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Developer outlines 300-unit workforce housing plan as council approves rezoning and annexation
Summary
Developers told Columbia City Council they plan about 300 workforce housing units and 35,000 sq ft of commercial space at Dutchman Boulevard and Lake Murray Boulevard as the council approved rezoning to MU2 and an annexation; details on rent levels and tax incentives remain subject to later approvals.
A developer told Columbia City Council that a proposed mixed-use project would add roughly 300 workforce housing units and about 35,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space adjacent to Lake Murray Boulevard.
Talford Wharton, representing Stowa Group, said the project would feature three-story garden-style apartment buildings intended to serve employees at nearby Parkridge Prisma Hospital. "This will provide 300 workforce housing units to the immediate area as well as up to 35,000 square ft of commercial," Wharton said during the March meeting.
Attorney Tar Chicker,…
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