Park district plans new park as part of Heritage Park Place development in Naperville Historic District
The Naperville Park District has acquired new land and plans to build a neighborhood park just east of the downtown area.
Plans for Heritage Place Park at 130 N. Wright St. were presented at last week’s Naperville City Council meeting. It will be the city’s 138th park.
Planned for a half-acre lot, the $260,000 park will include a picnic shelter, picnic tables and benches, a bike rack, a trail and a playground designed for ages 2 to 12. The budget for the project is $260,000. Construction is set to begin this fall with an anticipated opening in spring 2024.
The park is part of the Heritage Park town house development, which includes three units being built in the historic Kroehler mansion. It was saved from demolition by developer Ram West Capital, which proposed preserving the house and incorporating it as part of the new subdivision being built at Wright and School streets.
The development’s located in the city’s Historic District and will have 41 town homes when complete. Construction on several of the units is underway and some residents have already moved in to the finished first building.
The park sits at the front of the town homes on Wright Street and features open space.
