Showing its commitment to providing luxury live-work-play communities in the Chicago area, Taylor Johnson client Optima, Inc., has received approval for its second new rental development this fall – a mixed-used project of 109 apartments and street-level retail in downtown Wilmette, across from the Metra train station. Slated to break ground in 2021 and welcome first move-ins in 2023, the Wilmette project marks the Chicago-area debut of Optima’s unique vertical landscaping system, which it has perfected in its Arizona projects. News of the Wilmette project falls on the heels of the firm breaking ground on Optima Lakeview, a 198-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. TJ placed coverage of Optima’s new Wilmette project in the Chicago Tribune, MSN.com, Bisnow Chicago, CoStar, RE Journals, REBusinessOnline and Chicago Architecture blog.

Optima, Inc., has received final approval for its development of 109 luxury apartments and street-level retail at 1210 Central Ave. in downtown Wilmette.