A national homebuilder is under contract to scoop up roughly 32 acres of heavily wooded land along 75th Street in unincorporated DuPage County and turn it into a 94-unit duplex community called Naperville Ridge. The proposal features market-rate duplexes with first-floor primary bedrooms and large chunks of preserved open space on paper, and it is already drawing pushback from neighbors and county officials.
As reported by the Daily Herald, Pulte Home Co. is the contract purchaser and is set to pay $14 million for the site, above a MaRous & Co. appraisal that pegged the land value at $10.8 million. Project documents filed with the city describe Naperville Ridge as “a new high-end opportunity for empty nesters and pre-empty nesters to downsize,” with first-floor primary bedrooms and maintenance-free living at the center of the pitch.
What the developer is asking for
According to the City of Naperville public hearing file, Pulte’s petition asks for annexation of the site into Naperville, rezoning to R2 and a conditional use for a planned unit development.
The filing also lays out several requested deviations from city code, including reduced setbacks, adjusted parkway tree requirements and a narrower right-of-way. A large portion of the land would be reserved as common open space that would be owned and managed by a homeowners association.
How the water commission approved the sale
DuPage Water Commission meeting packets show the agency declared the 75th Street parcel surplus in 2025 and then ratified a Vacant Land Purchase and Sale Agreement with Pulte, followed by later amendments to that agreement…