Council approves detailed plan for Prospect Point redevelopment, developer outlines phasing and pedestrian, tree and screening measures

The Prospect City Council on Monday approved Resolution 5, Series 2025, authorizing a revised detailed development plan and timing elements for the redevelopment of the Prospect Point shopping center at 9505 U.S. Highway 42.

The developer, Asa Harris of Harris Development Partners, told the council the plan retains five existing buildings, demolishes and rebuilds other sections in phases, adds about 20,000 square feet of new shops and will “triple the amount of tree canopy on-site.” Harris said the project will add exactly 89 new trees and create extended sidewalks and pedestrian connections to River Road and the crossing to the Fox Harbor neighborhood.

The resolution matters because the center sits at a major intersection in Prospect. Harris said the plan aims to “respect the wonderful character of the city of Prospect,” bringing architectural changes intended to tie the center to a more residential scale, and to screen service areas. He described a roughly 14-foot screening wall…