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Optima Verdana Wilmette IL

Optima Introduces Vertical Landscaping System to Chicago Region

Optima, Inc. broke ground on the six-story, 100-unit Optima Verdana luxury apartment building in downtown Wilmette, IL, on Chicago’s North Shore. The development is the firm’s second new Chicago-area retail and luxury apartment building to break ground in the past year, along with the 198-unit Optima Lakeview scheduled for completion in spring 2022. Optima Verdana plans open to residents in spring 2023. 

Located at the corner of Central Avenue and Green Bay Road, Optima Verdana will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with an average size of 1,507 square feet. The boutique building will also feature 8,000 square feet of street-level retail. 

Befitting its name, inspired by the word “verdure” meaning lush, green vegetation, Optima Verdana marks the Chicago-area debut of the latest evolution of Optima’s signature vertical landscaping system. Developed at Optima’s Arizona projects, the Verdana landscaping system has been modified to accommodate the Midwest’s four seasons.  

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