Quinn redevelopment team shows slimmer building, bigger plaza and stormwater gains; commissioners press affordable-housing terms

The Quinn redevelopment team returned to the Planning Commission for a detailed work session on a proposed 10‑story senior-living and mixed-use project on South Washington Street. The applicant presented design refinements intended to improve streetscape and pedestrian access, increase open space and simplify grade transitions; staff noted outstanding technical reviews remain in progress.

Project summary and design changes: The applicant said the project will include continuing-care housing and human‑care facilities totaling roughly 231,000 square feet with 233 units (143 independent living, 58 assisted living and 32 memory-care units), roughly 52,000 square feet of commercial uses and a partially underground garage. The design team said they narrowed the building footprint, reduced penthouse massing, moved the building back about 5 feet from South Maple Avenue to expand the pedestrian zone, relocated the residential lobby to South Maple and moved loading to South Washington to open the Maple…