Tinley Park Campus Redevelopment

Infill Development for New Beginnings

The Tinley Park Mental Health Facility (TPMHC) was built in 1958 and operated by the State of Illinois until its closure in 2012. In 2014, when the Village of Tinley Park was offered the opportunity to buy the 280-acre site from the State of Illinois, the Village realized it needed to do some homework.

The Village issued an RFP for a master plan and economic feasibility study and selected a consultant team led by Farr Associates with SB Friedman providing economic analysis.

The team prepared a development strategy and accompanying master plans illustrating viable land use combinations. Three master plan alternatives proposed a mix of land uses and open spaces organized into distinct areas.

However, the main conclusion was that regardless of what plan was selected, long-term Village involvement would be essential to the project’s success by controlling this key parcel of land.