Troy City Council approves conditional rezoning for Northland Enclave on Corporate Drive

The Troy City Council on Aug. 11 approved a conditional rezoning for a 8.2-acre parcel at 5455 Corporate Drive that will replace an underperforming office complex with a mixed-use plan limited to 10 buildings and 82 for-sale residential units and about 5,800 square feet of retail, city staff and the applicant said.

The rezoning changes the parcel from O (office) to a combination of CB (community business) and MF (multifamily). "If approved, those voluntarily offered conditions are in the form of a conditional rezoning agreement that is recorded," said Brett Salvinon, community development director, describing how the condition package creates enforceable limits on uses, height and other site features.

The council and the applicant said the proposal is consistent with the North Troy special area plan and the city master plan goal of repurposing underused office land for a compatible mix of uses. The Planning Commission held a public hearing May 13, 2025 and recommended approval 9–0.

Key features described by staff and the applicant include a maximum of 10 residential buildings with a combined 82 units, a three-story height limit not to exceed 32 feet for three-story buildings, a 5,800-square-foot retail building divided into up to five tenant spaces with a single drive-through-capable unit, and quality exterior materials such as brick, stucco and stone. The site plan shows retail facing Corporate Drive and residential units behind, internal garages with guest parking scattered through the site and a preserved wooded buffer along parts of the western property line.

Applicant representatives (Urika Development) told the council the two western buildings are the only three-story structures; the rest are two stories. The applicant said product sizes would range roughly from 1,560 to 1,750 square feet and that "every garage will have EV chargers," language the applicant used to describe planned unit features. Council members earlier referenced smaller unit-size figures during questioning; the applicant's statement is captured in the project record and is the size cited by the developer at the meeting.

Council members pressed on circulation, buffering and design changes requested by the Planning Commission. Staff said site access will be from Corporate Drive only and that the developer incorporated planning-commission design suggestions (for example, additional stacking for the drive-through, screening for mechanical equipment, wider porches and added benches) into the submitted site plan. Staff also said the site plan, as submitted, complies with the city zoning ordinance.

During the public hearing the council said no members of the public signed up to speak. After discussion Council member Hodrick moved to approve the conditional rezoning; the motion was supported by Mayor Pro Tem Gun and passed on a roll-call vote. The official motion was listed on the agenda as "E-1 public hearing conditional rezoning JPCR 2025-002, proposed Northland Enclave, West side of Corporate, north of Long Lake, 5455 Corporate (PIN 88-20-08-451-004)."

The applicant indicated demolition of the existing office building is scheduled for fall and that construction could begin on underground work in January, with an estimated two-year construction timeline once started. The conditional rezoning will be recorded as part of the approval and the recorded agreement will set the enforceable conditions the developer offered.

Council members who spoke in favor described the project as adding economically attainable homeownership opportunities and as a potential catalyst for further reinvestment in North Troy.