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Developer seeks deed‑restriction amendment for Westerly Parkway site; council to consider amendment April 21
Summary
Landmark Properties asked State College Borough Council on April 14 to amend a 1971 deed restriction so it can build residential buildings along Waipolani Drive at the Westerly Parkway Plaza site; staff negotiated buffering, bus access and a no‑build strip as conditions of any amendment.
Landmark Properties representatives told the State College Borough Council at a work session on April 14 that they have submitted a preliminary land‑development plan to redevelop the eastern portion of Westerly Parkway Plaza but that a deed restriction recorded in 1971 limits the uses there to parking, landscaping, driveways and access cuts.
Landmark presented a preferred layout that places residential buildings along Waipolani Drive with parking behind the buildings; the deed‑restriction‑compliant plan instead locates parking along Waipolani. Landmark said both layouts can meet the project’s bed count, but the developer prefers the building‑fronting design for aesthetic and circulation reasons.
Staff described negotiations with Landmark, the Center Area Transportation Authority (CATA) and…
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