Summary
Two coordinated projects — a shopping center next to the new Dillons and 333 rental apartments/townhomes — will reshape the area near College Boulevard and Sunnybrook Road. The council weighed housing demand against losing business-park land, and neighbors raised traffic and compatibility concerns.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
Council members noted converting commercial land to housing reduces future sales-tax revenue, though both sites were zoned business park allowing warehouse and light industrial uses by right.
New residents get shopping and housing options near the Dillons, trails and schools; nearby homeowners get preserved trees and buffers.
Some council members and nearby residents worry about traffic, building heights and the steady loss of commercial land.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council - Sep 15, 2026
Two coordinated projects — a shopping center next to the new Dillons and 333 rental apartments/townhomes — will reshape the area near College Boulevard and Sunnybrook Road. The council weighed housing demand against losing business-park land, and neighbors raised traffic and compatibility concerns.
City Council - Sep 1, 2026
Three neighbors from the Montclair Drive/Gatewood area urged the council to deny the proposed 336-unit, three-story apartment complex next to their R-1 single-family neighborhood, citing school-zone traffic and a 14-to-24-foot elevation rise that would make the buildings loom over backyards. The council votes September 15.
Related development
College & Sunnybrook Multifamily
Adds rental housing near schools and trails; the developer pledged to preserve about 75 percent of existing trees and keep buildings roughly 250 feet from homes to the west.
Sunnybrook Development — RZ 26-0006 apartment complex
Neighbors fear school-zone traffic, visual massing from a 14-to-24-foot elevation rise, and a change to their neighborhood's single-family character.
Sunnybrook Commercial Development
Adds shopping, dining and a bank complementing the Dillons, with grading possibly starting this fall.
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