A former household furniture retail store in Vernon Hills could be repurposed as an journey middle for little ones.
Village officials have approved the strategy for an Urban Air Adventure Park at 413 N. Milwaukee Ave. in the Market purchasing middle.
The 60,551-sq.-foot space was occupied past by Ashley Homestore, which moved somewhere else in city a number of a long time in the past.
City Air Experience Park is a franchise with 153 spots in the U.S. and Canada and 80 much more in progress. Suburban locations contain merchants in Crystal Lake, Naperville and St. Charles.
The enterprise has evolved from a trampoline park to contain a variety of sights together with go-karts, rock walls, rope programs, foam pits, climbing partitions, laser tag, zip traces and other actions.
Aside from walk-in site visitors, Urban Air facilities have a rapid-everyday cafe and can accommodate children’s birthday parties, company gatherings, preschool subject visits and other gatherings. Membership courses, day passes and tiered prices would be offered.
The concentrate on market is young children ages 5 to 15, and the facility would involve a guarded region for young ones 7 and younger.
There are 45,000 young children in the industry territory, which extends in all directions well past Vernon Hills, according to details offered to the village.

























“The principal point we like about Urban Air is it gives a area for children to escape,” explained potential operator Neil Hoffner, a St. Louis-area resident who reported he is retiring this 7 days immediately after 18 many years as a venture engineer with Boeing.
Hoffner and his spouse, Linh, function a preschool/working day care facility in the St. Louis region. They would lease the former Ashley area in Vernon Hills.
In accordance to company supplies, many franchise owners have backgrounds in little ones-centric organizations and can use people abilities to diversify into baby leisure.
Why Vernon Hills?
Hoffner stated he has relatives in Lake County, like a brother-in-regulation who operates in Vernon Hills and sold him on moving to the spot.
“We’re negotiating the lease suitable now,” he stated.
Simply because the developing is extra than 45,000 sq. ft, it qualifies as an Urban Air franchise to provide quality sights, this sort of as go-karts or laser tag, Hoffner advised village officers. It would be unique from a nearby Sky Zone trampoline park, he included.
“I consider the quality sights will differentiate us from them,” he claimed.
Just one of the setting up demands is a ceiling top of at minimum 18 feet to make it possible for for zip traces and climbing ropes, for illustration.
Village officers claimed they needed to make certain there was independent oversight of the equipment for security.
“We are heading to be investigating that — what third-celebration inspection organizations are out there that cope with individuals forms of factors,” explained Mike Atkinson, community advancement director.
Village officers authorised the idea for extra thorough team evaluate and a public hearing right before the advisory organizing and zoning commission. Village code calls for a special-use permit for amusement/leisure facilities.
“It’s looks appealing,” Atkinson explained. “Now that we know the (village) board is open up to it, we are going to dig into the particulars.”
