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Council directs staff to draft amended ground lease for S4 Flats workforce housing
Summary
After a detailed presentation and council debate about affordability and livability, the Town of Jackson directed staff to draft a second amendment to the S4 Flats ground lease that revises unit mix, restriction types, parking and adds enforceable project milestones; the motion passed unanimously.
The Town of Jackson on Feb. 17 directed staff to draft a second amendment to the ground lease for the S4 Flats affordable workforce housing development in Midtown, moving forward after months of design revisions and schedule delays.
Housing Director April Norton told the council staff recommended amendments “to revise the unit mix, revise the restriction type, revise parking, and include a binding project timeline,” citing a roughly 16% increase in total project costs since 2022 and a set of design changes that reduced total bedrooms while increasing the unit count to 13.
Developers said the redesign was driven by site constraints and the failure of automated…
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