A development review process is underway for a project that will see the building of 15 townhouses in downtown Fort Collins.
The one-half acre site for the proposed project is 220 E. Oak Street, longtime home of the Community of Christ Church.
The scale of the project has changed from an earlier proposal to build forty condominiums within a four-story complex that would also include a courtyard and some retail space.
As designed by the Fort Collins-based Davis Davis Architects, the latest proposal is calling instead for units that will measure anywhere from 1,000 square feet to 3,000 square feet.
According to city documents, what is being called the East Oak Townhomes requires a permitted use designation which can only be obtained via a Fort Collins Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing and review.
As envisioned, the East Oak Townhomes will very much duplicate the L’Avenir Townhome, directly across the street from the project site, a unique three-story net zero structure built in 2019 and also designed by Davis Davis Architects.
The property is located on a tree-lined block populated with houses and apartment buildings.
The 40-condominium proposal was originally aired in 2022, with plans for construction to begin in the summer of 2023. That proposal was abandoned owing to concerns that Colorado’s condo defects laws might make the project unduly challenging.
By Garry Boulard
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