The Lannert Group

Established in 1982, the Lannert Group is a nationally recognized, award-winning planning, landscape architecture and community consulting firm based in Geneva, Ill. The firm reports one of the keys to its success is the strength of the staff, including land planners, urban designers, community consultants, landscape architects and CAD and drafting personnel. Many staff members hold masters degrees in engineering, planning and architecture. Use of computer technology includes AutoCAD, Land Development Desktop, Powerpoint, ArcView, Photoshop, Illustrator and 3D Studio Max.

Mill Creek, Kane County, Ill.

Mill Creek in Kane County, Ill. is a neo-traditional development that demonstrates large-scale cluster planning, showcasing various housing types and numerous recreational amenities, all within walking distance of the Village Center. Recreation, shopping, churches, parks, and related services are located within the development. This creative design was accomplished while protecting 1.5 miles of the Mill Creek corridor, considered one of the most pristine waterways in the region. The project demonstrates excellence in planning and landscape architectural design.

Midwest Groundcovers, Virgil, Ill.

Midwest Groundcovers is one of the largest suppliers of groundcover, perennials and landscape supplies in the Midwest, serving seven states with plant material and landscape supplies. Approximately 80 acres of Midwest Groundcovers?EUR??,,????'?????<

As part of the overall grading and site development plan, a series of vegetated swales were designed to convey the irrigation and storm water runoff into a series of detention basins, filtering the runoff downstream before allowing any discharge into the existing drainage-way.

The master plan included five phases. Phase one began construction in the fall of 2001. The remaining phases could take five to eight years to complete. Midwest Groundcovers and Midwest Trading Company have remained operational throughout the land condemnation and now enjoy a state of the art facility.

Village of New Lenox, New Lenox, Ill.

As a consultant to the Village of New Lenox, the Lannert Group led a series of community sessions and created a site plan for New Lenox Commons that develops a unifying identity. The new village hall, library, park district recreation center, restaurants, office and commercial spaces are arranged around a public commons and linked by sidewalks, bike paths and roads. The public commons in the center includes play fountains, multi-level plazas, a veteran?EUR??,,????'?????<