Commercial Real Estate Broker in Deerfield, IL
Selling or leasing a commercial building in Deerfield? Jason Bitton is the #1 RE/MAX Commercial broker in Illinois, and his record near Deerfield is public: next door in Northbrook he sold Sky Harbor Business Park for its owners, and in Glenview he represented the buyer of 1740 Waukegan Rd. He handles office, retail, investment and mixed-use property from I-94 at Lake Cook Road to the Deerfield Road and Waukegan Road corridors, on both sides of the Lake–Cook county line, from his base in Libertyville.
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Who is the best commercial real estate broker in Deerfield?
Jason Bitton of RE/MAX Commercial — the #1 RE/MAX Commercial broker in Illinois (2022, 2024, 2025) — handles office, retail, investment and mixed-use property in Deerfield, from I-94 at Lake Cook Road to the Deerfield Road and Waukegan Road corridors, on both sides of the Lake–Cook county line. He represents buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across Deerfield and the North Shore from his base in Libertyville. Next door in Northbrook, he sold Sky Harbor Business Park at 310–340 Melvin Dr for $2,250,000 in 2022, representing the seller.
Jason works for sellers: as of September 22, 2026, he represented the seller in more than 80% of the sales on his public Sold & Leased ledger, including sales where he represented both sides. Deals he has closed near Deerfield are below, and the 8 sales recorded in the village in the two years to June 30, 2026 are in the market report.
Deals Jason has closed near Deerfield
These closings are near Deerfield, not in it: each is labeled with its own village, and none is among the 8 Deerfield sales in the market report below. Every one is on Jason’s public Sold & Leased ledger.
310–340 Melvin Dr, Northbrook
A family inherited this flex campus with more than two dozen tenants, a half-time caretaker and a rent roll nobody fully understood. Jason got every tenant current and mapped, leased the vacancies and ran a competitive, tour-driven marketing process, then steered the institutional buyer through the attorney work, the environmental review and estoppel agreements across the whole tenant base.
1740 Waukegan Rd, Glenview
A main floor with seven offices above, roughly half vacant, bought for a veterinarian who wanted to own the building under the practice. Jason found it, negotiated the purchase, managed the build-out and leased the top floor to one tenant. Read the case study
1740 Waukegan Rd, Glenview
A later office lease at the same address.
301 Peterson Rd, Libertyville
An office suite leased to a regional insurance office, one of Jason’s closings on Peterson Rd. Read the Peterson Rd case study
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What does commercial and industrial property sell for in Deerfield?
In the two years to June 30, 2026, the Village of Deerfield recorded 8 arm’s-length sales of office, retail, commercial and industrial property, at a median price of $4.96 million — 5 on the Lake County side of the village and 3 on the Cook County side.
| Property type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Retail & commercial | 4 | — |
| Office | 4 | — |
| Industrial | 0 | — |
| All | 8 | $4.96 million |
A group median appears only where enough sales qualify.
| Period | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Latest 12 months | 5 | — |
| The year before | 3 | — |
Eight sales over two years are too few to call a trend.
Eight sales in two years is a thin market to read a price from: the median describes what traded, not what any one building is worth. The report gives no price per square foot. There was no industrial sale to measure, and for office, retail and commercial property a per-square-foot median would mislead: the land and any tenant set much of the price.
The county record further down this page is a different source. It covers only the Lake County side of the village, shows the most recent recorded sale on each parcel, and its per-square-foot figures are recorded entries, not a market rate. The two use different records and windows, so their counts differ.
How long does it take to sell a commercial building in Deerfield?
Seven of the 8 sellers reported a marketing time: two never put the building on the market, and five marketed it. Five sales are too few for a median, so this report gives none. A marketing time is the seller’s own estimate on the state form.
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Source: Jason Bitton RE/MAX Commercial’s database from public records: arm’s-length sales of office, retail, commercial and industrial property in Deerfield, dated July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026; updated September 24, 2026. Sales are counted per transaction; one sale may cover several parcels, and a building resold on the same day is counted once, at the final price. Price excludes personal property. Marketing time is the seller’s own estimate (7 of the 8 sales report it). A group median appears only where enough sales qualify. Filings can trail a sale by weeks, so the latest quarter may still rise slightly. Aggregates only. Next update: late November 2026, for sales through September 30.
Deerfield property for sale and for lease, by type
Listing sites show what is on the market this week. This is the Deerfield record by property type: what sold and for how much.
Warehouses & industrial buildings for sale or lease
Retail, storefronts & shopping centers for sale or lease
Office & medical office for sale or lease
Looking to buy or lease in Deerfield? Tell Jason the type, size and use. See the deals he has closed nearby, or the buyers and tenants looking now. Own a building here? Ask what it would sell for.
Sales figures come from the market report on this page (arm’s-length sales only).
Why Deerfield sellers hire Jason
Beyond pricing, marketing and negotiating, a seller gets the bench Jason has built over years of closings. Across the Chicago area, Jason has closed deals of up to 98,905 square feet and has sold contractor units, mixed-use, multifamily, medical and office buildings, manufacturing warehouses and national retail stores.
What a Deerfield sale has to answer
Which county
Deerfield spans the Lake–Cook county line: of the 8 sales in the market report, 5 were on the Lake County side and 3 on the Cook County side. Which side a building sits on changes the tax picture a buyer underwrites.
