Huntley Seeks Interest From Developers For Catty Building

Interest in redevelopment of the Catty property at 11117 South Church Street in downtown Huntley has been slow to emerge since the Village acquired the property for about $445,000.00 in 2017, as part of downtown redevelopment plans. Estimated costs of redeveloping the property range from $5.8 million to renovate the original building and demolish later additions, up to $9.9 million to demolish all structures on the property and erect a two story, 33,000 square foot building on the land. Asbestos remediation costs would add $50,000.00 to $80,000.00 to redevelopment expenses.

Some local McHenry County groups have proposed using the building as a train station in downtown Huntley should the proposed Amtrak passenger service extension to Rockford from Big Timber materialize along the trackage through downtown Huntley.