We reported in April that Pulte was working on getting zoning approval for a project on Starmount Cove Lane just off South Boulevard. They were denied the zoning change they had been seeking and are working on a new plan for a smaller, single-family residential development.
The original plan Pulte put forth was for 95 two-story townhouses. They would sit on a 9.1 acre site about a half-mile from the Lynx Blue Line station at Arrowood. City council members expressed concerns about density, design, parking, accessibility, and lack of open space. Community members additionally questioned stormwater runoff, trees, buffers, the scale of the project, and potential for conversion into rentals.
It appears that Pulte scrapped the original plan in it’s entirety and will develop detached single-family residential homes on the site. Current zoning will allow 43 lots on the 9.1 acres. The parcel was rezoned in 1999 to allow density of 8 units per acre and with the new plan, Pulte will not have to rezone with the new plan. This would leave each home with a small, easy to maintain yard.
There is no price point yet published for the new project. The original plan, now scrapped, called for three bedroom units between 1,492 and 1,600 square feet to start in the $190’s. Pulte has said the homes will be similar to their Woodbury project in east Charlotte. Homes in Woodbury are between 3 and 4 bedrooms and prices range from the $180’s to the $260’s. The image above is of a home in Woodbury.
Pulte is now working through the planning phase of the project. They expect to break ground after they close on the deal in the fourth quarter of this year. Residents should be able to move in by late 2018 if all goes according to plan.
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