The rent roll
A multi-tenant building sells on its rent roll, and institutional buyers discount for every unknown, or walk. At Sky Harbor Business Park in Northbrook, Jason got every tenant current and mapped (who was in what space, on what terms, paying what) and filled the vacant units before marketing.
Which buyer
A building with vacancy in it can still be the right buy for an owner-user: the business takes one floor and the tenants on the other help carry the building. In Glenview, Jason found 1740 Waukegan Rd, roughly half vacant, for a veterinarian, then leased its top floor to one tenant.
People and tools Jason can bring to your sale
- A tested starting point — Mainstreet commercial contract forms, reviewed and revised by many attorneys over the years, give your attorney an established starting point and can reduce drafting time.
- Flat-fee counsel — real estate counsel who works on a flat rate, when you want one.
- Fast environmental — environmental consultants who turn time-sensitive reports around quickly.
- Lenders who answer — lenders who pick up Jason’s call directly and get a buyer’s financing moving.
- Village zoning, handled — Jason works zoning and use questions directly with the village.
- Honest trades — roofers, window contractors and other trades with fair pricing, to get a building ready to sell.
- No competing portfolio — Jason doesn’t own or develop commercial property, so no building of his ever competes with yours for a buyer.
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Jason Bitton
Jason Bitton is a commercial-only broker based in Libertyville, ranked #1 by commercial production among RE/MAX brokers in Illinois in 2022, 2024, and 2025 and a 2025 RE/MAX Hall of Fame inductee. With more than a decade working exclusively in commercial property, he represents buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across retail, industrial, office, multifamily, mixed-use, NNN, and land throughout Lake County, the north and northwest suburbs, and the O’Hare corridor.
Deerfield Commercial Real Estate Market
Deerfield is a North Shore village at I-94 and Lake Cook Road, home to the headquarters of Walgreens and Baxter International. Its commercial property runs from Class A office to the retail and professional space along the Deerfield Road and Waukegan Road corridors and in the village center, with Metra commuter rail and an affluent residential base around it.
Market Highlights
- ✓ Corporate headquarters — Walgreens and Baxter International
- ✓ I-94 at Lake Cook Road — regional access
- ✓ Deerfield Road and Waukegan Road commercial corridors
- ✓ Affluent North Shore residential base
- ✓ Metra commuter rail access
- ✓ Both sides of the Lake–Cook county line
Office
Corporate headquarters, Class A/B office suites, medical and professional office.
Retail
Deerfield Square, Deerbrook Mall area, restaurant spaces, and neighborhood retail.
Investment Sales
Office buildings, retail centers, and NNN-leased assets anchored by corporate tenants.
Mixed-Use
Office over retail and residential/commercial blends in the village center.
Who Actually Works in Deerfield
Deerfield holds 18,808 jobs inside village limits. That is the daytime population a commercial tenant actually draws from — a different, and for commercial purposes more useful, number than the residential count most listings quote.
The village itself counts 19,518 residents in 7,515 households, with a median household income of $181,660 (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD LODES8 2023 (workplace area characteristics). Figures count jobs located in Deerfield, not residents. Updated annually.
What the Lake County Record Shows, Parcel by Parcel
This covers the commercial and industrial parcels on the Lake County side of Deerfield; the Cook County side of the village is not covered here. Updated 7 September 2026: 201 parcels, 198 classed commercial and 3 industrial, of which 114 are Improvements-use parcels with a recorded building area (111 commercial, 3 industrial). A parcel is not always one building, so the figures are per parcel. The prices below are recorded county sale prices, not asking prices, and each figure states its sample.
- 84 of 114 parcels (74%) carry no disclosed sale price in this extract.
- Computed commercial tax runs $4.54 per SF (n=82), above the county median of $2.81 (n=5,540). Computed from the 2025 rate and assessed value; it is not a tax bill.
- The typical Deerfield commercial parcel carries 10,138 SF of recorded building area; 17 of 111 (15%) fall in the 10,000-25,000 SF range.
- Each figure above states its sample; the records were updated 7 September 2026. It covers only the Lake County side of Deerfield; parcels on the Cook County side are not in it. Anything recorded since is not in it, so this is a floor on activity, not a complete ledger.
| Class | Parcels | Parcels with a recorded building area | Recorded building SF | Median per parcel | 10,000-25,000 SF | Computed tax per SF, median | No disclosed sale price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial | 3 | 3 | 143,569 | 61,225 | 0 (0%) | $2.31 (n=3) / county $2.05 (n=1,458) | 2 (67%) |
| Commercial | 198 | 111 | 6,854,714 | 10,138 | 17 (15%) | $4.54 (n=82) / county $2.81 (n=5,540) | 82 (74%) |
Commercial is the assessor class 60-Commercial Improvements, which covers retail, office and every other non-industrial building; Lake County does not separate retail from office. Computed tax per SF is each parcel's 2025 tax rate times its assessed value, divided by its recorded building area; it is not a tax bill and the rate year does not establish the assessment year. Medians use parcels with a value above $0 and at or below $8 per SF (higher values usually mean a parcel carrying more than one building). Not counted: 10 Improvements-use parcels with no recorded building area (a blank does not prove vacant land) and 0 with a non-positive area. Parcels are counted, not buildings; recorded area is summed per parcel, never across parcels.
