Money Thoughts, Closing Doors and Long Plans: The Main Street Triangle Central
Orland Park Patch is reporting, gathering and presenting the many aspects of the village’s bid to create a walkable downtown, and who has won and lost in the process.
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The summer of 2011 was busy for the Main Street Triangle area.
Randy’s Market and the Plaza Café closed their doors. The village introduced plans for the Ninety 7 Fifty on the Park luxury apartment complex.
Construction continues on 143rd Street and LaGrange Road, with traffic plans changing often. Cars and construction vehicles continue to compete for a small slice of road leading in and out of the Orland Plaza parking lot.
Despite the obstructions, people still shop at the remaining stores.
Meanwhile, a Cook County judge will soon hear objections to the settlement between the village and plaza landowner filed by present and past tenants.
The financing plans for the apartment complex have caused a stir, and the Orland Park Village Board will vote on that plan Monday night.
Mention the Triangle anywhere in town and a firm view on the situation still follows.
This page will serve as a digital collection of reporting on the Main Street Triangle. We will continue to update with new articles, data, documents and other media. Let us know what you would like to see here in the comments below.
Business Closings and Moves
Payouts Approved for Three More Orland Plaza Businesses, Dec. 12, 2011
Orland Park Bakery Setting Up New Home On LaGrange Road, Oct. 17, 2011
Miroballi Shoes Moving to New Plaza to be Built on LaGrange, Sept. 23, 2011
Friends Gather and Say Goodbye to Plaza Cafe, Sept. 1, 2011
Orland Park Barber Shop Found New Home, Aug. 4, 2011
Saying Thanks and Good Bye to An 'Oasis': Randy's Market Closes, July 25, 2011
Plaza Businesses
Barber Shop History: Orland Plaza Business Unsure of Its Future, June 9, 2011
The Unkindest Cut for Randy's Market: 'You Know the End Is Coming', May 31, 2011
Kosnar Liquors: A Store That Lifted Spirits Is Gone But Not Forgotten, May 23, 2011
Keeping a Foothold: Miroballi Shoes Plans to Stay in Orland Park, July 18, 2011
Stubborn Threads: Knitting Etc. Hanging In Until the End, Aug. 1, 2011
A Greek Tragedy? Plaza Cafe Owner Sees 'Doomsday' in His Future, July 5, 2011
Lasting Flavor: Orland Park Bakery Wants to Stay In Town, June 20, 2011
'I'm Trying to Sell Kitchens Here': Custom Cabinet Makers Looking Forward to Move, Aug. 15, 2011
Unique Views: Bloomingfield's Florist Puts Signature on Decor, June 1, 2011
Norman's Formal Wear: Third-Generation Company, Third-Generation Customers, May 24, 2011
Orland Video to Close 143rd Street Store on Saturday, May 25, 2011 (Editor’s note: While the video store was not within the plaza, it still was affected by plans for road development around the Triangle, and is therefore included here.)
Triangle Development Plans
Village Board Approves Lux Apartments Development Plan and Bond Financing, Sept. 19, 2011
Breakdown of the $44 Million Spent So Far on Village's Triangle Redevelopment Project, Sept. 12, 2011
Orland Financing Luxury Apartments With $63 Million in Bonds, Aug. 17, 2011
Plans for Triangle Apartment Complex Move Forward Amid Questions, Aug. 16, 2011
First Triangle Development: $65 Million High End Apartment Complex, Aug. 5, 2011
Reactions to Triangle Plans
Residents to Village: Apartment Complex Too Risky, Sept. 8, 2011
Residents Bombard Village Officials, Staff, Developer with Concerns over Triangle Redevelopment, Aug. 31, 2011
Video: Noise, Confusion Leads Orland Park to Hold Public Hearing on Apartments, Aug. 30, 2011
Court Hearings and Actions
Orland Plaza Tenants Have Until Aug. 30 to File Objections to Settlement, Aug. 8, 2011
Triangle Settlement A Go; Lawyers for Four Tenants Will Object in Court, July 12, 2011
Attorneys for Village and Orland Plaza Owners Agree on Settlement; Now Awaiting Trustees’ Vote, July 7, 2011
Main Street Triangle Case Delayed Again Without Judge, April 15, 2011
Triangle Case Delayed Until April While New Judge Takes Over, Feb. 15, 2011
Next Main Street Triangle Court Date Focusing on Plaza's Value, Feb 1, 2011
Judge Says He May Take His Time on Orland Triangle Decision, Oct. 4, 2010
Orland Triangle: Plaza Tenants Want Their Day in Court Now, Sept. 27, 2010
Village’s Views
From Dumping Ground to Downtown Idea: The Main Street Triangle Interview, Part I, June 28, 2011
