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Wheeling, Illinois Commercial Real Estate

Buying, selling, or leasing commercial property in Wheeling? Jason Bitton is the #1 RE/MAX Commercial broker in Illinois — based in Libertyville, about 15 minutes from Wheeling straight down Milwaukee Avenue, serving the village and its surrounding market.

$680K
2230-2232 S Foster · Sold 2023
$480K
199 N Milwaukee Ave · Sold 2022
$10-14/SF
Wheeling Industrial Rate
Market Overview

The Wheeling Commercial Market

Wheeling is a strategically located industrial and commercial market in the northwest suburbs, positioned between the O’Hare corridor and the Lake County border. The village’s commercial real estate inventory includes a significant industrial and flex base along Wolf Road, Hintz Road, and Milwaukee Avenue, complemented by retail corridors along Dundee Road and Milwaukee Avenue. Wheeling’s competitive lease rates and central location make it attractive for businesses priced out of tighter markets.

Market Highlights

  • Wolf Road and Hintz Road industrial corridors
  • Strategic location between O’Hare and Lake County
  • Competitive lease rates relative to neighboring markets
  • I-294, Route 83, and Dundee Road access
  • Restaurant Row — Milwaukee Avenue dining district
  • Growing demand for flex and small industrial space

Industrial

Warehouse, flex, light manufacturing, and small-bay industrial along Wolf Road and Hintz Road.

Retail

Restaurant spaces, strip centers, and neighborhood retail along Dundee Road and Milwaukee Avenue.

Office

Professional suites, medical office, and small office buildings.

Investment Sales

Industrial buildings, multi-tenant flex properties, and retail centers with value-add potential.

Daytime Employment

Who Actually Works in Wheeling

Wheeling holds 23,063 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.

36.8% of those jobs are industrial — manufacturing, wholesale trade, and transportation & warehousing combined. Manufacturing leads at 5,815 jobs, with Wholesale trade (1,781) and transportation & warehousing (890) behind it. More than a third of all employment here is industrial.

The village itself counts 38,433 residents in 15,171 households, with a median household income of $85,205 (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 Wheeling, not residents. Updated annually.

Commercial Zoning

What Can You Open in Wheeling?

Wheeling has the most extensive commercial zoning in the area — eleven non-residential districts including three business tiers (B-1 through B-3), four industrial tiers (I-1 through I-4), and four mixed-use districts (MXC, MXT, MXO, MXI). Two features stand out: I-1 Light Industrial and Office is unusually permissive, and MXT Transit-Oriented Mixed Use is the village’s highest-density district, built around the Wheeling Metra station.

Business

B-1 Planned Shopping Center covers intensive 10-acre-minimum unified projects; B-2 Neighborhood Commercial handles small shopping centers at the convergence of secondary arterials; and B-3 General Commercial and Office covers the broadest retail and service mix — including entertainment uses — along the main corridors.

Industrial

I-1 Light Industrial and Office permits broad office and commercial uses inside a planned industrial environment; I-2 Limited Industrial handles limited manufacturing, warehousing, and wholesale; I-3 General Industrial accommodates medium and heavy manufacturing and larger warehousing; and I-4 Heavy Industrial is the most intensive tier, permitting concrete and asphalt plants and similar heavy uses.

Mixed-Use

MXC Commercial-Residential works well for higher-density restaurant locations, MXT Transit-Oriented Mixed Use is the village’s highest-density district around the Wheeling Metra station, and MXI Industrial Mixed Use permits light industrial alongside residential and commercial uses for integrated development.

Wheeling Zoning Districts

Every commercial, office and industrial district in Wheeling, with the uses allowed by right and the uses that need special-use approval — 11 districts, 707 listed uses. Open any district for its full list.

B-1 Planned Shopping Center District — 21 permitted, 49 by special use+

An intensive commercial classification providing for retail, service, office, institutional and public uses; minimum 10-acre projects approved as one unified development; typically located at major arterial convergences.