| Address | Class | Recorded building SF | Recorded price | Year | Price / recorded SF | Computed tax per SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 Deerfield Rd | Commercial | 7,720 | $2,200,000 | 2026 | $285 | - |
| 730 Osterman Ave | Commercial | 13,392 | $3,550,000 | 2024 | $265 | $5.06 |
| 625 Deerfield Rd | Commercial | 98,190 | $22,643,746 | 2024 | $231 | $4.52 |
| 10 Deerfield Rd | Commercial | 10,860 | $1,135,000 | 2024 | $105 | - |
| 800 Lake Cook Rd | Commercial | 81,237 | $7,650,000 | 2024 | $94 | $2.55 |
Industrial: no qualifying parcel entry with a disclosed sale price for 2024 to 2026 in this extract. Commercial: 5 parcel entries in 2024 to 2026; too few qualifying entries for a group range or median. County-wide industrial figures by town and size band are on the Lake County industrial pillar.
Coverage. The extract carries a disclosed sale price on 30 of the 114 parcels with a recorded building area, and shows only the most recent entry per parcel. Each row is one parcel's entry; where a sale covered more than one parcel, the price and area shown are that parcel's record and have not been allocated across the site. A blank price does not prove the parcel never transferred. Anything recorded after 7 September 2026 is not in it, so this is a floor on activity, not a complete ledger. Source: Jason Bitton RE/MAX Commercial’s database from public records. No owner names are published. The parcel and sale tables are downloadable as CSV: parcels and sale entries. Want a first read on your own building? The property value estimator takes a minute; a confidential opinion of value replaces it with real comps.
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Deerfield’s zoning ordinance sorts commercial property into four commercial districts and two industrial districts: C-1 Village Center, C-2 Outlying Commercial, C-3 Limited Commercial Office, C-4 Entertainment and Limited Retail Business, I-1 Office, Research and Restricted Industrial, and I-2 Limited Industrial. Two rules shape the downtown and the corridors: in C-1, offices, medical offices and the other Class A uses are permitted above the ground floor and need a special use on it; in C-2, ground-floor service, office and recreation uses over 10,000 SF need a special use, and over 20,000 SF they are not allowed on the ground floor outside the C-2 Non-Retail Overlay.
Deerfield Zoning Districts
The commercial, office and industrial districts in Deerfield, with the uses allowed by right and the uses that need special-use approval — 6 districts, 452 listed uses. Open any district for its full list.
C-1 Village Center District — 67 permitted, 67 by special use+
The Village Center: the economic and social core of Deerfield, with a range of compatible retail, financial, service, governmental, professional and residential uses in a setting built for heavy pedestrian traffic. Class A special uses (offices, personal services and similar) are permitted above the ground floor and need a special use only on the ground floor; a permitted use that is open 24 hours or overnight (11 p.m. to 5 a.m.) needs a Class B special use. (Section 5.01.)
Permitted by right: Antique Shops, Apparel and Accessories Stores, Art Galleries, Art and School Supply Stores, Baby and Children’s Products and Apparel Store, Bakeries, Bath Supply or Accessory Store, Beauty Products, Cosmetics, Perfumes and Soaps Stores (except beauty supply stores selling products only to state-licensed customers), Bedding and Mattress Stores, Bicycle Stores: sales, rental and repair, Book and Stationery Stores, Bridal and Formalwear Stores, Cabinet Sales establishment (not including cutting, assembling, or manufacturing on premises), Camera and Photograph Supply Stores and Photographic Studios, Candle and Wax Stores, Candy and Confectionery Stores, Carpet, Rug and Floor Covering Stores, but not including carpet and rug cleaning, Catalog Sales (mail order with retail showroom), Cellular Phone and Mobile Device Stores, China, Glassware and Metalware Stores, Clock Store, Closet Furbishing and Accessory Store, Coin, Stamp, Precious Metal or similar Shop, Comic Book Stores, Computer Equipment and Supplies Store, Costume, Clothing and Theater Prop Sales Stores, Craft Supply Store, Dancing and Gymnastics Supplies and Apparel Stores, Delicatessen, Department Stores, Drapery, Curtain, and Window Covering Shop, Drug Stores and Pharmacies, Dry Goods Store, Electronics Stores, including ancillary electronics repair, Exercise Equipment Sales, Fabric and Yarn Stores, Florist Shops and Plant Stores, retail sales only, Frozen dessert stores including outdoor seating areas up to 250 square feet, Furniture Stores, including upholstery and repair when conducted as part of the retail operation and secondary to the principal use, Furriers and Fur Apparel Stores, Garden Supply Shops (indoor only), Gift Shops, Glass and Mirror Shop, Hardware Stores, retail sales only, Hobby Shops, Home Decorating and Home Goods Retail Stores, Household Appliance Stores, including repair when conducted as part of the retail operation and secondary to the principal use, Interior Decorating (with retail inventory on display), Jewelry Stores, Leather Goods and Luggage Stores, Magazine and Newspaper Stores, Meat and Fish Stores, retail sale only, Medical Appliance and Supply Store, Musical Instruments, sales and repair, sheet music and musical recordings, Office Supply Store, Optician Sales, retail sales only, Paint, Glass and Wall Covering Stores, Party Supply Stores, Pet Supply Shops, Picture Framing, including self-service, when conducted for on-premises retail trade, Pool and Patio Store (indoor only), Restaurants, Cafes, Coffee Shops, Tea Shops, Bagel Shops and Similar Operations of 3,000 square feet in area or less (including any outdoor seating area), without drive-thru, Shoe Stores, Specialty Food Retail Stores of 3,000 square feet in area or less, Sporting Goods and Sportswear Stores, Toy Stores, Video Tape and Disk (Sales only, no rental permitted)