In Comes Eminent Domain: The Main Street Triangle Interview Part II, June 29, 2011
Plans Are A Changing: The Main Street Triangle Interview Part III, June 30, 2011
Recovering Investment in a 'Complicated Project': The Main Street Triangle Interview Part IV, July 1, 2011
Orland Plaza Businesses Offered Some Help to Move — But There's a Catch, May 17, 2011
Village Takes Step to Start Planning Triangle Architecture, April 19, 2011
Letters to the Editor/Blog Posts
Gorman: O'Halloran's Opposition to Ninety 7 Fifty Displays His Good Conscience, Sept. 19, 2011
Gira and Schussler: Ninety 7 Fifty Will Act as a Catalyst for Millions in Private Investment, Sept. 19, 2011
Regardless How We Got Here, 9750 Is The Best Option Going Forward, Sept. 16, 2011
Gorman: The Public Has Serious Concerns About the Luxury Apartment Complex, Sept. 11, 2011
O'Halloran: Mr. Mayor, I Respectfully Must Disagree on Ninety 7 Fifty, Sept. 10, 2011
Letter to the Editor: Orland Park Should Not be a Landlord, Sept. 6, 2011
McLaughlin: Main Street Re-Development To Bring Jobs and Economic Development, Aug. 28, 2011
Gorman: Are the Risks Worthwhile for Luxury Apartments?, Aug. 27, 2011
Election Perspectives
Stay or Change: McLaughlin and Gorman on Orland Post-Election, April 12, 2011
Issue Rundown: Orland Park Village Board Candidates on the Main Street Triangle, March 30, 2011
Candidates Question Candidates During Village Board Forum, April 1, 2011
UPDATE: Videos Added to Village Board Forum Live Blog, March 25, 2011
Megan M James
7:49 am on Monday, July 11, 2011
Thanks Ben for consolidating all of this in one spot!
Patsy Bonnar
11:12 am on Monday, July 11, 2011
Can you tell us how many jobs have and will be lost in the past year and the next few months because these businesses are closing and have closed?
Ben Feldheim
11:24 am on Monday, July 11, 2011
Thank you Megan. Patsy, that's something we're actually working on this week. Thanks for the feedback.
Megan M James
11:28 am on Monday, July 11, 2011
Patsy - I don't have the exact count, but I think someone totalled it up before the last election and it was some where around 100-150...but that didn't include Orland video employees because they weren't part of the eminent domain lawsuit. Sadly, they were an innocent casualty of the whole thing. Maybe the Patch has some stastics they can give you.
Plus, Randy's employed disabled, challenged, and seniors that other businesses wouldn't give a chance. So the chances of them finding a suitable position at another employer who accomadated to their needs like Rick & Dave did, is going to be very hard.
Ben Feldheim
2:34 pm on Monday, July 11, 2011
I just had a quick thought to share on this. We can start with businesses that are definitely closing and have closed, but for those who haven't determined whether they will move out of town, move to a different Orland location or close up shop entirely, we'd have to wait for them to decide before giving a complete figure on the whole shopping center. That said, we can find out what we can now and continue to add to it.
Kate
8:22 am on Monday, September 19, 2011
Orland Video went out of business because of Redbox and Netfix...I don't buy the Plaza closure as the reason. In fact, I thought they closed years ago (when the other locations did) and the building housed a popcorn store! They shouldn't be included in the count.
Ben Feldheim
8:28 am on Monday, September 19, 2011
I see that point and others have argued similar, though given factors such as what actual areas were condemned (there's was not) and the work happening around it, the store made the list.
Sue N.
8:36 am on Monday, September 19, 2011
Thanks for the other update too Ben :-)
Ben Feldheim
9:11 am on Monday, September 19, 2011
No problem. Thanks as well.
john
3:37 pm on Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Take the Echelon of Matteson.
At a development near 207th Street and Cicero Avenue that Indianapolis-based Flaherty and Collins launched in 2007, condominium owners are threatening to sue over what they say is poor workmanship and shoddy construction. Flaherty and Collins also has troubled
projects in North Carolina that ended up in bankruptcy — an ambitious 53-story condo tower in Charlotte that was never completed, and a 274-unit apartment complex in Raleigh, later sold to a Chicago investment firm, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal.