Construction Begins On New Harlem Avenue Starbucks: Village

TINLEY PARK, IL — Construction has started on one of two new Starbucks coffee shops coming to Tinley Park, officials told Patch. The new additions will total five of the national coffee chain within the village.

Over the summer, the Village of Tinley Park Board of Trustees approved of a rezoning amendment for the property on the corner of 171st Street and Harlem Avenue. When completed, the constructed building will be 7,422 sq. ft with three tenant spots and a Starbucks drive-thru.

Another Starbucks location will soon begin construction at the former MD Financial/Fifth-Third Bank site located within the Park Hills Towne Center on 171st Street between LaGrange Road and 94th Avenue. This site will be around 5,593 sq. ft. in total size, with 5,241 sq. ft. as leasable space. The Starbucks will use approximately 2,364 sq. ft. of the leasable floor space, according to village documents.

The LaGrange Road spot will require the removal of the rear canopy area to make room for the installation of a drive-thru and patio seating. The Harlem Avenue location will also hold a 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station connected by parking lot, just north of the coffee shop.

The retail centers are both being constructed by Chicago-based retail developer, Vequity, village officials told Patch. The developers have worked on other projects involving Starbucks in the past, including its most recent opening of a freestanding shop located at 3316 S. Cicero Ave., in Cicero. Vequity has also developed 7-Eleven/gas station combinations in the past, including a complete renovation of a former gas station with new fueling components in August 2020, located at 10 S. Randall Road in Algonquin.

Other preexisting Starbucks locations in town include the popular 15901 Harlem Ave., and the in-house café's in Jewel Osco on 171st Street and retailer Target, located just off of 191st Street.