If everything goes as planned for the Argent Group, the former Sheraton Chicago Northwest will become luxury apartments, with new construction including an extended stay hotel, about 70,000 to 140,000 square feet of retail space, a sit-down restaurant, and eventually more apartments and more hotel rooms on the 20 acres or property. New construction would match the style of Arlington Park.

The future of the former Coco Key water park has not been determined, but the developers are hoping to find an operator for the $25 million water park. In the former situation, Mark Matthews, representing the Argent Group developers, stated the water park was a bad idea, since it was adjacent to a hotel that primarily catered to corporate clients.

The former hotel was purchase in early June 2011 after it closed in December 2009. The building opened as The Arlington Park Towers in 1969, became a Hilton in 1974, and had a name-change to the Woodfield Hilton in 1985. In 1993 the hotel was sold at a foreclosure sale, and in 1996, Starwood Hotels and Resports Worldwide Inc., the parent company of Sheraton took over the hotel, which becamse the Sheraton Chicago Northwest. The hotel was owned by Sheraton Chicago Northwest when it closed in December 2009.

The Argent Group (argentgrp.com), founded in 1985, has recently built Chicago developments at 1840 Noth Clybourn, Market Square at Clybourn and Wayne Avenue in Chicago, Clybourn Commons at Clybourn and Cortland Avenues, and The Foundry Shopping Center at Clybourn and Lakewood Avenues. Argent Group corporate headquarters is in Bloomingdale, Illinois.

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The village board voted 6-2 against an ordinance that would have allowed the construction project to begin at the west end of Memory Gardens Cemetery. Thomas Hayes and Helen Jensen voted for the project’s approval. A preliminary vote July 20 to allow the ordinance variance was 7-1 in favor of Lauterburg and Oehler Funeral Home.

Service Corporation International, owner of both the cemetery and the funeral home, was seeking a zoning variance to build in the cemetery, but the plans failed because SCI, which owns the cemetery and the funeral home, would not agree to move the funeral home further east.

Service Corporation International options are to move the project further east, at additional expense, or find another property location.

Related links …
Service Corporation International — sci-corp.com

The planned single story building is just over 15,000 square feet and is on a site on the south side of the medical office building campus. Demolition of a large house preceded the new construction.

Plans were approved at the Arlington Heights Village Board Meeting on May 21, 2007  and included a variation of the minimum number of required parking from 303 to 260 parking stalls. The approval followed a public hearing of the Plan Commission on May 9, 2007.

The project consists of 332,573 square feet of new and remodeled space, and will include:

• A New Entry and Public Lobby
This new welcoming center will provide an attractive, modernized entry point for the facility, making it easier for guests to find their way throughout the hospital.

• An Additional 24-bed Critical Care Unit
The entire second floor will be comprised of this new Critical Care Unit that will feature state-of-the-art technology. Each room will be modeled after those in the current Critical Care unit, which allows for maximum patient privacy and comfort.

• A New Labor and Delivery, and Postpartum Unit
The fourth and fifth floors will be dedicated to Women’s Services, with new Labor and Delivery rooms on the fourth floor–each designed to be a spacious 400 square feet. The 34 private Postpartum rooms on the fifth floor will be comfortable and inviting.

• Three Floors Designed to Care for Surgical Patients
Floors six, seven and eight are each designed to be 34-bed medical/surgical units, with rooms that include private individual baths, space for family members, and overnight accommodations for guests.

• A New Seven-level Sheltered Parking Deck for 780 Cars
To provide convenient parking and shelter against the elements, a new parking garage for 780 cars will be located on the east side of the campus, with two levels below ground level, and five levels above. A glass curtain wall system will provide the deck with the appearance of a building rather than a parking structure.

All construction of this phase of Northwest Community Hospital’s development is expected to be completed by 2010.

More information …
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shopgoodwill.com

Goodwill Store Locator — locator.goodwill.org

construction activity with boarded up windows and “Coming Soon” signs at

the city block on Dunton Avenue between Eastman and Miner Street.

For more information on the eight-story luxury condominiums/retail

ground level soon to be known as Parkview Condominiums of Arlington

Heights, see Bernard Katz & Associates, Inc. website at katzcondos.com.

Bernard Katz & Associates,

847-579-9600

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Arlington Heights Road and Magnolia will include a Drive Through

Facility and ATM Banking.

Expected to open Winter 2008.

Peoplesbanc.com

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Heights Road is undergoing teardown and renovation for a new Circuit

City store.

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Architectural art of the new Arlington Heights Village Hall at 33 South Arlington Heights Road. The view is to the northeast with Arlington Heights Road going north (left) and Sigwalt going east (right).

The completion of the Village Hall will mark the completion of the new Municipal Campus, which was named the John G. Woods Municipal Campus at the Village Board meeting on October 10, 2005. The Arlington Heights Municipal Campus includes Arlington Heights Fire Station One, Police Headquarters and the new Village Hall. The temporary Village Hall is located at 3436 N. Kennicott (near Dundee Road).

Completion date for the new Arlington Heights Village Hall is expected to by December 2007.

Arlington Heights Village Hall in mid-December 2006 — about one year before expected completion.

The new village hall will replace the old Municipal Building at the same location of 33 South Arlington Heights Road. The older building was cramped, inefficiet and difficult and costly to maintain.

New Village Hall video from the Village of Arlington Heights.

The Village of Arlington Heights has published this video about the new village hall on the official village website:
Arlington Heights, IL Official Website (vah.com) | John G. Woods Municipal Campus Video

Architect/Structural Engineer: Desman Associates

Design Architect: HKM Architects and Planners

General Contractor: Nicholas & Associates

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The new Walgreens will replace the old Walgreens at Arlington Market Shopping Center, which is scheduled for demolition to make way for a new shopping center and residential area.

building is being modernized for Urban Harvest Food Store and Beaner’s

Coffee.

Joseph Freed and Associates LLC (www.josephfreed.com) is the developer.

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More information at Arlington Heights Park District — Ahpd.org

Hotel, 3400 West Euclid Avenue. Approximately five-story indoor water

park.

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renovation and conversion of a mall to a shopping strip. Dick’s Sporting

Goods is the remaining major retailer under construction. Ashley

Furniture, Best Buy, Dominick’s, Jo-Ann Fabric, Marshalls, Old Country

Buffet, and Walgreens are open.

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Construction Manager Sigalos & Associates
451 N York Rd
Elmhurst, I’ll 60126
630-833-5460
sigalos.com

Architect FGM Architect Engineers
1211 W 22nd Street Suite 705
Oak Brook. I’ll 60523

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1 and 2 bedroom lofts
From the mid $200s
Located at the southwest corner of South Dunton Ave and East Campbell St.

Weiss Builders
Since 1939

Tinaglia Architects
1216 East Central Rd
Arlington Heights, I’ll
847-253-0002

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