The City Council voted unanimously Aug. 5 to adopt Ordinance No. 3935, rezoning approximately 2.12 acres at 14500 Landmark Boulevard within Farmers Branch city limits to Planned Development District No. 109 to permit a five‑story multifamily development.

"This is a request to rezone to a PD for the development of a multifamily development on the site," Brett Mangum, lead planner with the City of Farmers Branch planning department, said during the public hearing. Mangum noted the site is bisected by the city limit line; the portion inside Farmers Branch totals about 2.12 acres while the overall property is larger and mostly in the Town of Addison.

The project proposal, as presented, calls for demolishing an existing office building east of a five‑level parking garage, building a new five‑story residential structure in that footprint, and adding three floors atop the existing parking garage on the western portion, for a total of about 135 multifamily units. The developer’s conceptual materials also show streetscape and streetside improvements, recessed sidewalks with landscaped buffers, bulb‑outs to delineate parallel parking, and removal of certain mechanical components that currently sit near Landmark Boulevard.

Daniel Box, a zoning attorney with Winstead PC representing the developer, described the plan as an "appropriate and interesting, adaptive reuse of the site" and noted there is no single‑family residential adjacency. Scott Florsham, representing the development team, described the demolition as a phased process and said the team would be "prepared to go to contract to demo upon final approval with Addison." He estimated initial demolition would take six to eight months after approvals.

Staff reported the proposal meets or exceeds the PD 109 requirements reviewed by the development review committee, and the Farmers Branch 2045 comprehensive plan designates the quadrant as future mixed use. Notices were published and mailed to property owners within 300 feet; as of the hearing staff reported one letter in favor from the property owner (not one of the 300‑foot notices). No members of the public signed up to speak.

Councilmembers asked about service responsibilities because the site abuts Addison; planning staff and the applicant said first‑response services and water/wastewater hookups are expected to be provided from Addison due to the site’s configuration and existing utilities, and that companion zoning proceedings were underway in Addison. The council closed the public hearing and adopted Ordinance No. 3935 by unanimous vote.

Why it matters: The rezoning authorizes a substantial multifamily conversion of an underused office/parking site on a city boundary, including a proposal to add dwelling units atop an existing parking structure and to coordinate utilities and emergency response across two municipal jurisdictions. The project advances the city’s mixed‑use vision for the area and could add new housing units within Farmers Branch city limits.

Details and next steps: The applicant will proceed with procurement, demolition and construction planning after obtaining final approvals in both Farmers Branch and Addison. The developer estimated demolition and initial work could take roughly six to eight months once approvals and contracts are in place; no final construction schedule was provided at the Farmers Branch hearing.

All direct quotations and attributions are drawn from the Aug. 5 council meeting transcript.