City Council To Consider New Geneva Townhome Development

GENEVA, IL — Geneva could annex just under 6 acres of unincorporated Kane County land to build a new townhouse subdivision.

City Council will vote Jan. 21 on whether to move forward with the Prairie Grove development at 1N557 Peck Road, currently vacant and unimproved land between Bricher Road to the north and Keslinger Road to the south.

The developer, FD Fund II, LLC, is looking to construct 24 traditional, front-loaded townhomes comprising 20 ranches and four two-story units on the 5.75-acre plot of land. The ranches will be a mix of two and three bedrooms, while the two-story units will all have three bedrooms. Each unit will have a two-car garage and room for two more cars in the driveway.

Prairie Grove is designed to be a self-contained community similar to the "very successful" Prairie Ridge community just north of Prairie View, according to city documents. The new neighborhood is intended to complement the character of the surrounding area.

The townhouses will provide a "product type that is currently in demand and undersupplied in Geneva," according to a market analysis completed by Housing Trends, LLC, Conrad Hurst wrote in the letter on behalf of the developer to City Planner Matthew Buesing.

"The lifestyle of a maintenance-free community in this private and picturesque setting, with convenient access to nearby parks, walking trails, and the major retail centers along Randall Road will serve as primary amenities for future residents of Prairie Grove," Hurst said.

The city's Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended the project's approval at its Jan. 9 public hearing.

The project also consists of constructing a new public right-of-way to connect to the east side of Peck Road as well as new stormwater management improvements on the north side of the site, documents state. About 0.59 acres of land along Peck Road will be dedicated to the Kane County Department of Transportation for the new road.