Special use approval required: A self-improvement facility including physical exercise and sport training schools not including those uses specifically provided for in Article 5.02-C, Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping Offices (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Animal Hospital and Veterinary Services, indoor only, Artists’ Studios (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Automobile Accessory and Parts Shops, including servicing and installation of products, Automobile Service Stations, Banks, Savings and Loan Associations and other Financial Institutions, with or without drive-in facilities, Barber Shops (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Beauty Shops (except those selling products only to state-licensed customers) (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Bus passenger shelters, Business Machine Repair and Service (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Business and professional offices (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Business or Professional Schools, but not trade or vocational schools, Clubs and Lodges - private and not-for-profit, Drive-through automatic teller machine operated in connection with a Bank, Savings and Loan or other Financial Institution, Drive-thru car wash facility providing adequate vehicle stacking space when part of a C-1 Village Center District PUD of more than five acres in size, Dry cleaning and laundry establishments of not more than 2,000 square feet, operated as a green dry cleaner (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Dwelling Units (above the ground floor when in a building containing business uses), Essential services - provided that they are properly screened as set forth in Article 2, General Provisions, First floor resident amenity areas when in a multi-unit residential building (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Food Stores, Grocery Stores and Supermarkets (an outdoor sales/merchandise display area may be approved), Food catering establishments (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Garden Supply Sales, including open sales and storage area (at least 150 feet from a residential district; fenced at least 7 feet high and screened), Governmental buildings and uses, including public parking facilities, Historical Buildings and Landmarks preserved for public inspection and operated not-for-profit, Insurance Agencies (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Interior Decorating Shops, including upholstery and making of draperies, slip covers and similar articles, when part of retail operations and secondary to the principal use (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Jewelry Repair Shops (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Liquor Stores and liquor sales areas included as accessory uses in food or drug stores, Mail and parcel packaging, shipping and receiving, and business service store, Massage establishments (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Medical and/or Dental Facilities (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Medical and/or Dental Laboratories (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Motorcycle and accessories sales and service stores, when conducted entirely within the store itself, Movie and Game Rental Stores (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Multiple-Use Developments (two or more permitted or special uses in a single structure which existed prior to the adoption of this Ordinance), Multiple-Use Developments - Enlargement of Existing Structures, Museums, operated not-for-profit, Music and Dance Schools, Nail salons providing manicures and pedicures, which may include ancillary service such as massage and waxing services, Overnight (11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.) Businesses: the permitted uses listed in Article 5.01-B,1, if regularly open for business on a 24-hour basis or during overnight hours, Parking Lots and Structures, other than accessory for the storage of private passenger automobiles only, Parking Lots and Structures, when not located on the same lot as the principal use to which it is accessory, Pharmacy with related drive-thru facility providing adequate vehicle stacking space, Photocopy establishments (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Places of Worship, Planned Unit Developments, Post Offices, Public Libraries, Public Parks, Plazas and Arcades, Public Utility Offices, Railroad rights-of-way, Real Estate Offices (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Residences for Religious Personnel, Restaurants of any size with a drive-thru, Restaurants, Cafes, Coffee Shops, Tea Shops, Bagel Shops and Similar Operations of 3,001 square feet in area or greater (including any outdoor seating area), without drive-thru, Retail Stores with gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or more, Secretarial Services (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Security and Commodity Brokers (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Senior Citizen Housing, Shoe, Clothing and Hat Repair Shops (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Shopping Center/Planned Unit Development, Specialty Food Retail Stores of 3,001 square feet in area or greater, Tailor and Dressmaking Shops, employing not more than five persons (Class A: special use on the ground floor only), Theaters, indoor only, including live entertainment, Tobacco Shops, Travel Agencies and Transportation Ticket Offices (Class A: special use on the ground floor only)
C-2 Outlying Commercial District — 90 permitted, 63 by special use+
