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Council approves Avante Hills senior housing inducement and rezoning for age‑restricted complex
Summary
Mesquite council approved a 'no objection' resolution for KCG Avante Hills LP to pursue 4% housing tax credits and later approved PD rezoning for an age‑restricted multifamily project. Staff said the financing award and MHFC inducement make the bond application time‑sensitive.
The Mesquite City Council approved a series of actions Sept. 15 to support a proposed age‑restricted affordable senior housing development proposed by KCG Avante Hills LP.
Ted Chinn, director of finance, explained the request for a resolution of no objection is a required step in a developer’s application for 4% housing tax credits and for private‑activity bonds; Chinn said a failure to approve the resolution would effectively kill the financing package. The council approved the resolution unanimously.
Later in the meeting, planning staff presented a rezoning and planned‑development ordinance to allow a roughly 260‑unit age‑restricted multifamily development on an 11‑acre tract with an adjacent commercial parcel. Adam Bailey said the concept shows two four‑story buildings with amenity space, trails and a 13‑foot landscape buffer along East Glen Boulevard. Bailey noted there were more than 45 online comments in opposition overall, but none from within the statutory notification area for the rezoning; staff said PNZ recommended approval with stipulations.
Applicant Allen Knoll said the project team has advanced financing and community outreach and expects to continue coordinating with the Housing Finance Corporation. Council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning and associated PD ordinance.
Next steps: staff will continue coordination on development agreements, PD details and any required site‑plan approvals; the financing processes with MHFC and TDHCA will proceed in parallel.
