SPRINGDALE -- A proposed apartment complex zoning request was approved by the City Council, 6-0, Tuesday.
Thirty-two acres were rezoned from an agricultural district to a high-density multi-family residential district. The new zoning allows for 24 housing units per acre, said Patsy Christie, the director of the Planning Department.
Other action
Springdale’s City Council reappointed Miguel A. Lopez Jr. to a five-year term on the city’s Housing Authority board on Tuesday night.
Source: Staff Report
Boykin Enterprises plans to build a 72-unit complex on Cooper Drive behind the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education, said Kristina Knight, vice president for acquisitions with Rich Smith Development in North Little Rock, which serves as the general contractor and management firm on the project.
The planned construction is Phase II of a project. Phase I to the east will include 48 units as well as amenities for the complex. Projected costs for each phase is $10 million, Knight said.
"By the end of the year, we hope to break ground [on Phase II]," Knight said. "It will be a 12-month construction period."
Knight added market projections show the complex will be full five months after opening.
The company plans to break ground on Phase I in May, she said.
The multi-family units raised no concerns with residents and passed both the Planning Commission's public meeting and City Council without comment from the public.
Contractor's officials will still be required to submit a development plan, showing how they intend to meet the city's design standards, Christie said. They also will be required to make improvements for access.
"It's a good location for a multi-family project," Christie said. "It's close to the [Razorback Greenway] and to [U.S. 71B]."
The council also approved a contract with Engineering Services of Springdale to design of the Shaw Family Park planned for the far northwest corner of the city. The project will be paid for by the sale of bonds approved by voters in February. Engineering Services also did the preliminary design for the park.
The contract calls for the company to be paid 7.2 percent of construction cost of the park, plus $25,000 for a geotechnical investigation. Construction is estimated to be between $10 million to $12 million.
NW News on 03/28/2018