During the April 3 Plan Commission Meeting, Commission members approved the Site and Operational Plan, Digital Security Imaging System (DSIS) Agreement, and DSIS Access Easement for a Home2 Suites hotel. The hotel will be on a 2.3-acre vacant property at the corner of 91st Avenue and Prairie Ridge Boulevard within the Prairie Ridge commercial area. The Village Board previously, on November 28, 2022, gave conditional approval for a Master Conceptual Plan and a Certified Survey Map in the development area. The Village Board approved Certified Survey Map 3032, which subdivided the vacant property into two lots to develop (Lot 1) the Fred Astaire Dance Studio and (Lot 2) the Home2 Suites hotel.
The Home2 Suites Site and Operational Plan proposes developing a 59,000-square-foot, four-story building with 86 rooms. The hotel will be owned and operated by Synergy Hospitality LLC, a family-owned business with 25 years of experience designing and running hotels that include Hilton, Marriott, and IHG brands. The hotel will offer a wide range of amenities, including a heated swimming pool, fitness center, meeting room, outdoor patio with fire pit and seating, outdoor BBQ grill for guests, a marketplace for basic pantry needs, full breakfast and business areas, and rooms that offer a full-size refrigerator, microwave, and dishwasher.
The development will place a primary monument sign at the shared Fred Astaire Dance Studio entrance on 91st Avenue. The plan also proposes a secondary monument sign adjacent to the west side of the shared driveway access with Care Animal Hospital from Prairie Ridge Boulevard. The project will provide 91 on-site parking spaces, including four handicapped-accessible spaces.
"We are excited to see the continued development of the Prairie Ridge commercial area with the approval of the plan for the Home2 Suites hotel," said Community Development Director Jean Werbie-Harris. "This new development will provide more accommodations for visitors to the area and create additional jobs for workers in the region. We look forward to working with Synergy Hospitality to make this development a successful establishment for the community."