5th Avenue Project Background Information
This page is a resource for all background information related to the 5th Avenue Project. In the interest of transparency, documentation relating to prior phases or timeframes of this project can be found archived on this webpage.
General Guidelines
Redevelopment Resources
Procurement Process
RFQ Responses
FAQs - Updated Oct. 5, 2017
Below are some of the most frequently asked questions the City has received on this project. Other questions can be found in the PDF linked below.
How come the community hasn’t been involved in the process?
Because the “process” is starting this October. What has been done to date has been the selection of a developer who can best guide us through this process. The selection process began as a procurement with the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) approved by the City Council on February 21, 2017. This coincided with the City’s purchase of 190 E. 5th Avenue, the last key parcel in this area. The intent of this RFQ was to provide a fair and level playing field for developers to submit their qualifications to the City. No money has been spent by the City and no contracts have been signed. Before any concept can be developed, a full public engagement process must take place to understand what the community wants and what is feasible for that area.
The size and scale of the development is too much for the area and will add too many new residents.
There are no approved development plans. We are at the very beginning of this process and would like to partner with Ryan Companies and start the 5th Avenue Project by beginning to engage the entire Naperville community to develop a plan.
Concept ideas and sketches were prepared by all the teams that responded to the City’s RFQ. These initial ideas were provided so that the scoring team could see the firm’s ideas about market potential for the area. None of the sketches were ever meant to be hard-and-fast plans for the area. A plan (or plans) for the 5th Avenue area would only come about after extensive studies and community input. The City is seeking to move forward with a process that will incorporate extensive engagement and generate plans for further discussion at the community and City Council level.
Steering Committee Selection Process
In January 2018, neighborhoods met to select their representative to the 5th Avenue Steering Committee. Below are the dates and times these meetings took place
Commuters: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.
Lower Level Meeting Rooms, Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St.
ECHO: No meeting; the ECHO Board of Directors made the decision from applications received
Park Addition: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 7 p.m.
Kreger's Brat and Sausage Haus, 605 N. Ellsworth St.
Pilgrim Addition: Monday, January 15, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Meeting Room B, Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St.
WHOA: No meeting; the WHOA Board of Directors made the decision from applications received
Community Input Sessions
Community input sessions took place in October and November 2017. There are no further community input sessions currently scheduled.
October 2017 Community Meeting Comments
Below are comments received from attendees at the October 16 and 17 community meetings. A formal meeting summary is at www.fifthavenuedevelopment.com.
Meeting Comments (Ungrouped)
Meeting Comments (Grouped by Theme)
Stakeholder Meetings
Ryan Companies scheduled meetings with a variety of community stakeholders to receive input regarding the 5th Avenue Project.