Available Properties

AVAILABLE PROPERTIES Many properties in Brookfield are available for purchase, lease, or re-development. These are updated frequently, please visit again to see the most up-to-date information. Available properties for lease, sale, and development.

If you are a broker or property owner and would like to add your property to our database or have questions, please contact Economic Development at ecodev@brookfieldil.gov

Business Opportunity
Brookfield is a supportive community for diverse businesses in service, retail, food, and beverage.  Brookfield welcomes entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes to the community.  Residents, visitors, and other businesses support each other with activities that round out the business experience.

Activities such as strong local support, communication, a robust calendar of village sponsored events, Chamber of Commerce activities and other local efforts attract visitors and meet the needs of the Brookfield resident. 

Due to a retail gap within 5 miles of Brookfield there is a retail opportunity for businesses such as:
•    Electronics
•    Appliances
•    Clothing and Furniture

Brookfield residents and visitors to the community support dynamic, diverse and growing food, and beverage options.

Four vibrant business districts located in Brookfield:

Community Overview
The Village of Brookfield is located 13 miles west of downtown Chicago in Cook County. It is an historic suburb of Chicago that has an area of approximately 3.1 square miles. The Village of Brookfield is well positioned with convenient access to the City of Chicago and connections to the Chicago region. Ogden Avenue (U.S. Route 34) passes through the Village. I-290 and I-55 are located near the Village as well. There are three Metra stations along the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railway within Brookfield. These are: Congress Park, Brookfield, Hollywood Stations. Metra service reaches the City of Chicago to the east and Aurora to the west.

Brookfield is the home of the world-famous Brookfield Zoo which attracts thousands of visitors annually. Brookfield is a suburb combining the best of urban and suburban living and offers cultural amenities and easy access to downtown Chicago, while providing families with great schools and the conveniences of suburban living.

Brookfield is a vibrant diverse community of approximately 19,500 individuals supporting a variety of churches, good schools, an excellent library, extensive parks, and recreation programs and four growing vibrant business districts. 

The Village is committed to economic development, modernizing, building, and making neighborhoods better and safer. Whether shopping, dining, or enjoying Brookfield Zoo, visitors and businesses find the community to be a remarkably friendly place to invest and do business. Brookfield is a community that is bikeable, walkable, focused on environmental issues and supportive of those businesses located throughout the community.

Business Districts
Downtown Brookfield - Comprised of Prairie, Brookfield, and Maple Avenues.
The fastest growing business corridors in Brookfield.  Located steps from one of three Metra stops, home to a variety of restaurants and bars, as well as the addition of multifamily and mixed-use developments have contributed to the growth of Downtown Brookfield.  The vibrancy of the district is supported by a dynamic calendar of Village sponsored events, and business developed promotions and activities that elevate the exposure of all the businesses in the district. Downtown Brookfield continues to grow and support a dynamic local food and restaurant scene with small boutique retail store that support the character of the community and do not try to compete with big-box or online retailers.

This is a TIF district, and the Property Improvement Program is available for new and existing businesses.

Downtown is a great location for businesses like:
•    restaurants and bars
•    specialty foods
•    clothing and accessories
•    sporting and hobby goods
•    bookstore
•    personal services
•    Indoor entertainment
•    second floor professional and business offices

8 Corners Business District - Comprised of Grand Boulevard, Maple Avenue, Broadway Avenue, and Washington Avenue, which meet at a unique intersection organized around a landscaped traffic circle.
A variety of land-uses are located on each street section range from single-family residences to commercial uses. 8 Corners is an active and popular shopping area surrounded by stable neighborhoods and the S.E. Gross Middle School. A highly walkable area with a growing interest for small businesses looking for a vibrant area that is supported by other successful businesses. Community organizations host events in the area annually to attract visitors to the district and to support the business community.
This is a TIF district, and the Property Improvement Program is available for new and existing businesses.

Historic buildings with a range of parking options are a great location for businesses such as:
•    restaurants and bars
•    specialty foods
•    clothing and accessories
•    sporting and hobby goods
•    bookstore
•    personal services 
•    professional office, medical/dental/health 


Ogden Avenue Corridor - The mile long Ogden Avenue corridor extends from Custer Avenue to East Avenue. This highly visible, commercial corridor sees more than 25,000 cars per day.  Ogden is a popular route from Chicago to communities to the west.  
The Village of Brookfield is implementing improvements to Ogden Avenue from Eberly Avenue to Custer Avenue through Energize Ogden Avenue, an Engineering and Environmental study. This project will be multi-faceted and will transform the Ogden Avenue corridor.  Brookfield’s vision for Ogden Avenue is to grow as a destination location within the region, due to the collection of one-of-a-kind and unique businesses and restaurants, and an attractive corridor character that is distinct to Brookfield.  Over the next five to ten years, the Village of Brookfield, along with Ogden Avenue property and business owners and other stakeholders, will work together to make progressive steps towards implementation around a series of separate but related initiatives, with the goal of enhancing and elevating the character and success of the corridor.

This is a TIF district, and the Property Improvement Program is available for new and existing businesses.

Close to Brookfield Zoo this corridor is a great location for national franchises Burger King, Wendys, Dominoes, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, Walgreens, as well as other local specialty restaurants/businesses.  

Ogden Avenue is a great location for businesses like:
•    restaurants and bars
•    specialty foods
•    cannabis
•    home improvement retail and services
•    personal services
•    Indoor entertainment 
•    professional and business offices

31st Street Business Corridor - The 31st Street corridor extends from Grand Boulevard to Forest Avenue.
This area has a mix of single family and multiple family housing and a variety of business types.   Close to the popular visitor attraction, Brookfield Zoo this corridor is highly visible with a traffic count of 12,000 – 16,000 cars a day.  

There are opportunities for businesses such as:  
•    Restaurants and bars
•    specialty foods/grocery
•    clothing and accessories
•    sporting goods
•    bookstore
•    other retail businesses 
•    studio, artist, or instructional space
•    greenhouse or nursery
•    office space