Corporetum Office Campus Heliport

Economic reasons and obsolescence. The heliport was a private amenity for the office campus tenants. Its closure was a result of several factors: a general decline in the use of corporate helicopters for suburban office parks, high vacancy rates at the campus, and ultimately, the complete redevelopment of the property. The new owners are converting the site for industrial and manufacturing use, a purpose that does not require a corporate heliport.

The site of the former heliport and the entire Corporetum Office Campus is undergoing a complete transformation. In 2022, the property was acquired by IndusPAD, which is redeveloping the 58-acre site from a traditional office park into a modern, vertically integrated smart technology park focused on manufacturing, logistics, and technology. The original buildings are being repurposed, and the grounds, including the former heliport location, are part of this large-scale construction project. The heliport no longer exists.

The Corporetum Office Campus Heliport was a private-use facility established to serve the executives and clients of the businesses located within the campus, which was developed in the 1980s. It primarily handled low-volume, on-demand VFR (Visual Flight Rules) helicopter operations. Its main purpose was to provide rapid transport, bypassing Chicago-area traffic to major airports like O'Hare and Midway or to downtown Chicago. Its significance is local, representing a trend in the 1980s corporate real estate boom where private air access was offered as a luxury amenity to attract premier tenants, such as the original anchor, tech company Pansophic Systems.

There are zero prospects for reopening the heliport. The redevelopment of the entire campus for a completely different purpose (manufacturing and logistics) has permanently eliminated the physical space and the operational need for the facility.