Former factory to be razed in Des Plaines, making way for apartment building
Demolition of the former Pacific Coast Feather Company building in Des Plaines is set to begin next week. Developers are proposing a five-story apartment building with 348 units on the property, as well as a 2,000-square-foot commercial building. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer, 2020
Updated 5/26/2021 10:28 PM
Demolition of a former bedding company factory in Des Plaines is set to begin next week, making way for a proposed apartment building and a smaller commercial building.
Both Des Plaines and Cook County have granted demolition permits for the roughly 107,000-square-foot building at 414 E. Golf Road that once was home to a facility for Florida-based Pacific Coast Feather Co., Des Plaines spokeswoman Jennie Vana said.
After residents complaints, developer shrinks plan in Des Plaines
A vacant factory could be razed to make way for a new apartment and commercial complex in Des Plaines. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer, 2020
Updated 3/2/2021 8:11 AM
After an outcry from residents, a controversial plan to build an apartment complex and a commercial building in Des Plaines has been reduced in size.
But many residents still aren t happy with the plan.
Proposed for the site of a former bedding factory at 414 E. Golf Road, the Cumberland Crossing Apartments now could be a single five-story building instead of two six-story apartment buildings. The total proposed number of units has dropped to 348, from 449.