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Council approves zoning changes and state‑funding approvals for JPI’s Torrington Creekside workforce housing
Summary
Mesquite council unanimously approved a PD amendment and a resolution of no objection enabling JPI’s Torrington Creekside to proceed with state tax‑credit applications and HFC bond steps for an approximately 291‑unit affordable multifamily project at Windbell Circle.
The Mesquite City Council unanimously approved changes to a planned development and signed a resolution of no objection Feb. 16 to support JPI Affordable Development’s application for state housing tax credits and related Housing Finance Corporation steps for a workforce housing project on Windbell Circle.
Adam Bailey, director of planning and development services, told the council the PD amendment refines the concept plan and adjusts development standards for the site at 901000 Windbell Circle, keeping the project within four stories and well under the 36‑units‑per‑acre cap set by state law. The proposal increases the unit cap modestly to roughly 291 units and raises parking to about 552 off‑street spaces; Planning and Zoning recommended approval with stipulations.
Carson Lowe, JPI’s affordable housing development manager, said the requested unit‑mix changes were driven by state financing requirements and by site adjustments needed for fire lanes and hose‑pull distances. "We are proposing a development around 23 units per acre, well below the 36 units per acre statutory allowance," Lowe said, adding the team remains committed to walkability, parking adjustments and exterior amenity features.
Council members pressed staff and the applicant on neighborhood multifamily density, walkability to the clubhouse and how the project fits recent state zoning changes. Ted Chen, finance director, briefed the council on the parallel requests to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for noncompetitive 4% tax credits and to the Mesquite Housing Finance Corporation for bond inducement and procedural public hearings.
After discussion and with no speakers in opposition from the notification area, the council voted unanimously to approve the PD modifications and the resolution of no objection, allowing the developer to complete state submissions and continue the HFC process.
