Ordinance 26-14 approves a Preliminary Plat of Subdivision and Special Use Permit, with several waivers, for Midwest RE Acquisitions LLC to redevelop the 10.97‑acre North Grove Corporate Park site at 8125‑8145 River Drive and 8120‑8140 Lehigh Avenue. The project will demolish two largely vacant office buildings and construct a 169,698‑square‑foot single‑tenant industrial building for BBJ La Tavola’s regional headquarters, including about 24,000 square feet of office, 266 parking spaces, 19 loading berths, extensive landscaping, stormwater improvements, and infrastructure work on Park Avenue and Lehigh lighting, with an overall investment cited elsewhere as approximately 30.8 million. While the entitlement and land-use decision is complete, the ordinance sets detailed conditions on engineering, traffic, stormwater, lighting, and design that must be satisfied before permits, and notes a Letter of Intent with BBJ La Tavola for a 255‑employee relocation. This creates near-term opportunities for design and construction subcontractors, specialty trades (paving, lighting, stormwater, landscaping, signage), and later for facility services, FF&E, logistics support, and industrial fit‑out vendors, as Midwest RE finalizes plans and lets contracts for the build-to-suit and associated public improvements.

Project is tied to a Cook County Class 6b tax incentive deemed necessary for feasibility; includes c...