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Regent Street 111‑unit proposal referred after commissioners, alder raise ground‑floor retail concerns
Summary
The Plan Commission referred a six‑story, 111‑unit mixed‑use proposal at 1111–1135 Regent Street to the April 27 meeting after staff urged a minimum 35% ground‑floor commercial frontage and the applicant argued engineering and accessibility constraints made additional storefronts difficult.
Commissioners on April 13 voted to refer to April 27 a contested proposal for a six‑story mixed‑use building with 111 units at 1111–1135 Regent Street and 2 South Mill Street after an extended hearing and back‑and‑forth between staff, the applicant, and community stakeholders.
Planner Lisa summarized the staff analysis: the Regent Street South Campus plan recommends ground‑floor activation, stepbacks and setbacks along South Mill and Regent, and generally calls for a commercial frontage that supports a neighborhood shopping district. The applicant’s initial design proposed about 11% ground‑floor commercial frontage (roughly 36 ft of…
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