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Brentwood Planning Commission approves three-year extension for Maryland Farms master plan
Summary
The commission approved a three-year extension to the master plan for 5101 Maryland Way (the former Maryland Farms YMCA), allowing the developer to retain approved entitlements for three additional years while citing market and construction-cost delays.
The Brentwood Planning Commission on Dec. 1 approved a three-year extension of the master plan for 5101 Maryland Way, the former Maryland Farms YMCA site, preserving the development entitlements originally approved in January 2023.
Staff said the approved plan covers 17.04 acres and proposes three four-story office buildings, a standalone three-story parking structure and a retail and restaurant village with nine single-story buildings. Planning staff told commissioners the plan will reduce impervious area on the site from approximately 12.88 acres to 10.89 acres and that the applicant must meet four conditions, including compliance with the Brentwood Municipal Code, a requirement that traffic improvements (including left-turn lane modifications on Maryland Way) be implemented with the project’s first phase, and payment of city consultant review invoices before permits are issued.
Brad Sladen of Reagan Smith, the applicant’s planning consultant, said the extension request seeks no changes to the previously approved plan and emphasized added green space and a planned greenway connection to Maryland Way Park. “Simply stated asking for approval of exactly what was done then,” Sladen said.
Alex Chambers, market leader for Highwoods, which owns the site, said market conditions and rising construction costs have delayed breaking ground but that there is interest from prospective tenants. “We’re very ready to get this going,” Chambers said, adding that Brentwood’s office market remains strong: he cited about 89% leased in the local market.
Commissioners pressed the applicant on timing, parking and site appearance. Several commissioners urged improvements to the water-filled orange-and-white bollards and better short-term stewardship of the property while it is leased to Williamson County for recreational uses. Staff and the applicant also confirmed enhanced stormwater measures had been incorporated after neighbor concerns about downstream impacts.
After questions and discussion, a motion to approve the three-year extension was moved, seconded and carried by the commission.
The approval preserves the applicant’s vested master plan entitlements through the extended term; any future permitting or site-plan reviews must comply with staff’s listed conditions and the Brentwood Municipal Code. The commission did not adopt any variances as part of the extension.
