district to help fund the project. The village board voted to enter into a development agreement with E&M Strategic Development in January 2021.
“As there’s been urban flight , it seems like Skokie has become a desirable place where people relocate to,” he said. “The village has been great to work with. They value finding a partnership that works, not just to see the development but to see it done right.” The new parking garage also will have electric vehicle charging stations, Village Manager John T. Lockerby said. “We are working with every project to make it sustainable,” he said. The garage, however, will not have solar panels or a green roof, he said in response to a question asked by a resident at the Aug. 15 meeting.Trustee James Johnson, who abstained from voting on the parking garage contracts, said the project “is not aligned” with the village’s sustainability goals.
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