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Irving planning commission recommends denying plan change and zoning for 4105 Esthers Road multifamily project

2083178 · January 6, 2025
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Summary

On Jan. 6 the Irving Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend disapproval of a comprehensive plan amendment and a companion zoning case that would have allowed a 406‑unit multifamily development with 20,000 sq. ft. of retail at 4105 Esthers Road.

The Irving Planning and Zoning Commission voted on Jan. 6, 2025, to recommend disapproval of a comprehensive plan amendment (2024-412 CP) and a companion zoning case (2023-110 ZC) that would have cleared the way for a mixed‑use development at 4105 Esthers Road.

The proposal, presented by Rob Dye on behalf of Woodhaven Development and owner Realty Appreciation, would have changed the site from a regional commercial designation to a community‑village designation and allowed a single, 3‑to‑5‑story wrap-style apartment building of about 406 units with roughly 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail on a roughly 9‑acre site at the southeast corner of Walnut Hill and State Highway 161 (the service road). "We've moved to 1 building, 3 to 5 stories...406 units. That's 30% drop from what we had," Rob Dye said during his presentation.

Why it matters: the commission's recommendation against the plan and zoning change sends a formal recommendation to City Council and preserves the property's current plan designation pending council action. The case attracted sustained commissioner concern…

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