Proposed former Amazon site in Geneva sells for $10 million – Shaw Local

GENEVA – Bullock Holdings LLC purchased nearly 55 acres for a corporate campus project in Geneva for $10 million on August 18 from a limited liability company, AD G4 LLC, at the same address as Batavia Enterprises, 140 First St., Batavia, according to state ownership and business records.

The land, 54.78 acres in two parcels, is located on the southeast corner of Kirk Road and Division Street near Geneva. It had already been considered for an Amazon warehouse fulfillment center last year. But the plaintiff withdrew following strong public opposition.

AJ Antunes & Company’s proposed use of the Bullock Campus includes a light manufacturing facility, school and other support uses, according to its June 24 filing with the Geneva Development Department.

The company, based in Carol Stream, makes cookware and water treatment systems, according to its website, antunes.com.

The plaintiff, listed as Pheasant Trail LLC, is seeking to annex the property, a zoning map amendment for rural residential light industries and to allow preliminary development of planned units, according to city documents.

The app also searches for gaps for parking, outdoor truck docks, and multiple driveways for each lot, according to records.

An industrial building to the east would be 379,900 square feet; a school in the southwest at 15,000 square feet; a northeast retreat and cafe/fitness/wellness center would be 12,000 and 24,500 square feet respectively; an 18,975 square foot theater in the Midwest; and 20,000 square feet also in the mid-west area for future uses, according to its filing with the city.

Loading docks would be located along the north side of the industrial building with retention ponds throughout the site, according to the filing.

A hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission has not yet been scheduled.

Bullock Holdings LLC lists an address in the 800 block of Newberry Drive, Batavia, where Glenn and Jane Bullock live.

According to the Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility, Loyola Business Leadership Hub, Jane Antunes Bullock is the daughter of AJ Antunes & Co. founder and co-owner with her husband and CEO, Glenn R. Bullock.

“In 1992 Jane returned to Antunes in a sales support role. Twenty-eight years later, Jane is currently Vice President of Administration and has assumed the new role of Director of Goals,” according to the website, www.luc.edu/baumhartcenter. “She champions the philanthropic side of the business and chairs the Antunes Social Responsibility Committee. Jane’s role in corporate social responsibility initiatives has expanded to include overseeing all areas of CSR: environmental sustainability; product effectiveness; community engagement; and responsible culture.

The couple also run a private foundation, the Glenn and Jane Bullock Family Foundation, which was founded in 2017, records show.

According to its 2019 IRS filing, the Bullocks Foundation provided grants to the American Lung Association in Chicago; the National Shrine Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC; the Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska in Fairbanks; the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston; Feed America in Washington, DC; Hesed House in Aurora; Mercy Home for boys and girls in Chicago; the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva; and Little Sisters of the Poor in Chicago, among others.

Jane Bullock did not return a voicemail requesting comment on the planned development or recent property purchase.