Permitted by right: Artist studio, Broadcasting or recording studio, Business service, Dry cleaning establishment (no plant on premises), Furniture and appliance rental and leasing, Ground transportation service, dispatch office, Health clinic (including dental, chiropractic, urgent care, etc.), Household maintenance and repair service, Laundromat, Medical office (including dental, chiropractic, etc.), Office, general, Office, government, Parking lot, accessory use, Parking structure, accessory use, Personal service establishment, Recreation and instruction facility — Small, Restaurant, Retail establishment, general (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment up to 20,000 square feet), Retail establishment, general, (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment 20,000 square feet and above), Secondhand store (not including flea market), Sidewalk sales, accessory to an approved use

Special use approval required: Adult day services, Animal boarding facility, Animal grooming or training facility, Animal hospital/clinic, Assembly hall, Bank or other financial institution, Bank or other financial institution with drive-through, Cannabis dispensary, Car wash, Catering service, Community center, Convention and exposition center, Cultural institution, Currency exchange, Day care center, Day spa with submersion pool(s), Drive-through (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Dry cleaning establishment (with plant on premises), Entertainment establishment, Funeral home, Gaming establishment (limit of one establishment per shopping center, development, or property), Garden supply or landscaping center, Gas station/convenience store, Health club, Home improvement center, Hospital, Hotel, Library, Liquor store, package, Massage establishment (principal use), Medical research laboratory, Medical service facility, Nightclub, Outdoor merchandise sales, Parking lot, principal use, Parking structure, principal use, Personal service establishment with accessory massage in private room(s), Planned unit development, Public safety facility, Recreation and instruction facility, Recreation/instruction facility with accessory massage in private room(s), Restaurant, drive-through, Retail establishment, auto parts, Short-term lending facility, Social service facility, Sports and recreation facility, outdoor, Tavern, Theater, indoor, Tobacco retail establishment

Read the B-1 district in the official code

B-2 Neighborhood Commercial District — 18 permitted, 43 by special use+

Small shopping centers at the convergence of secondary arterial or collector thoroughfares; commercial, personal service, office, institutional, and public uses.

Permitted by right: Artist studio, Broadcasting or recording studio, Business service, Dry cleaning establishment (no plant on premises), Ground transportation service, dispatch office, Household maintenance and repair service, Laundromat, Medical office (including dental, chiropractic, etc.), Office, general, Office, government, Parking lot, accessory use, Parking structure, accessory use, Personal service establishment, Recreation and instruction facility — Small, Restaurant, Retail establishment, general (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment up to 20,000 square feet), Secondhand store (not including flea market), Sidewalk sales, accessory to an approved use

Special use approval required: Adult day services, Animal boarding facility, Animal grooming or training facility, Animal hospital/clinic, Assembly hall, Bank or other financial institution, Bank or other financial institution with drive-through, Bed and breakfast, Cannabis dispensary, Catering service, Clubs and lodges, Community center, Cultural institution, Currency exchange, Day care center, Day spa with submersion pool(s), Drive-through (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Dry cleaning establishment (with plant on premises), Entertainment establishment, Funeral home, Gaming establishment (limit of one establishment per shopping center, development, or property), Gas station/convenience store, Ground transportation service, small, Health clinic (including dental, chiropractic, urgent care, etc.), Health club, Hospital, Library, Liquor store, package, Massage establishment (principal use), Outdoor merchandise sales, Personal service establishment with accessory massage in private room(s), Planned unit development, Public safety facility, Recreation and instruction facility, Recreation/instruction facility with accessory massage in private room(s), Religious assembly (such as churches, synagogues, etc.), Restaurant, drive-through, Retail establishment, auto parts, Retail establishment, general, (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment 20,000 square feet and above), Sales facility, new and used vehicles, Short-term lending facility, Tavern, Tobacco retail establishment

Read the B-2 district in the official code

B-3 General Commercial and Office District — 19 permitted, 59 by special use+

General commercial and office uses including a broad range of retail, service, motor vehicle, and entertainment establishments.

