The Village of Schaumburg’s zoning board recommended approval of a residential redevelopment of the 33‑acre Loeber Farm property, despite objections from neighboring Rolling Meadows residents.
Under a proposal from Nitti Development, the farm at 2014 North Meacham Road would turn into 43 single‑family homes, 37 row houses across eight buildings and 42 townhouses in 16 buildings, the Daily Herald reported. The village board is scheduled to vote on final approval Jan. 13.
To support the project, Schaumburg has begun the process of extending a nearby tax increment financing district north to include the farm. The extension would help fund public improvements required for the development, tying the project into larger redevelopment around Algonquin and Meacham roads.
The farm represents the village’s last large undeveloped parcel, and plans have floated for more than 20 years.
At the zoning board meeting on Wednesday, nine Rolling Meadows residents raised concerns about drainage impacts along Salt Creek, which already experiences flooding, and traffic congestion on Meacham Road, the sole access point to the site. While some residents acknowledged that development is inevitable, they argued that the proposal lacked firm guarantees to mitigate environmental and traffic impacts.
Resident Mike Bryskier criticized the plan as “wishful thinking dressed up as a plan.”
In response, the zoning board added new conditions to the project. These include appointing a construction liaison to keep neighbors informed throughout the building process, and restricting outdoor construction hours to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with no Sunday work allowed.
Zoning board Chairman Harry Raimondi emphasized that the village would closely monitor the developer’s performance, stressing that Schaumburg aims to ensure neighbors are not adversely affected. The project sits near the Schaumburg border with Rolling Meadows.
Nitti Development, headed by Frank Nitti, originally proposed 357 housing units on the farm, a mix of apartments and townhomes. In response to the objections, the developer scaled back plans for the site.
The Loeber Farm redevelopment represents one of the area’s larger infill housing proposals, and its approval would advance Schaumburg’s broader strategy to add residential density and support infrastructure upgrades through tax increment financing.
— Joel Russell