Gurnee Commercial Real Estate
Buying, selling, or leasing commercial property in Gurnee? Jason Bitton is the #1 RE/MAX Commercial broker in Illinois — based in Libertyville, about 15 minutes away — working Gurnee’s retail, industrial, and investment market firsthand, from the Grand Avenue (Route 132) and I-94 corridor anchored by Gurnee Mills to the village’s industrial parks.
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Who is the best commercial real estate broker in Gurnee?
Jason Bitton of RE/MAX Commercial — the #1 RE/MAX Commercial broker in Illinois (2022, 2024, 2025) — serves Gurnee from his base in nearby Libertyville. He represents buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across retail, office, industrial, flex, and investment property throughout Gurnee and northern Lake County, from the Grand Avenue (Route 132) / I-94 retail corridor to the village’s industrial parks.
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. His two Gurnee closings are below.
Gurnee deals Jason has closed
Two Gurnee closings: a coffee house placed on Grand Avenue for its tenant after Jason won the Village’s use approval, and a building sold for its owner. Both are on his public Sold & Leased ledger.
5572 Grand Ave — Haraz Coffee House
Haraz Coffee House had the brand, the franchisee and the space; what it didn’t have was the parking and use approval the Village of Gurnee required. Jason ran a parking feasibility study, benchmarked it against neighboring properties and carried the case through the village’s zoning process. The use was approved and the franchisee signed a five-year lease. Read the case study
4156 Old Grand Ave
A 1993 brick building on about 0.29 acres, on the market for the first time in roughly 20 years after long serving as an insurance agency office. Under contract in October 2024 and closed on February 3, 2025, at about $185 per square foot. See the listing
The Gurnee Commercial Market
Gurnee is one of northern Lake County’s premier retail and entertainment destinations, built around the Grand Avenue (Route 132) and I-94 interchange. Anchored by Gurnee Mills, Six Flags Great America, and Great Wolf Lodge, the village draws a regional trade area far larger than its population — supporting big-box retail, hospitality, restaurants, and the distribution and light-industrial uses that thrive on I-94 access.
Market Highlights
- ✓ Grand Avenue (Route 132) at the I-94 interchange
- ✓ Gurnee Mills — one of Illinois’ largest outlet malls
- ✓ Six Flags Great America & Great Wolf Lodge tourism draw
- ✓ Regional trade area far exceeding local population
- ✓ Strong I-94 logistics access for industrial/distribution
- ✓ East Grand Gateway commercial corridor
Retail
Regional and big-box retail, pad sites, restaurants, and strip centers along Grand Avenue.
Industrial & Flex
Warehouse, distribution, and light-manufacturing space with direct I-94 access.
Office
Professional and medical office serving the northern Lake County market.
Investment Sales
Net-leased retail, hospitality-adjacent assets, and value-add centers in a high-traffic market.
Who Actually Works in Gurnee
Gurnee holds 20,445 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 30,510 residents in 11,779 households, with a median household income of $119,628 (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 Gurnee, not residents. Updated annually.
What do commercial buildings sell for in Gurnee?
In the two years to June 30, 2026, Gurnee recorded 37 arm’s-length sales of office, retail, commercial and industrial buildings, at a median price of $1.3 million — 15 in the latest 12 months and 22 in the year before.
| Property type | Sales | Median sale price | Median price per SF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & commercial | 24 | $1.86 million | — |
| Industrial | 8 | $1.3 million | $818 sales |
| Office | 5 | — | — |
| All | 37 | $1.3 million | — |
Industrial buildings sold at a median of about $81 per square foot. Retail and commercial sales in Gurnee are often small buildings on valuable lots, where the land and the tenant set the price, so the page gives them no per-square-foot figure: one Grove Avenue site changed hands twice on a single day in February 2026, first to a car-wash company at $500,000 and then at $4,000,000. Office had five sales, too few for a median.
How long does it take to sell a commercial building in Gurnee?
