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Life Time targeting fall opening for
86K-square-foot facility in Northbrook
Martin Carlino, Editor
After years of planning
and changes in its development
plan for the longvacant
property at 1000
Skokie Blvd., Life Time
announced it is hoping
to open its long-planned
86,000-square-foot fitness
facility in the fall.
The development project,
which was first approved
by the Village in
2016, was scheduled to
feature two additional
components besides the
fitness facility — a 304-
unit apartment complex
and a 43,000-square-foot
Children’s Learning Adventure
daycare and enrichment
center. But, in
2017, Children’s Learning
Adventure backed out of
the deal, leaving Life Time
with 43,000 square feet of
the property unused.
According to Natalie
Bushaw, a spokesperson
for Life Time, the apartment
complex is still part
of the development, but
Life Time does not have
any current plans for the
vacated 43,000-squarefoot
space, which it owns.
Construction for the
apartment complex will
begin once a parking structure
— north of the fitness
facility and already under
construction — is built.
According to Tom
Poupard, director of development
and planning
services for the Village of
Northbrook, Village discussions
with Life Time
have led to the belief Life
Time is seeking a business
to fill the vacated
space that will serve as a
compliment to the fitness
facility.
“In talking to [Life
Time], they’re looking for
uses that are sort of complementary
to a healthy
lifestyle,” he said. “In discussing
the matter with
Life Time, they wanted a
use, because they are the
property owner, of something
that is always going
to be a good complementary
to their business.”
Regardless of what fills
the space, the Village expects
the property won’t
be available for long and
hopes it will add to the Village’s
tax base.
“Ideally, we want something
that is going to add
to the tax base,” Poupard
said. “It’s a really prominent
piece of property. ...
Certainly, we’re not going
to tell them that they have
to build something, but we
don’t expect it will be very
long before somebody
picks that up.”
To accommodate possible
traffic concerns, the
developer has already
started constructing road
improvements, which include
curbs being pushed
back and road-widening
work.
“They’re certainly doing
road work to accommodate
future traffic,” Poupard
said.
Once open, the $40-million
dollar facility will employ
more than 200 workers,
according to Bushaw.
The project is Life Time’s
first in the region in more
than 10 years.
A preview center of the
facility is now open at
1100 Skokie Blvd.
Northbrook Theatre 3323 Walters Avenue 847-291-2995
Late last month, Life Time announced it is hoping to open its long-planned
86,000-square-foot fitness facility in the fall. Photo Submitted