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Staff: Farmers Branch contains roughly 16,000 multifamily units; council weighs limits and by‑right development
Summary
Planning staff reported about 16,000 multifamily units in Farmers Branch (11,000 existing, ~500 under construction, ~4,600 allowed by right) and flagged concentrated growth on the West Side; councilmembers pressed staff on vacancy data, infrastructure capacity and options to set a comprehensive-plan baseline for future zoning decisions.
Marcus Narvaez, deputy director of planning, told the council on May 21 that multifamily housing accounts for roughly 64% of the city’s housing units and that there are about 16,000 multifamily units in the city — roughly 11,000 existing, about 500 under construction and an estimated 4,600 units allowed by right but not yet built.
Narvaez said multifamily occupies only about 6% of land area because much of the city’s product is higher-density urban-style development. He noted geographic concentration: about 51% of multifamily units fall on the West Side, roughly 13% in the…
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