Ground Breaking Oct. 11 for Villas at Carl Sandburg
Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. The Villas at Carl Sandburg, LLC and Midwest Bank of
Western Illinois will break ground at 3282 N. Henderson St., Galesburg, the new location for the
Villas at Carl Sandburg. The Villas are a private development consisting 144 beds designed with Carl
Sandburg College students in mind. The Villas will consist of student-centric living quarters with
common indoor and outdoor amenities. The common indoor area will consist of the manager’s
office, mailboxes, social room / recreation center, and a 24-hour fitness center along with study
rooms and state-of-the-art laundry facilities. The outdoor common area will consist of a patio for
social and recreational use, along with a variety of outdoor entertainment amenities. Additional
services include free tanning for all residents, full-service laundry, shipping and receiving, and 24-
hour maintenance. The Villas will be built on privately owned land in close proximity to campus.
“We are very pleased we are able to serve as the local lender for this student housing project,” said
Les Allen, executive vice president of Midwest Bank of Western Illinois. “To be able to work with a
regional developer and the City of Galesburg, while supporting the efforts and needs of Sandburg
who is also serving West Central Illinois like we are, is an example of our commitment to our
customers and the communities we serve. We are a community bank and this project fits our
mission.”
Oxbow Development’s Student Housing Division of Bettendorf, Iowa, specializes in amenity rich
apartment complexes for small colleges and universities. “Oxbow will be directly involved with the
construction progress and has a detailed marketing and leasing campaign underway. Construction is
planned to be completed mid-summer and is slated to be ready for students to move in for the fall
2012 school year,” said Tim Baldwin, Managing Partner of Oxbow Development.
A reception will be held immediately following the groundbreaking at the Midwest Bank of
Western Illinois, Seminary Street Banking Center, 2558 N. Seminary St., Galesburg, in the
Community Room (downstairs). For information about the Villas or leasing information, call
(309) 335-6118, email infor@villascsc.com or visit the website at www.villasCSC.com.