Outlying commercial outside the Village Center for essentially automobile-oriented uses, regulated closely because it fronts busy arterial routes. Retail of 10,001 sq ft or more north of Lake Cook Road, or 30,001 sq ft or more south of it, needs a special use. Service, office and recreation uses over 10,000 sq ft (up to 20,000) need a special use on the ground floor, and non-retail uses over 20,000 sq ft may not be on the ground floor, except inside the C-2 Non-Retail Overlay (Appendix III). (Section 5.02.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping offices, Antique Shops, Apparel and Accessories Stores, Art Galleries, Art and School Supply Stores, Artists’ Studios, Automobile Accessory and Parts Shops, specifically prohibiting servicing and installation of products, Baby and Children’s Products and Apparel Stores, Bakeries, Barber Shops, Beauty Products, Cosmetics, Perfumes and Soaps Stores, Beauty Shops, Bedding and Mattress Stores, Bicycle Stores, Sales, Rental and Repair, Book and Stationery Stores, Bridal and Formalwear Stores, Business Equipment Sales and Service, Business, Professional and Government offices, Cabinet, Kitchen and Bathroom Furnishings Sales Establishments (not including cutting, assembling, or manufacturing on premises), Camera and Photographic Supply Stores, Candle and Wax Stores, Candy and Confectionery Stores, Carpet, Rug, and Floor Covering Stores, but not including carpet and rug cleaning, Catalog Sales Stores, Cellular Phone and Mobile Device Stores, China, Glassware and Metalware Stores, Clubs and Lodges, not-for-profit, Comic Book Stores, Costume, Clothing and Theater Prop Sales and Rental Stores, Craft Stores, Dancing and Gymnastics Supplies and Apparel Stores, Delicatessens, Department Stores, Drug Stores and Pharmacies, Dry Cleaning and Laundry Establishments, including self-service, coin-operated equipment (not over 2,750 square feet; new ones must be green dry cleaners), Electronics Stores, including ancillary electronics repair, Employment Agencies, Exercise Equipment Sales, Fabric and Yarn Stores, Florist Shops and Plant Stores, retail sales only, Food Catering Establishments, Frozen Dessert Stores, Furniture and Household Appliance Stores, Furriers and Fur Apparel Stores, Garden Supply Sales or Nursery, including lawn mower sales and repair, indoor only, Gift Shops, Hardware Stores, retail sales only, Hobby Shops, Home Decorating and Home Goods Retail Stores, Household Appliance Sales, Insurance Agencies, Interior Decorating Shops, including upholstery and making of draperies, slip covers and other similar articles, when conducted as part of retail operations and secondary to the principal use, Jewelry Stores, Leather Goods and Luggage Stores, Locksmith and Key Making Establishments, Magazine and Newspaper Stores, Marine Stores, indoor only, Meat and Fish Stores, retail sales only, Medical Appliance and Supply Stores, Medical and Dental Facilities, Medical and Dental Laboratories, Musical Instrument Sales and Repair, Sheet Music and Musical Recordings, Newspaper Offices, provided that there is no print or distribution in connection therewith, Office Supply Stores, Opticians Sales, retail sales only, Package Liquor Stores, Paint, Glass, and Wall Covering Stores, Pet Supply Stores, Philanthropic or Charitable organizations, Photocopy, Print, Sign Making, and Mail Delivery Establishments, Photographic Studios, Picture Framing, including self-service when conducted for on-premises retail sale, Pool and Patio Stores, indoor only, Real Estate Offices, Restaurants, Cafes, Coffee Shops, Tea Shops, Bagel Shops, and Similar Operations of 3,000 square feet in area or less (including any outdoor seating area), not including a drive-through, Secretarial Services, Security and Commodity Brokers, Self Improvement Facilities, including physical exercise and sports training schools, but not including those uses specifically provided for in Article 5.02-C, Shoe Stores, Shoe, Clothing and Hat Repair Shops, Specialty Food Retail Stores of 3,000 square feet in area or less, Sporting Goods and Sportswear Stores, Tailor and Dressmaking shops, employing not more than five persons, Tanning Salons, Tobacco Shops, Toy Stores, Travel Agencies and Transportation Ticket Offices, Uniform Stores, Variety Stores, Vitamin and Supplement Stores
Special use approval required: A beauty supply store selling products only to customers with a state license, of less than 2,100 square feet, in a Shopping Center/Planned Unit Development of more than 200,000 and less than 500,000 square feet of gross floor area, A drive-thru facility for a pharmacy providing adequate vehicle stacking space, located in a commercial planned unit development, A resale store of less than 8,000 square feet in area located in a Shopping Center/Planned Unit Development of more than 200,000 and less than 500,000 square feet of gross floor area, Animal Hospital or Veterinary Services, indoor only, Automobile Accessory and Parts Shops, including servicing and installation of products, Automobile Convenience Food Shop, Automobile Laundries or Car Wash Establishments on a lot not less than 60,000 square feet in area (with sufficient on-site space for cars entering and exiting), Automobile Service Stations on a lot not less than 40,000 square feet in area, Automobile Vehicle Sales - new cars only, with accessory servicing and repair facilities on a lot not less than 40,000 square feet in area, Banks, Savings and Loan Associations and other Financial Institutions, with or without a drive-through facility, Bowling Alleys, Building Supply Store (including seasonal outdoor sales area and outdoor display of merchandise), Bus Passenger Shelters, Business or Professional Schools, Child Care Facility, Children’s Indoor Playground Facility, Coins, stamps, precious metals, estate jewelry, antique flatware, sports cards, currency and related hobby items, Convalescent Centers, Convenience Stores, Domestic pet services including kenneling, dog day care, overnight boarding and obedience training (an outdoor exercise area may be approved), Drive through facility operated in connection with dry-cleaning and laundry establishments, Drive-through automatic teller machine when operated in connection with a bank, savings and loan or other financial institution, Dry Cleaning Establishments of 2,751 square feet and over, provided that the dry cleaning establishment is established and operated as a green dry cleaner, Essential Services Antenna Support Structures, Essential Services, provided that they are properly screened as set forth in Article 2, General Provisions, Food Stores, Grocery Stores and Supermarkets (outdoor sales/merchandise display and outdoor seating areas may be approved), Furniture stores which include as part of their operation the warehousing of the goods being offered for sale (warehouse in the same or a separate building), Garden Supply Sales, including open sales and storage areas (at least 150 feet from a residential district; fenced at least 7 feet high and screened), Government Uses and Buildings, Governmental Road Testing