Despite outcry, Naper Commons subdivision plans move ahead in Naperville
A park shown in this rendering serves as the focal point of the Naper Commons subdivision, planned for a portion of the Nokia property in Naperville.
Courtesy of Naper Commons/Hitchcock Design Group
The city council in Naperville has approved plans for a housing subdivision on a portion of the former Nokia campus.
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Posted4/22/2021 5:05 AM
Housing developers have received Naperville City Council approval to build a new subdivision that neighbors and environmentalists fear will disrupt wildlife habitats in surrounding forest preserves.
City council members largely embraced the project to turn a 67-acre swath of the former Nokia property into a mix of single-family homes and townhouses at the northwest corner of Naperville and Warrenville roads. The property is open land except for a crumbling parking lot.