Developer proposes 324-home subdivision in Huntley
Huntley could soon add more than 100 single-family homes and more than 200 townhomes to its housing stock.
A roughly 76-acre proposed development, currently known as Stetson Park, would be built behind the Walmart along Route 47 and south of Kreutzer Road, backing up to the Huntley Springs Retirement Resort.
The proposal calls for 110 single-family homes and 214 townhomes, along with a park. Earlier plans for the site called for 430 townhomes, according to village records.
Developer M/I Homes also built the Fieldstone subdivision near village hall. That development will have 173 single-family homes when complete.
Plans for Stetson Park indicate four models of single-family homes ranging from about 1,850 square feet to about 2,500 square feet. They would have a 6-foot minimum setback on the sides, which was a concern of some of the village board.
The four proposed townhome models range from about 1,400 square feet to about 1,575 square feet. Some will have garages in back and some will have garages in front.
All buildings would be two stories but won’t have basements. Price points haven’t been set.
The village board reviewed plans for the development Thursday but did not vote on them. Board members’ opinions were varied, but generally the board wants to see the subdivision move forward.
Trustee Vito Benigno said he likes the mixture of products and the pricing.
“This development really offers the opportunity for folks to move to Huntley or to move within Huntley,” Benigno said, adding “everything about it really reflects the market moving forward, I think.”
Trustee Harry Leopold said he doesn’t like a lot of the models having a predominantly dark color scheme and has issues with the proposed 6-foot setbacks. He also said he doesn’t care for the lack of eaves.
Village President Tim Hoeft said the density of the proposed development is less than where it started and properties are for sale, not for rent.
“This has been something that this village has been lacking and needing for pretty much my entire life of 45 years,” Hoeft said.
The proposed development would be in the vicinity of a 41-unit single-family subdivision the village approved late last year and an almost 300-unit apartment complex that the village board approved last summer.
Stetson Park will need to come back for approvals from the village board and plan commission.