Decision on condos near Guilford College will be delayed
An attorney for residents on Lindley Road said the Greensboro City Council will postpone a hearing Tuesday night on a development sought along Friendly Avenue.
Back in May, we wrote about this case when it was turned down by the Planning Board and the Zoning Commission:
Two city panels turned down a plan to build three-story condominiums along West Friendly Avenue, yielding to complaints from residents that the development was too intense for their quiet neighborhood.
High Point-based Blue Ridge Co s. sought permission to build a 36-unit complex on what is now four home lots near Lindley Road. But nearby homeowners said the buildings would tower over the smaller homes that surround it.
"The size and character of the buildings would be out of place in our neighborhood," said Morris Pennington, who lives nearby.
The residents have hired attorney John Higgins to represent them and are negotiating with the developer to find something more "in character" with the neighborhood. They'll need another month to negotiate, so the developer has asked the city to delay Tuesday's vote.
We'll keep an eye on the plans and bring you more updates.
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John Higgins? The attorney formally known as a member of the Zoning Commission, John Higgins?
Posted on June 21, 2005 3:55 PM