After 52 years of service, Schaumburg razes village hall to make way for new government center
After months of preparation, it took just a few days this week to largely erase Schaumburg’s 52-year-old village hall from the landscape to make way for its larger, two-story successor.
Despite all the work to clear the spot at 101 Schaumburg Court, demolition work there is expected to continue through the end of May, the village’s Communications Director Allison Albrecht said.
“There is a lot of work that still remains, which includes taking down the remaining standing structure, demolition of the lower level and also the crushing process of concrete that will be pulled from the building,” she said. “Other work that is considered part of the demolition is pulling curbs and sidewalks that are within the construction area.”
Based on this week’s progress, it seems likely earthwork and preparation of utilities for the new village hall will begin in June, she added.
Construction manager Camosy Inc. of Zion has guaranteed the price of the next village hall to be built for $44.2 million. Another $5.8 million is expected to be spent on such costs as furniture, fixtures and equipment.
An additional, early cost was the $1.8 million for Itasca-based Williams Architects to design the new building.
After a two-week move, the village began fully operating in a temporary 204,000-square-foot building at 1000 E. Woodfield Road April 1. That vacant office building was purchased last year for $5.45 million.
Schaumburg paid Camosy $1.47 million to adapt the temporary building for its service through December 2026. That includes about $300,000 of equipment that will be moved to the permanent village hall at that time.
Then, the temporary building is being torn down to make way for a new police headquarters.
The village expedited a planned lobby expansion at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts next to the village hall in 2026 when Camosy offered free construction management services as both projects are being done simultaneously.