Title/Name/Summary
Seritage - Orland Square Mall - Sears Redevelopment REVISED 2019
History
Project
Seritage - Orland Square Mall - Sears Redevelopment REVISED 2019
Petitioner
Matthew McDonnell, VP Development, Seritage Growth Properties
Purpose
The purpose of this petition is to construct, remodel and operate an AMC Theater, restaurants, and other retail space, all within the footprint of the existing Sears building.
Project Attributes
Address: 2 Orland Square Drive
Size: 16.29 acres
Current Zoning: COR Mixed Use Zoning District
Comprehensive Plan Designation: Regional Mixed Use
OVERVIEW
The 2019 petition for the revised Seritage-AMC project proposes the redevelopment of the former Sears building at Orland Square Mall, and is a scaled back version of the 2018 Seritage petition. The current petition will supplant the old Seritage-AMC petition that was approved by the Village Board in February 2018. Under the latest petition, all building improvements will occur within the footprint of the existing but closed Sears building, whereas the 2018 petition included a 50,000 square foot theater building addition. According to the petitioner, the current proposal will result in a reduction of 80,250 SF of overall development floor space as compared to the previously approved plan.
PROJECT SUMMARY
The petitioner seeks approval of a site plan, elevations, landscape plan, and special use permit amendment to Orland Square Mall planned development to allow the partial demolition and remodeling of the facades of the existing (former) Sears building in order to accommodate the movie theater, retail and restaurant spaces. Changes also include the demolition of the existing Sears Auto Service building, and the construction of 100 additional parking spaces in its place, as well as a more controlled vehicular and pedestrian circulation patterns in the parking lot and surrounding area. A new continuous landscape island with a sidewalk on Orland Square Drive increases pedest...
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