# The original proposal submitted to the village consisted of a 22-acre site on property now occupied by seven office buildings.

*business · news · 2026-06-08 · Chicago Tribune*

## Key points

- Ashley Furniture is no longer included in the Oak Brook Amazon store development plan.
- Ashley Furniture's removal allows for expanded open detention ponds and more green space.
- The loss of the Ashley Furniture store means the village forfeits several hundred thousand dollars in annual sales tax.
- The Amazon retail store will proceed without tax increment financing or financial incentives from Oak Brook.
- Amazon's new supercenter will not require a membership and is in early concept development.

A flagship Ashley Furniture store that was part of a development proposal earlier this year for a huge Amazon retail store in Oak Brook no longer is part of the plan. The original proposal submitted to the village consisted of a 22-acre site on property now occupied by seven office buildings at 2805-2907 Butterfield Road. Those office buildings would be demolished to make way for a 225,000-square-foot-Amazon store, which is about 40% larger than the Costco store in Oak Brook. The Ashley Furniture store was in the original plans for 150,000 square feet over two floors, just east of the Amazon store, Oak Brook village President Larry Herman said. But while planning continues for the Amazon store, Ashley Furniture is now off the table. “At the initial pre-submittal Village Board presentation, comments were received from members of the public about the proposed underground stormwater retention system, and strong preferences were expressed for more green space and open landscaped pond design,” village manager Greg Summers said. He said village estimates indicate lost sales tax revenue from the Ashley Furniture store will be “several hundred thousand dollars per year.” Herman said the Ashley Furniture store was removed to allow for expanded open detention ponds. “Amazon has been extremely accommodating with project design changes to address our concerns,” he said, “We still hope to attract Ashley and other compatible retailers on this stretch of Butterfield Road, as future redevelopment of other outdated office buildings occurs.” Herman said that unlike the Oak Brook Promenade development built many years ago across Meyers Road, the Amazon store project is moving forward without tax increment financing or any financial incentives from the village. Amazon did not respond to inquiries about Ashley Furniture’s exit from the development, but said the company is “committed to being a good neighbor and values the partnership we’ve built with the Oak Brook community.” In its email response, Amazon stated the new supercenter retail concept will offer a broad selection of products, including fresh groceries, household essentials and general merchandise, adding that the concept is in early development. Along with Oak Brook, Amazon announced earlier that it plans to open a retail store in Orland Park. The company said the stores differ from other large retailers, such as Costco, in that no membership fee is required to shop at Amazon. Herman doesn’t see that as something that will hurt business at Costco. “The addition of Amazon will drive more retail sales throughout Oak Brook, including Costco,” he said. “We have already seen how the proliferation of restaurants is transforming Oak Brook into a regional dining destination that is boosting business for all restaurants. “Costco has a distinctive sales model which is focused on a different merchandise set sold in bulk quantities. Costco focuses on high volume sales of a few items, whereas the Amazon model is based upon a substantially larger number of items.”

**Companies:** Amazon, Ashley Furniture
**Countries:** United States

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