Plan commission unanimously backs 443‑unit Legacy Arapahoe transit‑oriented project

The Richardson City Plan Commission on Jan. 7 recommended approval of zoning file 24‑34, a special development plan submitted by Legacy Partners proposing a 443‑unit multifamily project on about 10 acres at 250 East Arapahoe Road.

Staff described the site as located in the Collins‑Arapahoe TOD and Innovation District, within the station subdistrict designed to encourage higher‑density, transit‑oriented mixed use near the DART Arapahoe Center Station. The applicant and staff presented a concept for five buildings—primarily three‑ and four‑story multifamily buildings arranged around courtyards—with townhome units fronting Grove Road and pedestrian connections proposed toward a mapped “special site” that follows an abandoned rail spur.

Project highlights presented to the commission include 443 dwelling units (about 42.5 units per acre), roughly 632 parking spaces (about 1.4 spaces per unit, most in structured parking), a mix of building forms and a high proportion of one‑bedroom units (staff noted roughly 70% one‑bedroom while presenting the unit mix). The plan shows a four‑story building facing Arapahoe with a wrapped…