Facility, for vehicle inspections and drivers road tests, provided that only automobile driving road tests shall be conducted, Grocery parcel pick-up centers including drive-through lanes, Health Clubs, Historical Buildings and Landmarks, preserved for public inspection, and operated not-for-profit, Hotels, if included in a Planned Unit Development located not less than 1,300 feet from a single family district and not closer than 2,640 feet to another hotel, Massage Services Establishments, Medical Cannabis Dispensary (not within 500 feet of a public park; not more than one such special use permit in the Village at any time), Multi-family rental apartment and townhome communities when part of a commercial planned unit development of over 40 acres in size (with ancillary resident amenities), Multiple-Use Developments (two or more permitted or special uses in a single structure which existed prior to the adoption of this Ordinance), Multiple-Use Developments - Enlargement of Existing Structures, Museums, operated not for profit, Music and Dance Studios, Nail salons, not exceeding the greater of 2,100 square feet or 2% of the total building square footage, and in no event more than 7,000 square feet (may include manicure, pedicure, massage and waxing services), Nursing Homes, Open Sales or Storage Areas, provided that each such area is located at least 150 feet from a residential district and is adequately screened, Pet Grooming Facility, Planned Unit Developments, Private Sports Recreational Facility in a building of not less than 45,000 square feet in area, in a Commercial Planned Unit Development of more than 500,000 square feet of gross floor area (sports training, instruction, clinics, tournaments and sports-themed events), Private parties for charities and non-profit organizations when accessory to a retail furniture store of at least 20,000 square feet in area, conducted inside the premises, Public Parks, plazas, and arcades, Railroad Rights-of-way, Recreational Cannabis Dispensary, operated by a registered dispensing organization under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, Restaurants, Cafes, Coffee Shops, Tea Shops, Bagel Shops, and Similar Operations of 3,001 square feet in area or greater (including any outdoor seating area); also drive-through facilities accessory to a restaurant with direct signalized access (or an executed signalization agreement authorized by IDOT), Retail Uses listed in Article 5.02-B,1 with a gross floor area of 10,001 square feet or more when located north of Lake Cook Road, Retail Uses listed in Article 5.02-B,1 with a gross floor area of 30,001 square feet or more when located south of Lake Cook Road, Shopping Center/Planned Unit Development, Skating Rinks, indoor, Specialty food retail stores of 3,001 square feet in area or greater, Tennis Clubs, courts and building for indoor tennis, Theaters, indoor only, Trade or Vocational Schools, Undertaking and Funeral Establishments, Video Rental Stores, Warehouse Retail Stores, including membership clubs
C-3 Limited Commercial Office District — 23 permitted, 12 by special use+
A buffer district on major streets that adjoin or face residential property: low-traffic, low-intensity uses on well-landscaped sites between homes and the more intensive commercial and industrial districts. Retail is limited to uses that supplement an office use: permitted retail and service uses must be inside an office building, no more than 2,000 sq ft each, with no service to customers in parked cars. (Section 5.03.)
Permitted by right: Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping Offices, Art Galleries (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Artists’ Studios (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Banks, Savings and Loan Associations and other Financial Institutions, but not including drive-in facilities (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Barber Shops (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Beauty Shops (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Blueprinting and Photocopying establishments (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Book and Stationery Stores (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Business, Professional and Government Offices, Drug Stores and Pharmacies (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Florist Shops (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Insurance Agencies, Medical and Dental Facilities, Medical and Dental Laboratories, Newsstand, indoor only (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Office Supply Stores (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Opticians Sales, retail (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Photographic Studios (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Real Estate Offices, Real Estate Sales Offices (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each), Secretarial Services, Security and Commodity Brokers, Travel Agencies and Transportation Ticket Offices (inside an office building, max 2,000 SF each)
Special use approval required: Bus Passenger shelters, Business and Professional Schools, Commercial Planned Unit Developments, as regulated in Article 12, Essential Services, Health Clubs, indoor only, Institutions for the Care of the Physically, Mentally or Emotionally Disabled, Nursery Schools and Child Care Facilities, Nursing Homes and Convalescent Centers, Public Utility Offices, Racquet, Handball and Tennis Clubs, indoor only, Trade or vocational schools, Village Center/Commercial Planned Unit Developments (only properties on the north side of Osterman Avenue between Waukegan Road and the railroad, and properties fronting the west side of Hoffman Lane)
C-4 Entertainment and Limited Retail Business District — 7 permitted, 32 by special use+
Entertainment and limited retail along a primary arterial across from residential, also allowing office buildings, research facilities, training centers and restricted industrial parks on large landscaped lots. Every I-1 permitted use is permitted here; the entertainment, restaurant, residential, retail and service uses (and any I-1 special use) need a special use, and no business may serve customers through a drive-thru. (Section 5.04.)
