Developer to hold community meeting on redevelopment plan for former industrial site

Wood Partners will present a compromise plan that would pair residential development with 5,000 square feet of commercial space at a public meeting on April 6 at 6:30 p.m.

A developer plans to present a new proposal for a former industrial site in The Nations neighborhood. The parcel sits at the corner of California and 60th avenues, and the city's earlier mixed-use plan changed after a developer could not be found. Wood Partners is now associated with the parcel and is proposing mostly residential units with a smaller amount of commercial space. Neighbors have expressed mixed views, and city representatives have scheduled another meeting to review the proposal. Known details: - Wood Partners says it would prioritize residential development while designating 5,000 square feet for commercial use. - The property is the former industrial site at California and 60th avenues that had been planned for a larger mixed-use project. - A public meeting is set for Monday, April 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Building Ideas office building on Centennial Boulevard. - Metro Councilmember Rollin Horton (District 20) described the meeting as an opportunity for transparency and listening to the community and noted this is the developer's third meeting with the neighborhood. - Wood Partners indicated it would decline to develop the site if the neighborhood does not support the proposed compromise. Summary: The meeting will allow residents to hear the developer's revised plan and ask questions about the mix of residential and limited commercial space. The next scheduled step is the April 6 community meeting at 6:30 p.m.; further actions will follow based on community feedback and the developer's decision.