About a year, once the building is on the market: sellers who marketed a commercial building in Gurnee reported a median of 12 months (13 sales over the two years to June 30, 2026). 5 of the 13 sold within six months and 9 within a year. Another 10 of the 23 sales that reported a marketing time never went on the market at all.
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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 Gurnee, dated July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026; updated September 24, 2026. Corrected September 24, 2026: 3 sales counted in the first version are now excluded (1 flagged as a likely portfolio purchase; 2 were the first of two sales of the same building on one day), and a reported marketing time of 99 months is no longer used. 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. Price per square foot uses single-parcel sales matched to the building area on record. Marketing time is the seller’s own estimate (23 of the 37 sales report a usable one). 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.
| Median | Gurnee | Market area |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 15 | 284 |
| Days to an accepted offer | 276 | 120 |
| Then days to closing | 65 | 54 |
| Sale price vs. final asking | 90.8% | 92.6% |
| Sale price vs. first asking | 86.5% | 90.7% |
| Leases | 12 | 266 |
| Days to lease | 153 | 157 |
Market area: all of Lake County plus Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Northbrook, Palatine and Wheeling.
Buildings listed for sale on the MLS in Gurnee took a median of 276 days to reach an accepted offer, then 65 more days to close (15 sales, October 10, 2023 to October 9, 2026; 7 of them under $1 million). They sold for a median 90.8% of the final asking price and 86.5% of the first. Property listed for lease took a median of 153 days to lease (12 leases).
Source: MLS listings of retail, office, industrial and mixed-use property: closed sales and signed leases, October 10, 2023 to October 9, 2026; apartment buildings and sales of a business without its building are not included. Days to an accepted offer are the MLS’s market time, which includes earlier listings of the same building. Medians; aggregates only. This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period October 10, 2023 through October 9, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
Gurnee property for sale and for lease, by type
Listing sites show what is on the market this week. This is the Gurnee record by property type: what sold and for how much. Across all types, sellers who marketed a building here took a median of 12 months to sell (13 sales).
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 Gurnee? Tell Jason the type, size and use. See the deals he has closed here, 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).
What Can You Open in Gurnee?
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Gurnee organizes commercial property into a graduated set of C-series districts plus office (O-1/O-2) and industrial (I-1/I-2/I-3) districts. Matching your use to the right district — before you sign an LOI — is the difference between opening on schedule and stalling at the permit counter. Here is how the common uses generally map.
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial covers smaller neighborhood-serving shops; C-2 Community Commercial is the broad workhorse for general retail, restaurants, and personal/medical services; C-6 Regional Commercial covers Gurnee Mills and its outparcels, while most other big-box stores along Grand Avenue are zoned C-2; and C-4 Village Center is Gurnee’s mixed-use district, with apartments above the ground floor.
Auto uses depend on the type: an enclosed dealership is permitted in C-2, C-3 and C-6, major repair is permitted by right only in the industrial districts (a special use in C-3), and a car wash needs a special use wherever it is allowed. O-1 and O-2 cover professional offices, financial institutions, medical and dental clinics, and R&D uses.
I-1 Restricted, I-2 General, and I-3 Intensive Industrial cover warehouse, distribution, wholesale, and manufacturing uses — scaling up with intensity along the I-94 logistics corridor.
C-5 Regional Recreation covers Six Flags Great America, south of Grand Avenue between I-94 and Washington Street; the district exists for the amusement theme park, which is permitted nowhere else in Gurnee, and it also permits hotels and live performance venues. On East Grand Avenue, from Route 41 east to the Waukegan line, the EGG East Grand Gateway overlay sits on top of the C-2 zoning — it also allows fully enclosed self-storage, and new buildings must sit on or within ten feet of the front lot line along at least 80% of their length, with parking to the side or rear.
Gurnee Zoning Districts
The commercial, office and industrial districts in Gurnee, with the uses allowed by right and the uses that need special-use approval — 12 districts, 459 listed uses, from the code checked October 2026. Open any district for its full list.
