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Council unanimously approves Legacy Partners plan for 443‑unit Arapahoe multifamily project with limited flexibility to preserve trees
Summary
Richardson City Council unanimously approved a special development plan to redevelop the 10.39‑acre Richardson Commons site at Arapahoe and Grove into a multifamily development of 443 units, granting targeted exceptions to preserve mature streetscape trees and allow project articulation.
Richardson City Council voted unanimously to approve a special development plan and companion ordinance for the Legacy Arapahoe multifamily redevelopment on the southwest corner of East Arapahoe Road and North Grove Road.
Project summary: The applicant, Legacy Partners, proposed five residential buildings (4‑story and 3‑story types plus townhomes) totaling 443 dwelling units on roughly 10.4 acres at 250 East Arapahoe Road. The proposal includes a parking garage and other structured parking combined with tuck‑under and surface stalls; the applicant presented a site‑level average parking ratio of about 1.42 spaces per unit, reflecting the property’s transit‑oriented zoning. The plan shows a range of unit types and on‑site resident amenities and reserves areas intended to link to a future east–west trail connection along an abandoned rail spur identified in the Collins Arapahoe TOD plan.
Requested exceptions and staff analysis: Legacy Partners asked for a special…
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