Permitted by right: Artist studio, Broadcasting or recording studio, Business service, Dry cleaning establishment (no plant on premises), Furniture and appliance rental and leasing, Ground transportation service, dispatch office, Household maintenance and repair service, Laundromat, Medical office (including dental, chiropractic, etc.), Office, general, Office, government, Parking lot, accessory use, Parking structure, accessory use, Personal service establishment, Recreation and instruction facility — Small, Restaurant, Retail establishment, general (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment up to 20,000 square feet), Secondhand store (not including flea market), Sidewalk sales, accessory to an approved use

Special use approval required: Adult day services, Animal boarding facility, Animal grooming or training facility, Animal hospital/clinic, Assembly hall, Bank or other financial institution, Bank or other financial institution with drive-through, Bed and breakfast, Cannabis dispensary, Car wash, Catering service, Clubs and lodges, College, university, trade and technical school, Community center, Convention and exposition center, Cultural institution, Currency exchange, Day care center, Day spa with submersion pool(s), Drive-through (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Dry cleaning establishment (with plant on premises), Entertainment establishment, Funeral home, Gaming establishment (limit of one establishment per shopping center, development, or property), Garden supply or landscaping center, Gas station/convenience store, Ground transportation service, small, Health clinic (including dental, chiropractic, urgent care, etc.), Health club, Home improvement center, Hospital, Hotel, Library, Light motor vehicle rental facility, Light motor vehicle repair facility, Liquor store, package, Massage establishment (principal use), Medical research laboratory, Medical service facility, Nightclub, Outdoor merchandise sales, Parking lot, principal use, Parking structure, principal use, Personal service establishment with accessory massage in private room(s), Planned unit development, Public safety facility, Recreation and instruction facility, Recreation/instruction facility with accessory massage in private room(s), Religious assembly (such as churches, synagogues, etc.), Restaurant, drive-through, Retail establishment, auto parts, Retail establishment, general, (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment 20,000 square feet and above), Sales facility, new and used vehicles, Short-term lending facility, Social service facility, Sports and recreation facility, outdoor, Tavern, Theater, indoor, Tobacco retail establishment

Read the B-3 district in the official code

I-1 Light Industrial and Office District — 19 permitted, 37 by special use+

Light industrial, research, and office uses in a planned environment; the most permissive of Wheeling’s industrial districts with broad office and commercial accessory uses.

Permitted by right: Business service, Catering service, Contractor service, Day care (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Health clinic (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, small, Household maintenance and repair service, Light motor vehicle sales facility, fully enclosed, Manufacturing, light, Medical office (including dental, chiropractic, etc.), Motor vehicle custom shop, Office, general, Office, government, Parking lot, accessory use, Recreation and instruction facility — Small, Research and development, Substation/distribution equipment, indoor, Warehouse, Wholesale and distribution facility, indoor

Special use approval required: Adult day services, Ambulance service, Animal boarding facility, Animal grooming or training facility, Animal hospital/clinic, Broadcasting or recording studio, Cannabis craft grower, Cannabis infuser, Car wash, Clubs and lodges, College, university, trade and technical school, Drive-through (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Gas station/convenience store, Ground transportation service, large, Ground transportation service, small, Hazardous materials, Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, accessory use, Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, large, Home improvement center, Hospital, Light motor vehicle rental facility, Parking lot, principal use, Parking structure, principal use, Passenger terminal, Psychic readings, Public safety facility, Recreation and instruction facility, Recreation/instruction facility with accessory massage in private room(s), Religious assembly (such as churches, synagogues, etc.), Sales facility, new and used vehicles, Snow plow contractor, Sports and recreation facility, outdoor, Substation/distribution equipment, outdoor, Tool/equipment rental facility, Transmission tower, Water treatment plant, Wholesale and distribution facility, outdoor

Read the I-1 district in the official code

I-2 Limited Industrial District — 19 permitted, 29 by special use+

Limited manufacturing, warehousing, and wholesale distribution with some light commercial support uses.