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District — 18 permitted, 15 by special use+
Mainly retail uses that serve the adjacent neighborhoods, in pedestrian-oriented clusters of commercial uses close to homes. (Sec. 5.0; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Art Gallery, Arts Studio, Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (Without Antenna), Community Garden, Cultural Facility, Dwelling – Above the Ground Floor, Farm Stand, Financial Institution, Medical/Dental Clinic – Without Dispensary, Office, Outdoor Dining, Park/Playground, Personal Service Establishment, Recreation, Indoor, Restaurant, Retail Goods Establishment, Specialty Food Service, Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Animal Related Services (Except Kennel), Day Care Center, Drive-Through Facility, Funeral Home, Government Office, Lodge/Meeting Hall, Parking Lot (Principal Use), Parking Structure (Principal Use), Place of Worship, Planned Unit Development, Public Safety Facility, Recreation, Indoor – Not-for-Profit, Residential Care Facility, Utility, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
C-2 Community Commercial District — 28 permitted, 35 by special use+
A variety of high-intensity, highway-oriented commercial uses serving a wider area, including freestanding retail and office buildings and retail centers. (Sec. 5.0; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Art Gallery, Arts Studio, Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (Without Antenna), Community Garden, Cultural Facility, Day Care Center, Drive-Through Facility, Drive-Up Automated Teller Machine - Freestanding, Dwelling – Above the Ground Floor, Farm Stand, Financial Institution, Funeral Home, Gas Station, Hotel/Motel, Medical/Dental Clinic – Without Dispensary, Office, Outdoor Dining, Park/Playground, Personal Service Establishment, Reception Facility, Recreation, Indoor, Restaurant, Retail Goods Establishment, Retail Sales of Alcohol, Specialty Food Service, Vehicle Dealership – Fully Enclosed, Vehicle Repair/Service – Minor, Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Animal Related Services (Except Kennel), Bar, Body Modification Establishment, Car Wash, Educational Facility – Vocational, Government Office, Greenhouse/Nursery - Retail, Gun/Firearm Shop - Retail, Heavy Retail, Rental and Service, Hospital, Live Performance Venue, Lodge/Meeting Hall, Massage Service Establishment, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Medical/Dental Clinic – With Dispensary, Micro-Brewery, Micro-Distillery, Micro-Winery, Outdoor Market, Parking Lot (Principal Use), Parking Structure (Principal Use), Passenger Terminal, Pawn Shop, Place of Worship, Planned Unit Development, Public Safety Facility, Public Works Facility, Recreation, Indoor – Not-for-Profit, Recreation, Outdoor (shooting ranges prohibited), Recreation, Outdoor - Not-for-Profit (shooting ranges prohibited), Residential Care Facility, Utility, Vehicle Dealership – With Outdoor Storage and Display, Vehicle Rental, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
C-3 Heavy Commercial District — 42 permitted, 32 by special use+
Auto-oriented heavy commercial uses along major arterials, kept apart from residential neighborhoods, such as office buildings, motor vehicle dealerships and other heavy retail or service; its standards add buffering next to homes and lower-intensity commercial property. (Sec. 5.0; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Animal Related Services (Except Kennel), Art Gallery, Arts Studio, Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (With Antenna), Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (Without Antenna), Community Garden, Cultural Facility, Drive-Through Facility, Drive-Up Automated Teller Machine - Freestanding, Dwelling – Above the Ground Floor, Educational Facility – Vocational, Farm Stand, Financial Institution, Funeral Home, Gas Station, Golf Course/Driving Range, Greenhouse/Nursery - Retail, Heavy Retail, Rental and Service, Hotel/Motel, Medical/Dental Clinic – Without Dispensary, Office, Outdoor Dining, Park/Playground, Passenger Terminal, Pawn Shop, Personal Service Establishment, Public Safety Facility, Public Works Facility, Reception Facility, Recreation, Indoor, Recreation, Indoor – Not-for-Profit, Recreation, Outdoor - Not-for-Profit (shooting ranges prohibited), Restaurant, Retail Goods Establishment, Retail Sales of Alcohol, Self-Storage Facility, Specialty Food Service, Vehicle Dealership – Fully Enclosed, Vehicle Operation Facility – Fully Enclosed, Vehicle Rental, Vehicle Repair/Service – Minor, Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Bar, Body Modification Establishment, Car Wash, Contractor Storage Yard, Day Care Center, Emergency Shelter, Government Office, Gun/Firearm Shop - Retail, Hospital, Landscape Business, Live Performance Venue, Lodge/Meeting Hall, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Medical/Dental Clinic – With Dispensary, Micro-Brewery, Micro-Distillery, Micro-Winery, Outdoor Market, Parking Lot (Principal Use), Parking Structure (Principal Use), Place of Worship, Planned Unit Development, Recreation, Outdoor (shooting ranges prohibited), Residential Care Facility, Self-Storage Facility – Principal Use is Outdoor Storage, Utility, Vehicle Dealership – With Outdoor Storage and Display, Vehicle Operation Facility - With Outdoor Storage, Vehicle Repair/Service – Major, Warehouse, Wholesale Establishment, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
C-4 Village Center District — 7 permitted, 26 by special use+
Gurnee's historic village center, mixing retail sales and service, office and multi-family housing; mixed-use development is encouraged and dwellings are allowed above the ground floor. (Sec. 5.0; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Community Garden, Cultural Facility, Dwelling – Above the Ground Floor, Dwelling – Single-Family, Dwelling – Two-Family, Park/Playground, Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Age-Restricted Housing, Art Gallery, Arts Studio, Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (Without Antenna), Day Care Center, Drive-Through Facility, Dwelling – Multi-Family, Dwelling – Townhouse, Farm Stand, Financial Institution, Funeral Home, Government Office, Lodge/Meeting Hall, Medical/Dental Clinic – Without Dispensary, Office, Outdoor Dining, Personal Service Establishment, Place of Worship, Planned Unit Development, Public Safety Facility, Residential Care Facility, Restaurant, Retail Goods Establishment, Specialty Food Service, Utility, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
C-5 Regional Recreation District — 8 permitted, 5 by special use+
The regional amusement theme park and its supporting facilities, with large buffers to neighboring uses; the district must cover at least 300 acres. (Sec. 5.0 and 5.3.1; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Amusement Theme Park, Community Garden, Drive-Up Automated Teller Machine - Freestanding, Hotel/Motel, Live Performance Venue, Park/Playground, Public Safety Facility, Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Parking Lot (Principal Use), Parking Structure (Principal Use), Planned Unit Development, Utility, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
C-6 Regional Commercial District — 29 permitted, 18 by special use+
A regional shopping center of significant land area and its supporting facilities, with large buffers and controls on outparcels along its edges; the district must cover at least 300 acres. (Sec. 5.0 and 5.3.2; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Art Gallery, Arts Studio, Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (Without Antenna), Community Garden, Cultural Facility, Day Care Center, Drive-Through Facility, Drive-Up Automated Teller Machine - Freestanding, Financial Institution, Gas Station, Hotel/Motel, Live Performance Venue, Lodge/Meeting Hall, Medical/Dental Clinic – Without Dispensary, Office, Outdoor Dining, Park/Playground, Personal Service Establishment, Public Safety Facility, Reception Facility, Recreation, Indoor, Recreation, Indoor – Not-for-Profit, Restaurant, Retail Goods Establishment, Retail Sales of Alcohol, Specialty Food Service, Vehicle Dealership – Fully Enclosed, Vehicle Rental, Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Car Wash, Educational Facility – Vocational, Gun/Firearm Shop - Retail, Heavy Retail, Rental and Service, Massage Service Establishment, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Medical/Dental Clinic – With Dispensary, Micro-Brewery, Micro-Distillery, Micro-Winery, Parking Lot (Principal Use), Parking Structure (Principal Use), Planned Unit Development, Recreation, Shooting Range (indoor), Utility, Vehicle Dealership – With Outdoor Storage and Display, Vehicle Repair/Service – Minor, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
O-1 Restricted Office District — 18 permitted, 15 by special use+
