Demolition of Old Jewel to Begin This Week

Demolition of the former Jewel building at 114 E. Willow Ave. in downtown Wheaton will begin this week.

Mokena-based developer Olympia Investments plans to build a three-story, 40,035-square-foot medical office building that will be operated by the DuPage Medical Group, according to a city staff memo.

The proposed re-development of the site includes construction of the new building on the north portion of the property—facing Illinois Street, 116 parking spaces and two full-access drives. The building design includes a combination of red and tan masonry with tinted glass windows and canopies over the patient entrance.

Marty Burke, a partner with Location Finders International, told Wheaton City Council and staff at an April 1 meeting that the building could be ready for occupancy the first week of March 2014.

Related:

• City Approves Development Plans for Old Jewel Site
  
• Developer Seeks City Approval for Former Jewel Property Plan

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