Permitted by right: Business service, Catering service, Contractor service, Day care (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Ground transportation service, small, Health clinic (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, small, Light motor vehicle sales facility, fully enclosed, Manufacturing, light, Manufacturing, medium, Motor vehicle custom shop, Office, general, Office, government, Parking lot, accessory use, Recreation and instruction facility — Small, Research and development, Substation/distribution equipment, indoor, Warehouse, Wholesale and distribution facility, indoor

Special use approval required: Animal boarding facility, Animal grooming or training facility, Broadcasting or recording studio, Cannabis cultivation center, Clubs and lodges, College, university, trade and technical school, Ground transportation service, large, Hazardous materials, Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, accessory use, Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, large, Hospital, Light motor vehicle outdoor storage, Mixed-waste processing facility, Motor vehicle transport facility, Outdoor storage (principal), Parking lot, principal use, Parking structure, principal use, Pawn shop, Public safety facility, Recreation and instruction facility, Recreation/instruction facility with accessory massage in private room(s), Recycling collection facility, Snow plow contractor, Sports and recreation facility, outdoor, Substation/distribution equipment, outdoor, Tool/equipment rental facility, Transmission tower, Water treatment plant, Wholesale and distribution facility, outdoor

Read the I-2 district in the official code

I-3 General Industrial District — 20 permitted, 39 by special use+

General industrial uses including medium and heavy manufacturing, warehousing, and related activities.

Permitted by right: Business service, Catering service, Contractor service, Day care (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Fueling station (gasoline or CNG), accessory to permitted use, Health clinic (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, large, Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, small, Light motor vehicle sales facility, fully enclosed, Manufacturing, light, Manufacturing, medium, Motor vehicle custom shop, Office, general, Parking lot, accessory use, Research and development, Substation/distribution equipment, indoor, Substation/distribution equipment, outdoor, Warehouse, Water treatment plant, Wholesale and distribution facility, indoor

Special use approval required: Assembly hall, accessory use, Broadcasting or recording studio, Cannabis cultivation center, College, university, trade and technical school, Compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, Entertainment establishment, adult, Ground transportation service, large, Hazardous materials, Heavy motor vehicle body shop, Heavy motor vehicle outdoor storage, Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, accessory use, Heavy motor vehicle rental facility, Heavy motor vehicle repair facility, Heavy motor vehicle sales facility, Hospital, Light motor vehicle body shop, Light motor vehicle outdoor storage, Light motor vehicle repair facility, Manufacturing, heavy, Mixed-waste processing facility, Motor vehicle transport facility, Outdoor storage (principal), Parking lot, principal use, Parking structure, principal use, Pawn shop, Public safety facility, Recreation and instruction facility, Recreation and instruction facility — Small, Recreation/instruction facility with accessory massage in private room(s), Recycling collection facility, Retail establishment, adult, Salvage operation, indoor, Self-storage facility, Snow plow contractor, Tool/equipment rental facility, Transfer station, Transmission tower, Truck freight terminal, Wholesale and distribution facility, outdoor

Read the I-3 district in the official code

I-4 Heavy Industrial District — 14 permitted, 27 by special use+

Heavy industrial uses including concrete/asphalt plants and other intensive manufacturing.

Permitted by right: Day care (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Fueling station (gasoline or CNG), accessory to permitted use, Health clinic (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, large, Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, small, Manufacturing, light, Manufacturing, medium, Parking lot, accessory use, Research and development, Substation/distribution equipment, indoor, Substation/distribution equipment, outdoor, Warehouse, Water treatment plant, Wholesale and distribution facility, indoor