Permitted by right: Administrative Offices, Bookkeeping Services, Business Offices, in which goods, wares or merchandise are not sold on the premises, Data Processing Services, Dental Facilities up to 25,000 square feet, Medical Facilities up to 25,000 square feet, Research and Testing Laboratories
Special use approval required: Antique Shop, Any Special Use allowed in the I-1 Office Research Restricted Industrial District, Apparel and Accessories Store, Art Gallery, Artists’ Studio, Bakery, Beauty Products, Cosmetics, Perfumes and Soaps Store, Beauty Salon, Book Store, Candy and Confectionery Store, Coffee shop, tea shop or similar shop, of 3,000 square feet in area or less, Comedy Club, Commercial Planned Unit Development, Conference Center Facility without lodging, not to exceed 10,000 square feet in area, Delicatessen, Department Store, Drug Stores and Pharmacy, Florist Shop, retail sales only, Frozen Dessert Store, Health Club, Racket Club or other Athletic Club, Jewelry Store, Massage, Microbrewery, brewpub, distillery, and winery with on-site consumption of beverages and full-meal food service, Motion Picture Theater, except drive-ins, and Drama Theatre, Multi-Family Residential Development as part of a mixed-use development, Nail Salon, Restaurant without a drive-thru, which may include live entertainment or dancing secondary to the restaurant, Specialty Food Retail Store of 3,000 square feet in area or less, Specialty food retail store, grocery store, and supermarket over 3,000 square feet but not over 25,000 square feet, when part of a mixed-use development, Sporting Goods and Sportswear Store, Sports Themed Entertainment Establishment, including Golf Driving Ranges with Entertainment, Miniature Golf, Skating Rinks, Bowling Alleys, Trampoline Parks and Indoor Children’s Playgrounds and similar establishments, Virtual Reality Establishment, Interactive Video Games Lounge, and Video Arcade Establishment (not including video gaming prohibited by Section 15-19.1 of the Village Municipal Code)
I-1 Office, Research, Restricted Industrial District — 7 permitted, 46 by special use+
Office buildings, research facilities, training centers and restricted industrial parks on relatively large lots with landscaped setbacks, high performance standards and bulk rules that protect a predominantly residential community. Medical and dental facilities are permitted up to 25,000 sq ft (larger ones by special use within a PUD); many special uses are tied to PUD size or a site on the Edens Spur or Tri-State. (Section 6.01.)
Permitted by right: Administrative Offices, Bookkeeping Services, Business Offices, in which goods, wares or merchandise are not sold on the premises, Data Processing Services, Dental Facilities up to 25,000 square feet, Medical Facilities up to 25,000 square feet, Research and Testing Laboratories
Special use approval required: A training facility when accessory to an office use for the training of individuals who are not employed by the company conducting the training, Any industrial use permitted in the I-2 Limited Industrial District, developed as part of a Planned Industrial Development, Assisted Living Facility, Automatic teller machine (in office buildings in an I-1 PUD of 20+ acres, for the convenience of tenants), Automobile Claims Facility if included in an Industrial Planned Unit Development, Beauty Shops and Barber Shops, with no direct outside entrance (in office buildings in an I-1 PUD of 20+ acres, for the convenience of tenants), Book and stationery stores (in an office building, for the convenience of tenants), Bus Passenger Shelters, Carry Out Food Service in conjunction with a Special Needs School, Personal Training Fitness Center and Private Sports Team Instruction (in an I-1 PUD of at least 25 acres), Child Care Facilities serving an I-1 PUD and the general public (in an office building in an I-1 PUD of at least 20 acres adjacent to both Wilmot Road and Lake Cook Road), Child Care Facilities within an office building for the employees of that building or office development (not open to the general public), Construction and Engineering Innovation Labs (as part of a PUD, on a parcel of at least 10 acres, adjacent to the Edens Spur), Continuing Care Retirement Community (assisted living, nursing care and independent living, with ancillary resident amenities), Educational Institutions - Evening Programs: Business, Professional Graduate Schools and Universities, excluding trade and vocational schools (lesser of 15,000 SF or 10% of a building; weekday classes not before 6:00 p.m.), Essential Services provided that they are properly screened as set forth in Article 2, Extended Stay Lodging Facilities (in an Industrial PUD of at least 20 acres, on a parcel of at least 4 acres, not within 600 feet of the center line of Lake-Cook Road), Florist (in office buildings in an I-1 PUD of 20+ acres, for the convenience of tenants), Free-Standing Event Center Facility (in an I-1 PUD of at least 25 acres), Health clubs, indoor private membership, when located within an office building and operated primarily for the convenience of tenants and the general public on a private membership basis, Health clubs, indoor, private membership only when located within an office building and operated primarily for the convenience of tenants, Hotels (in a Planned Industrial Development of at least 25 acres adjacent to I-294, the Tri-State Tollway, or I-94, the Edens Spur), Industrial Planned Unit Developments, as regulated in Article 12, Medical and/or Dental Facilities greater than 25,000 square feet, as part of a Planned Unit Development, Multi-Family Rental Apartment Community (in an Industrial PUD of 20 acres or more containing assisted living units, south of Lake Cook Road, on a parcel of 5 acres or more), Multiple Use Developments (two or more permitted or special uses in a single structure which existed prior to the adoption of this Ordinance), Multiple-Use Development - Enlargement of Existing Structures, Newsstands/drug store (in office buildings in an I-1 PUD of 20+ acres, for the convenience of tenants), Office supply stores (in an office building, for the convenience of tenants), Outdoor facilities when operated primarily for the convenience of the tenants of an office building, Personal Training Fitness Center when such facility is located in an I-1 Planned Unit Development that is a minimum of 25 acres in size, Photocopy or Print Shop (in office buildings in an I-1 PUD of 20+ acres, for the convenience of tenants), Private Dining Club (in office buildings in an I-1 PUD of 20+ acres, for the convenience of tenants), Private Elementary and Middle School (as part of a PUD, on a parcel of at least 4.5 acres, adjacent to the Edens Spur), Private High School (as part of a PUD, on a parcel of at least 7 acres, adjacent to the Edens Spur), Private Preschool (as part of a PUD, on a parcel of at least 4.5 acres, adjacent to the Edens Spur), Private Sports Team Instruction when such instruction is located in an I-1 Planned Unit Development that is a minimum of 25 acres in size, Private Sports Training Facility and Associated Office and Summer Sports Day Camp, Professional Offices, but not including medical or dental facilities and similar office uses which depend upon patient, client or customer traffic, Public Office Buildings, Railroad Rights-of-way, Religious Institution, including an accessory childcare facility (as part of a PUD, on a parcel of at least 4 acres, adjacent to the Edens Spur), Religious counseling, instruction and educational activities when accessory to a religious office use, Residential Assisted-Living Facilities for the Elderly (in an Industrial PUD of 35 acres or more adjacent to I-294 and the Edens Spur), Restaurants, sit-down (in an office building, for the convenience of tenants), Special Needs School when such school is located in an I-1 Planned Unit Development that is a minimum of 25 acres in size, Travel agency (in office buildings in an I-1 PUD of 20+ acres, for the convenience of tenants)
I-2 Limited Industrial District — 8 permitted, 30 by special use+
Manufacturing, warehousing and data-processing/telecommunication uses in the outlying areas of the Village, near major transportation. Permitted uses are limited to a building, or space in an existing building, of 25,000 sq ft or less; the same uses in more space need a special use, as do businesses operating between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. (other than custodial, security, maintenance or office work). (Section 6.02.)