Small-scale office buildings that can sit close to homes without visual or physical harm, typically along primary or secondary streets, including houses suitable for office conversion. (Sec. 6.0; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Arts Studio — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (Without Antenna), Community Garden, Drive-Through Facility, Drive-Up Automated Teller Machine - Freestanding, Dwelling – Above the Ground Floor, Educational Facility – Vocational, Financial Institution, Industrial Design, Medical/Dental Clinic – Without Dispensary, Office, Outdoor Dining, Personal Service Establishment — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Research and Development (R&D), Restaurant — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Retail Goods Establishment — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Specialty Food Service — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (With Antenna), Day Care Center — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Educational Facility – University, Government Office, Helipad, Hotel/Motel, Massage Service Establishment — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Medical/Dental Clinic – With Dispensary, Place of Worship, Planned Unit Development, Public Safety Facility, Public Works Facility, Utility, Warehouse, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
O-2 Office Campus District — 19 permitted, 16 by special use+
Large office buildings on large, accessible parcels in a campus or park-like setting. (Sec. 6.0; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Arts Studio — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (With Antenna), Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (Without Antenna), Community Garden, Drive-Through Facility, Drive-Up Automated Teller Machine - Freestanding, Educational Facility – University, Educational Facility – Vocational, Financial Institution, Industrial Design, Medical/Dental Clinic – Without Dispensary, Office, Outdoor Dining, Personal Service Establishment — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Research and Development (R&D), Restaurant — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Retail Goods Establishment — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Specialty Food Service — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Day Care Center — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Government Office, Helipad, Hospital, Hotel/Motel, Massage Service Establishment — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Medical/Dental Clinic – With Dispensary, Micro-Brewery, Micro-Distillery, Micro-Winery, Planned Unit Development, Public Safety Facility, Public Works Facility, Utility, Warehouse, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
I-1 Restricted Industrial District — 36 permitted, 18 by special use+
Light industry that makes finished products or parts from previously prepared materials, with incidental storage, sales, showroom and distribution; work may be indoors or outdoors. (Sec. 6.0; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Animal Related Services (Except Kennel), Arts Studio — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (With Antenna), Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (Without Antenna), Community Garden, Contractor Storage Yard, Drive-Through Facility, Drive-Up Automated Teller Machine - Freestanding, Educational Facility – Vocational, Financial Institution, Greenhouse/Nursery - Retail, Heavy Retail, Rental and Service, Industrial Design, Industrial – Light, Landscape Business, Lodge/Meeting Hall — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Micro-Brewery, Micro-Distillery, Micro-Winery, Office, Outdoor Dining, Personal Service Establishment — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Recreation, Indoor, Research and Development (R&D), Restaurant — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Retail Goods Establishment — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Self-Storage Facility, Specialty Food Service — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Vehicle Dealership – Fully Enclosed, Vehicle Operation Facility – Fully Enclosed, Vehicle Rental, Vehicle Repair/Service – Major, Vehicle Repair/Service – Minor, Warehouse, Wholesale Establishment, Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Car Wash, Day Care Center — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Gas Station, Government Office, Helipad, Heliport, Medical Marijuana Cultivation Center, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Medical/Dental Clinic – With Dispensary, Planned Unit Development, Public Safety Facility, Public Works Facility, Recreation, Shooting Range (indoor), Self-Storage Facility – Principal Use is Outdoor Storage, Utility, Vehicle Dealership – With Outdoor Storage and Display, Vehicle Operation Facility - With Outdoor Storage, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