Special use approval required: Broadcasting or recording studio, Concrete/asphalt plant, Entertainment establishment, adult, Hazardous materials, Heavy motor vehicle body shop, Heavy motor vehicle outdoor storage, Heavy motor vehicle parking lot, accessory use, Heavy motor vehicle rental facility, Heavy motor vehicle repair facility, Heavy motor vehicle sales facility, Hospital, Light motor vehicle outdoor storage, Manufacturing, heavy, Mixed-waste processing facility, Office, general, Outdoor storage (principal), Parking lot, principal use, Parking structure, principal use, Public safety facility, Recycling collection facility, Retail establishment, adult, Salvage operation, indoor, Self-storage facility, Transmission tower, Truck filling depot, Truck freight terminal, Wholesale and distribution facility, outdoor

Read the I-4 district in the official code

MXC Commercial-Residential Mixed Use District — 19 permitted, 69 by special use+

Mixed residential and retail uses within the same building or in close proximity; less dense than MXT.

Permitted by right: Artist studio, Broadcasting or recording studio, Business service, Dry cleaning establishment (no plant on premises), Ground transportation service, dispatch office, Home occupations, Household maintenance and repair service, Laundromat, Medical office (including dental, chiropractic, etc.), Multifamily dwelling, Office, general, Office, government, Parking lot, accessory use, Parking structure, accessory use, Personal service establishment, Restaurant, Retail establishment, general (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment up to 20,000 square feet), Secondhand store (not including flea market), Sidewalk sales, accessory to an approved use

Special use approval required: Adult day services, Animal boarding facility, Animal grooming or training facility, Animal hospital/clinic, Assembly hall, Bank or other financial institution, Bank or other financial institution with drive-through, Bed and breakfast, Cannabis dispensary, Car wash, Catering service, Clubs and lodges, College, university, trade and technical school, Community center, Convention and exposition center, Cultural institution, Currency exchange, Day care center, Day care, home, Day spa with submersion pool(s), Drive-through (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Dry cleaning establishment (with plant on premises), Entertainment establishment, Farmers’ market, Funeral home, Furniture and appliance rental and leasing, Gaming establishment (limit of one establishment per shopping center, development, or property), Garden supply or landscaping center, Gas station/convenience store, Health clinic (including dental, chiropractic, urgent care, etc.), Health club, Home improvement center, Hospital, Hotel, Library, Light motor vehicle rental facility, Light motor vehicle repair facility, Liquor store, package, Massage establishment (principal use), Medical research laboratory, Medical service facility, Nightclub, Nursing home, Outdoor merchandise sales, Parking lot, principal use, Parking structure, principal use, Personal service establishment with accessory massage in private room(s), Planned unit development, Public parks and open spaces, Public safety facility, Recreation and instruction facility, Recreation/instruction facility with accessory massage in private room(s), Religious assembly (such as churches, synagogues, etc.), Restaurant, drive-through, Retail establishment, auto parts, Retail establishment, general, (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment 20,000 square feet and above), Sales facility, new and used vehicles, School, elementary or secondary, Short-term lending facility, Social service facility, Sport and recreation facility, indoor, Sports and recreation facility, outdoor, Substation/distribution equipment, indoor, Substation/distribution equipment, outdoor, Tavern, Temporary real estate sales office, Theater, indoor, Transmission tower, Water treatment plant

Read the MXC district in the official code

MXT Transit Oriented Mixed Use District — 19 permitted, 70 by special use+

Highest-density mixed use district surrounding the commuter rail station; town center with retail, service, and residential.

Permitted by right: Artist studio, Broadcasting or recording studio, Business service, Dry cleaning establishment (no plant on premises), Ground transportation service, dispatch office, Home occupations, Household maintenance and repair service, Laundromat, Medical office (including dental, chiropractic, etc.), Multifamily dwelling, Office, general, Office, government, Parking lot, accessory use, Parking structure, accessory use, Personal service establishment, Restaurant, Retail establishment, general (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment up to 20,000 square feet), Secondhand store (not including flea market), Sidewalk sales, accessory to an approved use

