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Calumet Country Club Redevelopment Plans Calumet Country Club (CCC), together with Catalyst Consulting Group LLC, a local development consulting firm and its Development Partners have assembled a design concept in an attempt to orchestrate a newly revised rezoning and redevelopment plan for the Country Club. Catalyst Consulting Group and its Development partners has collaborated with a host of business professionals, community stake holders, community outreach organizations, and local faith-based institutions that has assist in addressing the needs and concerns of the community. Together with community input, and our team of professionals we will be transforming Calumet Country Club (approximately 130-acres of space) into a revenue producing asset to the area. Calumet Country Club Golf Coarse was Established in 1901, it was designed by renowned architect, Donald Ross. Located directly east of the interstate I-80/I-294, and just two blocks from the train station, Calumet Country Club is easily accessible by car, bus or train. Over the past two years there has been several design concepts to redevelop the Country Club into a different economic engine that could possibly bring a strong increased tax base to the Village of Hazel Crest or Unincorporated Cook County. After the first concepts of introducing a warehousing and trucking facility, we quickly found that this was not in the best interest of the community or its surrounding neighbors. The new plan for redevelopment includes a gorgeous 31-acre dedicated sanctuary where residents can enjoy its green space amenities. Amenities which include reflection ponds with shaded walking paths spanning over three miles, outdoor fitness stations, children’s play area, off-leash dog park, and a sheltered area designed for family and friends activities. Spanning the entire Dixie Highway exposure of the development, will include a beautifully landscaped frontage of proposed retail buildings. The expected tenant mix includes restaurants, banks, Coffee shops, Copy and packing facilities, fresh food market and several other retail stores that will provide long awaited goods and services. Cornering the site at Dixie Hwy and 175th street will be a proposed 120 key hotel facility with several amenities with ratings of a five star Hotel. This Hotel will be a welcome complement to the Newly approved Casino currently to be constructed in Homewood /East Hazel crest only 1.5 miles from our site. Immediately to the north side of the Hotel and along 175th street there will be additional retail stores. As we move north on 175th street the current Calumet Country Club will be revived and renovated to maintain its current historic beauty. The newly designed interior will restore its historic persona , but in addition to its current banquet hall we will have two simulated golf stations, a renown chef managed cooking kitchen to service the banquet facility, The Saluki Bar and Gill as well as The Tusk Cigar Lounge. Also within these Historic walls a Coffee shop that will serve various types of imported coffee from our beloved mother land “AFRICA” and many other varieties of pastries etc. Next door to the Country Club we will renovate and add an addition to the existing Golf Cart Storage Facility to a state of the art job Training and Mentoring Facility for Minorities and Entrepreneurs. This training facility will prepare local residents for sustainable jobs in and around the field of construction. Also on 175th street just north of the Training Facility will be a well designed athletic complex with a full array of Concessions, Bleachers, Broad Casting Booth and Band Shelter to support a lighted artificial grass turf football, soccer, field hockey and LaCrosse facility, surrounded by an Olympic size track. Starting at the Athletic venue will be the entrance to a well managed walk path and water feature sanctuary. The trail will be lined with landscaping and trees to give a nature walk type environment. On the Far East end of the development on Dixie Hwy near the I-80/I-290 expressway will be one of the south suburban main grow facilities. This area will house a 12 acre Aquaponics grow farm with fish and vegetable as the