Four Story Building Planned for East Lincoln Highway and South First Street in DeKalb

Cornerstone Development, LLC, has petitioned the City of DeKalb for a zoning map amendment in the Central Business District that if approved would replace what is known as the Seco Building (Otto’s), Mediterraneo Restaurant, Glitter’s (former Wright’s Jewelry) and the former Matthew Boone’s building with a four-story building with commercial on the first floor, no more than 55 luxury apartment units on the upper floors and associated surface parking.  The subject property is located at 112, 118, 122 and 124 E. Lincoln Highway and 122 S. First St.

A public hearing on the matter is scheduled for Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 South Fourth Street in DeKalb.

See Public Notice below:

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission at its regular meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, Illinois, on a petition by Cornerstone Development, LLC for a zoning map amendment from the “CBD” Central Business District to the “PD-C” Planned Development Commercial District, including consideration to approve a Planned Development less than two acres and exceeding 70 percent site coverage, and approval of a Concept Plan and other approvals as required for the subject property to allow for the construction of 4-story building with commercial on the first floor, no more than 55 luxury apartment units on the upper floors and associated surface parking. The subject property is legally described as: 112 E. Lincoln Highway: LOTS 2 AND 3 (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY 4 FEET THEREOF OF SAID LOT 3) IN RUBY’S SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF BLOCK 2 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OF DEKALB, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK “D” OF PLATS, PAGE 23 ON OCTOBER 29, 1907, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 118 E. Lincoln Highway: THE EASTERLY 4 FEET OF LOT 3; ALL OF LOT 4; AND THE WESTERLY 12.4 FEET OF LOT 5, ALL IN RUBY’S SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF BLOCK 2 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OF DEKALB, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK “D” OF PLATS, PAGE 23, ON OCTOBER 29, 1907, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 122 E. Lincoln Highway: THE EAST 14.6 FEET OF LOT 5 AND THE WEST 1.4 FEET OF LOT 6 OF RUBY’S SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF BLOCK 2 OF THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE (NOW CITY) OF DEKALB, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED ON OCTOBER 29, 1907, IN BOOK “D” OF PLATS, PAGE 23, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DEKALB, STATE OF ILLINOIS. 124 E. Lincoln Highway: LOT 6 (EXCEPT THE EAST 4 FEET THEREOF AND EXCEPT THE WEST 1.4 FEET THEREOF) OF RUBY’S SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 29, 1907 IN BOOK “D” OF PLATS, PAGE 23, OF A PORTION OF BLOCK 2 OF THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE (NOW CITY) OF DEKALB, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 122 S. First Street: PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1 OF RUBY’S SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF BLOCK 2, IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK “D” OF PLATS, PAGE 23; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1 AND THE PROLONGATION OF SAID NORTH LINE 200 FEET, THENCE SOUTHERLY AND PARALLEL TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 1, 70 FEET, THENCE WESTERLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1, 70 FEET SOUTHERLY OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTHERLY AND ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1, 70 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ALSO INCLUDES THE ALLEY ADJOINING THE PROPERTIES LISTED ABOVE. The aforementioned legal description is comprised of Parcel Identification Numbers (PINs) 08-22-282-001, 08-22-282-002, 08-22-282-003, 08-22-282-004 and 08-22-282-007 and the alley adjoining the parcels. The subject property is located at 112, 118, 122 and 124 E. Lincoln Highway and 122 S. First St., DeKalb, IL, and generally located at the southeast corner of E. Lincoln Highway and S. First St. All interested persons are invited to appear and be heard at the time and place listed above. Interested persons are also encouraged to submit written comments on these proposals to the City of DeKalb, Community Development Department, 200 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, Illinois, 60115 by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Further information is available from the Community Development Department, (815) 748-2060. Christina Atherton, ChairmanDeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission (Pubished in the Daily Chronicle, January 30, 2017.)1261759