Board approves development agreement for KinderCare on Manchester Road

The Brentwood Board of Aldermen approved Resolution 1563 on Sept. 15, authorizing a development agreement with Quattro Brentwood Do LLC for an approximately 12,000-square-foot KinderCare learning center on the north side of Manchester Road. The board voted 7-0 to approve the resolution. The agreement as presented includes a request for a sales-tax exemption on construction materials; city staff said the developer estimated that exemption would save about $135,000. City staff and the developer described the measure as minimally impactful to the city’s finances and to have no impact on the Brentwood School District. Joel Oliver, speaking for the developer, said, "We could not be more excited to finally be here," and called the project "a wonderful use that is a real asset to the community." City staff member Bola (city staff) told the board the developer estimates the sales-tax exemption would save approximately $135,000. Mark Speicherman, an attorney with Gilmore & Bell representing the city, explained the financing element commonly called "Chapter 100" bonds and said these are "special limited obligations payable only from those leasehold revenues paid by the developer during the construction period and not from any city taxes or other public funds." He added that the bonds are not a general obligation of the city. City staff outlined the review and construction timeline: the developer intends to file a formal planning application this month, appear before the Planning and Zoning Commission in October, return to the Board of Aldermen for final consideration in December, apply for building permits in January–February 2026, begin construction in February 2026 and target opening in October 2026. Staff and the developer emphasized that the site is zoned MC (Manchester Corridor commercial district) and that daycare is a conditional use for parcels of a certain size, meaning the site development plan and a conditional-use permit will need separate approvals. While the resolution passed unanimously, council members asked procedural and zoning questions during the discussion. Alderman Gould asked whether the location was a relocation or a new facility; a developer representative said it is a new facility, not a relocation. The board’s approval of the development agreement does not remove later approvals required from the Planning and Zoning Commission or the board on the conditional-use permit and site development plan. With the board’s vote, the city will proceed to the planning-stage review and the developer will move forward with the formal application process.