Permitted by right: Administrative and business offices when associated with and accessory to another permitted use (building or space up to 25,000 SF), Cleaning, repairing, restoring, servicing, assembly and/or testing of machinery, artwork and other similar items, but not including on-site retail sales (building or space up to 25,000 SF), Contractors’ Offices and Shops including those which provide services such as, but not limited to, pest control, carpet cleaning, lawn care, and swimming pool maintenance, but not including on-site retail sales (equipment and materials stored indoors) (building or space up to 25,000 SF), Mail order and telephone sales offices when associated with any accessory to another permitted use, but not including sales to customers on the premises except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance (building or space up to 25,000 SF), Printing and Publishing Facilities (building or space up to 25,000 SF), Production, processing, assembly, and/or fabricating of previously processed goods, materials or products, but not including food products or on-site retail sales (drop forges or similar equipment prohibited) (building or space up to 25,000 SF), Research and development, laboratory facilities including those facilities which utilize samples collected off-site but excluding any facility which utilizes live animals of any type and on-site retail sales (building or space up to 25,000 SF), Warehouse and Distribution Facilities (building or space up to 25,000 SF)
Special use approval required: Any use otherwise permitted under Section 6.02-B where the building, or the portion of a pre-existing building used, is more than 25,000 square feet, Automatic Teller Machine drive-thru facilities (in an Industrial PUD of at least 40 acres, with a stacking lane for at least six vehicles), Bus Passenger Shelters, Child Care Facilities within a building, operated primarily for the employees of that building or of other buildings in the I-2 development, Consumer Service Establishments, accessory to a permitted or Special Use, provided that such service uses shall not occupy more than five (5) percent of the total floor area of the principal use, Contractors’ Offices and Shops which include outside storage of materials and equipment when located not less than five hundred (500) feet from a residential district, Data Center, Data Processing/Telecommunication facilities within totally enclosed buildings including sending and receiving devices located outside of the building either on the roof or at ground level provided, however, such devices are fully screened (at least 40% of floor area for equipment unless the Board adjusts it), Engraving Facilities, Essential Services, provided that they are properly screened as set forth in Article 2, General Provisions, Flexible-Use Office/Industrial Facilities (within an I-2 Industrial PUD; non-accessory office use limited to 60% of the floor area), Food Processing Facilities, Indoor Storage Facility for boats, campers, vehicles, and other similar items, Industrial Planned Unit Developments, as regulated in Article 12, Planned Unit Developments, Life Science Facility, Massage services with aesthetician services when located on a property adjacent to Interstate 94 (the Edens Spur), Medical Cannabis Dispensary (not within 500 feet of a public park; not more than one such special use permit in the Village at any time), Multiple-Use Developments (two or more permitted or special uses in a single structure which existed prior to the adoption of this Ordinance), Multiple-Use Developments - Enlargement of Existing Structures, On-Site Retail Sales Area accessory to a permitted or Special Use not to exceed 10% of the total area of the principal use, Outdoor Recreational and Social Facilities solely for the convenience of the tenants and/or employees of any business(s) operating within the building or development, Overnight Businesses: businesses that have operations between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. other than custodial, security, maintenance or office operations, Personal Fitness Training Center (one parking space per employee on duty plus one per 600 square feet), Public Buildings and Uses, Public Elevated Water Tanks, Public Parks and Playgrounds, Railroad Rights-of-way, Recreational Cannabis Dispensary, operated by a registered dispensing organization under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, Self-Service Storage Facilities, when located within an I-2 Industrial Planned Unit Development, Self-improvement facilities, including dance, physical education and sports training schools
Source: Deerfield Zoning Ordinance, current through Ord. O-26-18 (July 6, 2026). Overlay districts, planned developments and parking rules can further limit what a specific parcel can do.
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