Special use approval required: Adult day services, Animal boarding facility, Animal grooming or training facility, Animal hospital/clinic, Assembly hall, Bank or other financial institution, Bank or other financial institution with drive-through, Bed and breakfast, Cannabis dispensary, Car wash, Catering service, Clubs and lodges, College, university, trade and technical school, Community center, Convention and exposition center, Cultural institution, Currency exchange, Day care center, Day care, home, Day spa with submersion pool(s), Drive-through (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Dry cleaning establishment (with plant on premises), Entertainment establishment, Farmers’ market, Funeral home, Furniture and appliance rental and leasing, Gaming establishment (limit of one establishment per shopping center, development, or property), Garden supply or landscaping center, Gas station/convenience store, Health clinic (including dental, chiropractic, urgent care, etc.), Health club, Home improvement center, Hospital, Hotel, Library, Light motor vehicle rental facility, Light motor vehicle repair facility, Liquor store, package, Massage establishment (principal use), Medical research laboratory, Medical service facility, Nightclub, Nursing home, Outdoor merchandise sales, Parking lot, principal use, Parking structure, principal use, Personal service establishment with accessory massage in private room(s), Planned unit development, Public parks and open spaces, Public safety facility, Recreation and instruction facility, Recreation and instruction facility — Small, Recreation/instruction facility with accessory massage in private room(s), Religious assembly (such as churches, synagogues, etc.), Restaurant, drive-through, Retail establishment, auto parts, Retail establishment, general, (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment 20,000 square feet and above), Sales facility, new and used vehicles, School, elementary or secondary, Short-term lending facility, Social service facility, Sport and recreation facility, indoor, Sports and recreation facility, outdoor, Substation/distribution equipment, indoor, Substation/distribution equipment, outdoor, Tavern, Temporary real estate sales office, Theater, indoor, Transmission tower, Water treatment plant

Read the MXT district in the official code

MXO Open Space-Residential Mixed Use District — 4 permitted, 15 by special use+

Lowest-density mixed use district for environmentally sensitive areas; residential clustered with active or passive open space.

Permitted by right: Home occupations, Multifamily dwelling, Single-family dwelling, Two-family dwelling

Special use approval required: Adult day services, Bed and breakfast, Day care center, Day care, home, Library, Nursing home, Public parks and open spaces, Recreation and instruction facility, Recreation and instruction facility — Small, Religious assembly (such as churches, synagogues, etc.), School, elementary or secondary, Substation/distribution equipment, indoor, Substation/distribution equipment, outdoor, Temporary real estate sales office, Transmission tower

Read the MXO district in the official code

MXI Industrial Mixed Use District — 26 permitted, 72 by special use+

Mixed use similar to MXC and MXT but also permits certain light industrial uses.

Permitted by right: Artist studio, Business service, Contractor service, Day care (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Dry cleaning establishment (no plant on premises), Ground transportation service, dispatch office, Health clinic (including dental, chiropractic, urgent care, etc.), Home occupations, Household maintenance and repair service, Laundromat, Light motor vehicle sales facility, fully enclosed, Manufacturing, light, Medical office (including dental, chiropractic, etc.), Multifamily dwelling, Office, general, Parking lot, accessory use, Parking structure, accessory use, Personal service establishment, Research and development, Restaurant, Retail establishment, general (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment up to 20,000 square feet), Secondhand store (not including flea market), Sidewalk sales, accessory to an approved use, Substation/distribution equipment, indoor, Warehouse, Wholesale and distribution facility, indoor

