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Council approves revised Prospect Pointe redevelopment plan with pedestrian upgrades and 89 new trees
Summary
Harris Development Partners presented a phased redevelopment plan for Prospect Pointe (9505 US Highway 42) including a new grocery, ~20,000 sq ft of retail, pedestrian connections, and exactly 89 new trees; the City Council approved Resolution 5, Series 2025 after Q&A about phasing, parking and truck access.
Asa Harris of Harris Development Partners presented a revised detailed development plan for the Prospect Pointe shopping center at 9505 U.S. Highway 42 and the City of Prospect Council voted to approve Resolution 5, Series 2025 to move the project forward.
The developer said the proposal preserves five existing buildings (day care, medical office, Dairy Queen, bank and a 42-fronting retail building), demolishes other structures in phases, and would build about 20,000 square feet of new retail and a new grocery anchor. Harris said the team is under contract to acquire the center and that final demolition and construction timing depends on closing and permitting; he estimated breaking ground could occur in roughly 9–12 months if permitting and acquisition proceed.
Harris outlined pedestrian improvements that include a continuous 6-foot sidewalk along River Road connecting to the existing crosswalk across US 42, two protected pedestrian connections into the center, and a 15-foot walkway frontage in front of the new retail to support outdoor seating. He also said the project will add exactly 89 new trees, which the team expects will triple the site’s existing canopy.
Council members questioned parking and operations. Harris said the site will be reconfigured with landscape islands; that reconfiguration yields a net reduction in parking spaces though staff and the civil engineer will provide full parking counts during detailed design. He described truck and service access as routed to a screened 14-foot-tall wall facing River Road so service areas and deliveries will be architecturally screened from view.
Council also asked about ownership and leases: Harris confirmed the developer is under contract to acquire the entire center (seven buildings) and that existing ground leases will be honored until they expire; the medical-office lease runs into the late 2020s. On EV charging, Harris said chargers can be retrofitted and the developer will study demand and technology options before committing to a front‑end installation.
The proposal was reviewed by Prospect’s Architectural Review Committee and Harris said the design team increased brick on elevations after committee feedback. After public questions and council discussion, the council voted to approve Resolution 5, Series 2025, moving the revised detailed development plan and timing elements forward.
The city did not set an exact construction schedule at the meeting and Harris said he would return with more detailed phasing and timing once permitting and acquisition are further along.
