'Build-to-rent' housing proposed for former Scott, Foresman headquarters

A proposal for 140 "build-to-rent" residential units at the former Scott, Foresman & Company headquarters looks to hinge on questions over density ...

May 4, 2023
2:18 PM

A proposal for 140 "build-to-rent" residential units at the former Scott, Foresman & Company headquarters looks to hinge on questions over density and compatibility with Glenview's 2017 Comprehensive Plan. The Glenview New Development Commission on April 26 reviewed Core Spaces' plan for the Oxenfree neighborhood, 112 single-family homes and seven, 4-unit townhouses with a shared clubhouse and pockets of green space, at 1900 E. Lake Ave. The 19.4-acre property, most recently the Pearson Education complex until R2 Companies of Chicago and T2 Capital Management of Wheaton acquired its note out of foreclosure, is dominated by a 256,700-square-foot Perkins & Will-designed Midcentury Modern office complex, plus 625 parking spaces on impervious asphalt.

Dave Oberhelman