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Housing authority may seek rezoning for proposed McAllen Towers project after density mismatch
Summary
Commissioners heard an update that the housing authority’s initial proposal for a 160‑unit senior building and below‑grade parking ran into a zoning/density mismatch. Staff and commissioners advised the authority to consider rezoning to achieve the project goals; public‑parking contributions by the city were discussed as a separate possible cost.
During the Jan. 14 workshop a commissioner updated the council about McAllen Towers, a proposed senior housing project by the local housing authority. The presenter said the authority had initially sought a project with roughly 160 senior units (an $18 million financing figure was mentioned) with parking below the building, but that the proposal ran into a zoning and density mismatch under the city’s rules.
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