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Commission approves major site plan for 1400 block of Assembly Street; developer to provide hundreds of units and parking
Summary
The commission approved a major site plan for a large mixed‑use development on the 1400 block of Assembly Street that the applicant said will deliver roughly 725 residential units, retail fronting Main Street and an on‑site parking garage.
The City of Columbia Planning Commission voted to approve the major site plan for a mixed‑use development on the 1400 block of Assembly Street, the commission heard at its July meeting.
Applicant representatives said the project would total about 725 housing units, including 240 market‑rate apartments and student housing units, with roughly 1,600–1,650 parking stalls in a multi‑level garage, amenity space and about 2,200 square feet of retail along Main Street. Developer representatives described the site as roughly 2.62–3 acres and said the project will replace a decades‑old surface parking lot.
Doug Titchener, representing the applicant,…
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