Two proposed townhome subdivisions — one near the former Spring Hill Mall and the other near Dundee Middle School — will be the first new residential developments to be built in West Dundee in nearly 20 years, officials said. While mall demolition is not expected to start until February, it appears the pending plan has spurred Lennar Corp.’s proposal to build to a 111-unit development on nearby property, Village President Chris Nelson said.
“Hickory Glen is one of the first pieces to fall into place for the development of land near Spring Hill Mall,” he said. “That it is taking place is intentional.” Hickory Glen, going in on 19 acres on the south side of Huntley Road, was approved by the West Dundee Village Board earlier this month, according to village Economic Development Director Timothy Scott.
It is adjacent to and east of Tartans Glen, a single-family home subdivision. The new two-story homes will range in size from 1,717 to 1,840 square feet and each will have an attached two-car garage. They’re expected to cost $365,000 to $383,000, with sales possibly starting in December, Scott said.
“What appealed to the village and the board about this project was the ability to develop the property in a less-intensive manner than the large-scale commercial development that had been contemplated for the site in the past,” Scott said. Artist’s rendering of what the townhouses in the Hickory Glen subdivision will look like when built in West Dundee. The two-sto.
