Developers say buffers, lower heights and traffic mitigation address neighbors' concerns

Representatives for the landowner and the proposed operator defended the proposal as a carefully negotiated compromise intended to reduce neighborhood impacts.

Casey Oldham of Oldham Goodwin (representing Adam Development) outlined the site’s history in Miramont master planning and said only about 15% of the master‑planned acreage was ever intended for commercial or multifamily use. Mark Stephenson of Slate Real Estate described changes made after neighborhood meetings: a preservation area around Hudson Creek, lower two‑story building heights facing Concordia, an expanded landscape buffer along Copperfield Drive, and elimination of the proposed stub‑out access into the Concordia neighborhood.

Slate emphasized a unit mix heavy in one‑bedroom units (about 63% one‑bedroom), presented third‑party Novogradic demographic estimates suggesting roughly 35 school‑age children in the proposed apartment product versus about 123 children in a by‑right townhouse scenario, and said multi‑party traffic studies show mitigation would limit project‑specific intersection delay to about 1.9 seconds on average. Mark Stephenson added: "We design our buildings... it's not a conducive environment for families," to explain the expected tenant profile.

Developers also said retail is unlikely for the parcel due to topography and an H‑E‑B anchored development nearby that will concentrate retail demand, and they reiterated that any final issues about circulation, fire access, and site drainage will be addressed during the site‑plan review process.