Special use approval required: Adult day services, Ambulance service, Animal boarding facility, Animal grooming or training facility, Animal hospital/clinic, Assembly hall, Bank or other financial institution, Bank or other financial institution with drive-through, Bed and breakfast, Broadcasting or recording studio, Cannabis craft grower, Cannabis infuser, Car wash, Catering service, Clubs and lodges, College, university, trade and technical school, Community center, Convention and exposition center, Cultural institution, Currency exchange, Day care center, Day care, home, Day spa with submersion pool(s), Drive-through (as an accessory to an approved principal use), Dry cleaning establishment (with plant on premises), Entertainment establishment, Funeral home, Furniture and appliance rental and leasing, Gaming establishment (limit of one establishment per shopping center, development, or property), Garden supply or landscaping center, Gas station/convenience store, Ground transportation service, small, Hazardous materials, Health club, Heavy motor vehicle repair facility, Heavy motor vehicle sales facility, Home improvement center, Hospital, Hotel, Library, Light motor vehicle rental facility, Liquor store, package, Massage establishment (principal use), Medical research laboratory, Medical service facility, Nightclub, Nursing home, Office, government, Outdoor merchandise sales, Parking lot, principal use, Parking structure, principal use, Passenger terminal, Personal service establishment with accessory massage in private room(s), Planned unit development, Public parks and open spaces, Public safety facility, Recreation/instruction facility with accessory massage in private room(s), Restaurant, drive-through, Retail establishment, auto parts, Retail establishment, general, (with gross area of the space occupied by said establishment 20,000 square feet and above), School, elementary or secondary, Short-term lending facility, Social service facility, Sport and recreation facility, indoor, Sports and recreation facility, outdoor, Substation/distribution equipment, outdoor, Tavern, Temporary real estate sales office, Theater, indoor, Transmission tower, Water treatment plant, Wholesale and distribution facility, outdoor

Read the MXI district in the official code

Source: the Wheeling zoning code as published on Municode. Overlay districts, planned developments and parking rules can further limit what a specific parcel can do.

Confirm any specific address against the village code before signing — or use the Commercial Zoning Lookup and tell Jason what you’re trying to open.

Why Jason

Why Work With Jason in Wheeling?

Wheeling’s industrial market offers some of the best value in the northwest suburbs — quality space at rates significantly below Elk Grove Village or Skokie. Jason helps sellers capture maximum value and helps tenants and buyers find deals in this often-overlooked market.

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Track Record

Sold & Leased in Wheeling

Wheeling commercial deals Jason has closed. Buyer to verify in due diligence.

Jason’s Wheeling track record runs across the industrial and flex base — priced sales at 2230-2232 S Foster Ave ($680,000, 2023) and 199 N Milwaukee Ave ($480,000, 2022), plus leased space on N Wolf Rd (537 to a bakery, 541 leased), 10,000-SF-class warehouse sales, small ±1,100 SF contractor flex leases, and mixed-use retail sold.

Read the full Wolf Rd lease-up case study → Every unit on N Wolf Rd — the corridor page →
AddressTypeOutcomePrice / RateRepresentedClosed
2230-2232 S Foster AveIndustrialSold$680,0002023
199 N Milwaukee AveCommercialSold$480,0002022
537 N Wolf RdFlex (Bakery)Leased
541 N Wolf RdFlexLeased
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Questions

Wheeling Commercial Real Estate FAQ

Who is the best commercial real estate broker in Wheeling?+
Jason Bitton of RE/MAX Commercial — the #1 RE/MAX Commercial broker in Illinois (2022, 2024, 2025) — serves Wheeling across industrial, retail, office, and investment property. He represents buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants throughout the village and the O’Hare corridor.
What types of businesses locate in Wheeling?+
Wheeling attracts a diverse mix: small contractors and manufacturers in the Wolf Road and Hintz Road industrial corridors, restaurants and ethnic food businesses along Milwaukee Avenue (Restaurant Row), professional services along Dundee Road, and auto-related businesses throughout the village. The affordable lease rates relative to neighboring markets make it attractive for businesses that have been priced out of Elk Grove Village or Northbrook.
How does Wheeling compare to Elk Grove Village for industrial space?+
Wheeling’s industrial rates typically run $10-14/SF/YR compared to $12-18/SF/YR in Elk Grove Village. The trade-off is that Elk Grove Village has larger contiguous spaces and more modern spec buildings. For small to mid-size users (1,000-5,000 SF), Wheeling often offers better value with comparable highway access via I-294 and Route 83.

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