Article: Burr Ridge center to become community focal point.(Business)(Hot properties)

Byline: Kimberly Pohl Daily Herald Business Writer

Burr Ridge celebrates its 50th anniversary as a village this year, and an ambitious commercial endeavor will help mark the occasion.

Ground broke this month on the village's first lifestyle center, a term coined to describe the sweeping trend of upscale-open-air- shopping-plaza-meets-affluent-suburb.

The Burr Ridge Village Center will feature about 215,000-square feet of retail space, and it already has commitments from Ann Taylor Loft, J Jill, Chico's, Soma and White House/Black Market.

In an interesting and urban twist, the 20-acre development at I- 55 and County Line Road will also ...

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