620 N La Fox St 0.8 Acres of Commercial Land for Lease in South Elgin, IL 60177

BUILD-TO-SUIT GROUND LEASE - 0.80 ACRES ON ROUTE 31 - SOUTH ELGIN - 50-YEAR TERM AVAILABLE

Rare development pad on Route 31 (N La Fox St) in South Elgin, zoned B-1 Gateway Business District. 0.80 acres of raw, unencumbered land in an established commercial corridor, directly adjacent to a 200-unit apartment community. Ownership is prepared to build to suit and will consider terms up to 50 years.

OWNERSHIP WILL BUILD
This is not a take-it-as-is dirt lease. Ownership wants a project and will construct a building to a tenant's specifications and program. Bring the concept, the prototype, or the plan set. That removes the single largest barrier for any operator who wants a purpose-built location in this corridor but does not want to carry construction risk or tie up capital in real estate.

TERM
Up to 50 years. A term of that length supports franchise financing, SBA structures, corporate real estate committees, and any operator amortizing fixtures and equipment over a long horizon. Shorter terms considered.

WHY B-1 GATEWAY BUSINESS IS THE ADVANTAGE
South Elgin's B-1 District is the Village's gateway commercial corridor, and its development standards are unusually permissive for a suburban district:

Maximum lot coverage 80%
Zero minimum setback on all four sides - front, rear, corner side, and interior side
Maximum building height 50 feet
Parking permitted in the rear, interior side, corner side, OR front yard
Minimum lot area 10,000 SF - this site is over three times that

On 34,848 SF at 80% coverage, a tenant can build substantial square footage with flexible siting and front-yard parking. Restaurant, retail, medical, professional office, daycare, financial, hospitality, and entertainment uses are permitted by right - no special use hearing, no approval gate, no 90-day delay.

Note the design requirements: front facade must occupy at least 50% of the street frontage, maximum front setback is 73 feet, ground-story street-facing facades require 60% transparency between 2 and 8 feet above grade, and the principal entrance faces the front or corner side. These standards produce a street-presenting building - good for any customer-facing operator.

DEMAND
A 200-unit apartment community sits immediately adjacent. Rooftops at that density, on a Route 31 commercial frontage, in a district zoned for retail and service, is the profile quick-service restaurants, coffee, daycare, dental, medical, and convenience operators underwrite against.

LOCATION
N La Fox St (Illinois Route 31), South Elgin, Kane County. Route 31 is the primary north-south commercial spine through the Fox River Valley, connecting South Elgin to Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, and Batavia. Minutes to Route 25, McLean Boulevard, Randall Road, and Route 20. Serves South Elgin, Elgin, Bartlett, Wayne, St. Charles, Campton Hills and the greater Fox Valley.

TERMS
$6,000 per month gross. 0.80 acres. Terms from short-term through 50 years. Build-to-suit available. Available immediately.

IDEAL FOR
Restaurant, fast casual, quick service restaurant, QSR, coffee shop, cafe, bakery, ice cream, juice bar, smoothie shop, franchise restaurant, bar, tavern, brewery, micro-brewery, distillery, micro-distillery, taproom, banquet hall, event venue, hotel, motel, retail store, retail goods establishment, convenience store, grocery, specialty retail, boutique, apparel, furniture showroom, appliance showroom, flooring showroom, garden center, nursery retail, medical office, dental office, dentist, orthodontist, urgent care, walk-in clinic, physical therapy, chiropractor, optometrist, veterinary clinic, animal hospital, animal day care, pet grooming, doggy daycare, day care center, preschool, child care, professional office, general office, attorney, law office, accountant, CPA, tax office, insurance agency, real estate office, title company, financial institution, bank, credit union, mortgage office, salon, hair salon, barbershop, nail salon, spa, massage, tanning, personal services, dry cleaner, tattoo studio, body art, gym, fitness center, health club, martial arts, dance studio, yoga studio, indoor entertainment, indoor recreation, golf simulator, arcade, club, lodge, meeting hall, cultural facility, place of worship, church, funeral home, self-service storage, self storage, car rental, motor vehicle rental, multi-unit residential, apartments above ground floor, live/work, residential care facility, mixed-use development, build to suit, ground lease, pad site, development site, outlot.

PROPERTY FACTS
0.80 AC (approximately 34,848 SF). PIN 06-35-103-002. Raw land. Route 31 (N La Fox St) frontage. Zoned B-1 Gateway Business District, Village of South Elgin, Kane County.

Contact Jason Bitton - RE/MAX Commercial - 847-858-2909 - Jason@JasonCRE.com

ZONING: B-1 GATEWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT
Village of South Elgin Unified Development Ordinance, Chapter 156, Table 156.07.B-1 (Am. Ord. 2021-59, passed 11-15-21; code current through Ord. 2025-53, passed 11-3-25). Permitted uses are allowed by right. Special uses require a special use permit and are not guaranteed. Per Section 156.07.A.2.d, each use shall be located within an enclosed building or structure unless otherwise specified. Verify all uses independently with the Village of South Elgin before lease execution. Broker makes no representation as to approvability of any use.

PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN B-1: Restaurant. Bar/Tavern. Micro-brewery. Micro-distillery. Outdoor Dining. Banquet Hall. Hotel/Motel. Retail Goods Establishment. Garden Center. Personal Services Establishment. Professional Office. Financial Institution. Funeral Home. Body Art Establishment. Day Care Center. Animal Day Care. Animal Grooming. Animal Hospital. Indoor Entertainment or Recreation. Self-Service Storage. Motor Vehicle Rental. Club, Lodge, or Hall. Cultural Facility. Place of Worship. Government Facility. Park. Wireless Telecommunication Facility. Multi-unit Dwelling. Dwelling Above the Ground Floor. Live/Work Dwelling. Residential Care Facility.

SPECIAL USE IN B-1: Motor Vehicle Sales, Repair and/or Service. Drive-Thru Facility. Light Manufacturing. Cannabis Dispensary. Medical Cannabis Dispensary. Animal Boarding. Community Garden. College or University. Vocational School. Elementary or Middle School. High School. Parking Garage. Parking Lot (primary use). Planned Development. Utility. Wireless Telecommunication Tower.