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Prosper council tables 'Bella Prosper' rezoning after multifamily concerns
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Summary
After a lengthy presentation and council questions, Prosper council voted unanimously to table the Bella Prosper rezoning and planned‑development request to May 19 so the developer can redesign or remove the multifamily component.
The Prosper Town Council on Feb. 24 tabled a proposed planned‑development rezoning for the 61.7‑acre Bella Prosper project after council members raised repeated concerns about the amount and placement of multifamily housing.
Alexa Knight, an attorney representing the developer, described a revised plan that she said halves the originally proposed residential units and caps the project at 381 residential units. "The residential units went and were cut in half. We had 765 units initially, and now we have a total of 381 units, which we capped in our PD, development standards," Knight said during the council presentation.
Design lead Brian Moore said the revisions increase office square footage, reduce multifamily density and emphasize a central park and water amenity. The developer added a phasing trigger intended to require retail and office construction before multifamily would be built.
Councilmembers pressed for additional assurances. Councilmember Marcus Ray said he remained unconvinced that the multifamily portion was appropriate for the site and its location in the Tollway District: "I still have great concerns about the multifamily components and just the overall layout of this proposal," Ray said, citing the project's placement off First Street and the town's desire to limit multifamily in certain Tollway locations.
A developer representative provided a cost estimate for the multifamily portion, saying "the multifamily portion alone costs around $70,000,000." Council members questioned unit sizing, ground‑floor plate heights, landscaping and whether architectural and material enhancements described in the presentation had been included in the draft development documents.
Mayor David F. Bristol invited the applicant to continue work with staff. The developer requested a three‑month postponement to refine the plan; the council set a return date in mid‑May and voted unanimously to table the rezoning to the council meeting on May 19.
The postponement leaves the project active but unresolved; staff and the applicant will continue negotiating plan details, including the multifamily footprint and guarantees about phasing before any rezoning is finalized.
