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Staff updates on Lot 3 retail, hotel proposal shrink, Irvington apartments and Greenway access
Summary
Staff reported construction and application updates for large development sites: Lot 3 retail tenants signed; a planned two-brand hotel was reduced to a single-brand Courtyard with fewer rooms; Irvington Place apartments are progressing; Greenway engineering and Dealman access negotiations continue.
Planning staff provided the commission with progress reports on major development sites and infrastructure connections during the Aug. 25 meeting.
Carlos Trejo, director of planning and community development, said Lot 3 (the retail component adjacent to I-170 and Olive) is largely enclosed and that tenants including Brass Tap, Paris Baguette, Verizon Wireless and Tropical Smoothie have signed leases; staff said interior tenant finish work is expected before year end. "They should be doing the exterior finishes, probably starting by the end of this week," Trejo said.
On the hotel component (Lot 6), staff reported an application set was submitted and that the developer revised the concept: the original two-brand Marriott proposal (previously described to the commission) was changed to a single Courtyard brand, with a reduction in height and unit count from about 145 units/5 stories to roughly 95 units/4 stories. Staff said they will route the plans to the commission for review once initial compliance checks are complete.
Trejo also said the developer is reconsidering the office component (Lot 5) and exploring restaurant or alternate uses instead of a six-story office building. Irvington Place apartments (behind CVS and Chevy—s) continue construction and aim to have tenant-ready spaces early next year, staff said, and sidewalk improvements should improve pedestrian connections to adjacent neighborhoods.
Regarding the proposed Greenway extension, staff said engineering work is planned next year with construction expected in 2026 and 2027; the main outstanding issue remains negotiating an access point off Dealman for the greenway route across a roughly seven-acre parcel. "That access point off of Dealman... that's been the big holdup," Trejo said. Staff said the city budgeted funds in FY 2026 for preliminary engineering to determine cost and preferred access solutions.
Staff did not present any final approvals for these projects at the meeting; developers remain subject to standard permitting and planning-review steps. Trejo said staff will bring the hotel plan back to the commission for formal review when the plan set is complete.
