Title/Name/Summary
Park Station Boulevard Condominiums
History
The Colette Highlands Subdivision was approved on April 7, 2003. The subdivision included 67 single-family lots, 122 townhomes, 96 condominiums and a park. The final plan included four (4) condominium buildings with three stories of residential units above one story of parking (four total stories), approved at a height of 53'-1” to the top of the ridgeline on a parcel near the large proposed park and existing Metra Parking on the east side of the site.
In 2005, Jason Kabella approached the Village Board requesting a Special Use Amendment to change the elevations of the condominium buildings. The requested change included adding a story but not changing the overall height or unit count. Essentially the revision allowed for larger units and four stories above parking (five total stories) but within a height not to exceed 53’-1”. The original elevations included a pitched roof and the elevations with this petition included a flat roof, allowing the petitioner to get more floors within the approved overall height. The petitioner agreed to add additional foundation landscaping to soften the contrast between the proposed flat roof and the surrounding pitched roofs of the single-family homes. The Village Board approved the special use amendment in August of 2005 with a condition that the buffer between the condominiums and the single-family homes include a large amount of evergreen trees.
In 2006, the petitioner, Mike Musa, returned to the Village with revised elevations for the Colette Highlands Condos. Renamed Park Station Boulevard Condominiums, the revised elevations included the same number of floors and units in the same building footprint - but with a very different architectural style. The new elevations returned to the pitched roofs and included architectural detailing signifying a much more attractive and ‘residential looking’ building. The new building was shown at a height of 53’ ...
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