I-2 General Industrial District — 22 permitted, 19 by special use+
Moderately intensive industry that makes products from processed or raw materials, with incidental storage, sales and distribution; effects may be felt next door but are generally not offensive or noxious. (Sec. 6.0; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Animal Related Services (Except Kennel), Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (Without Antenna), Community Garden, Contractor Storage Yard, Industrial – General, Industrial – Light, Landscape Business, Lodge/Meeting Hall — only as part of a larger office or industrial development, serving its employees and visitors (footnote 1), Micro-Brewery, Micro-Distillery, Micro-Winery, Office, Recreation, Indoor, Research and Development (R&D), Self-Storage Facility – Principal Use is Outdoor Storage, Vehicle Dealership – Fully Enclosed, Vehicle Operation Facility – Fully Enclosed, Vehicle Repair/Service – Major, Vehicle Repair/Service – Minor, Warehouse, Wholesale Establishment, Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Adult Use, Animal Related Services – Kennel, Educational Facility – Vocational, Government Office, Helipad, Heliport, Medical Marijuana Cultivation Center, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Medical/Dental Clinic – With Dispensary, Outdoor Storage of Materials, Planned Unit Development, Public Safety Facility, Public Works Facility, Recreation, Shooting Range (indoor), Salvage Yard, Utility, Vehicle Dealership – With Outdoor Storage and Display, Vehicle Operation Facility - With Outdoor Storage, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
I-3 Intensive Industrial District — 15 permitted, 15 by special use+
Heavy industry that manufactures or compounds raw materials and may produce noise, vibration, odor, heat, glare and other effects felt on neighboring property. (Sec. 6.0; uses Table 8-1, Sec. 8.1.)
Permitted by right: Broadcasting Facility – TV/Radio (Without Antenna), Community Garden, Contractor Storage Yard, Industrial – General, Industrial – Heavy, Industrial – Light, Micro-Brewery, Micro-Distillery, Micro-Winery, Research and Development (R&D), Self-Storage Facility – Principal Use is Outdoor Storage, Vehicle Repair/Service – Major, Warehouse, Wholesale Establishment, Wireless Telecommunications — stealth-design antenna only, with site plan review (footnote 2)
Special use approval required: Adult Use, Animal Related Services – Kennel, Government Office, Helipad, Heliport, Medical Marijuana Cultivation Center, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Medical/Dental Clinic – With Dispensary, Outdoor Storage of Materials, Planned Unit Development, Public Safety Facility, Public Works Facility, Salvage Yard, Utility, Wireless Telecommunications — other than a stealth-design antenna (footnote 2)
EGG East Grand Gateway Overlay District — 2 permitted, 1 by special use+
An overlay on C-2 lots along Grand Avenue from the Waukegan city limits west to IL Route 41 (about a block north and south) meant to create a gateway into the Village from the east; C-2 rules apply unless the overlay changes them, and it adds fully enclosed self-storage and its own site and building design standards. (Sec. 7.0 and 7.1.)
Permitted by right: Self-Storage Facility (Fully Enclosed/No Outdoor Storage) — allowed by the overlay in addition to the C-2 uses (Sec. 7.1.2), Uses permitted in the underlying C-2 Community Commercial District
Special use approval required: Special uses of the underlying C-2 Community Commercial District
Source: Gurnee Zoning Ordinance (2015), last amended October 6, 2025. Overlay districts, planned developments and parking rules can further limit what a specific parcel can do.
Source: Gurnee Zoning Ordinance, Table 8-1 and Sections 5.0 and 7.1, last amended October 6, 2025, and the village’s 2026 zoning map. Confirm any specific address against the village code before signing — or tell Jason what you’re trying to open.
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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 from 1,500 to 98,905 square feet and has sold contractor units, mixed-use, multifamily, medical and office buildings, manufacturing warehouses and national retail stores.
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; in Gurnee that meant the parking study behind Haraz Coffee House’s approval.
- 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 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 Shore, and the O’Hare corridor.
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