It's really going to take a change in leadership to fix this. I will also confirm the first phase of these apartments are in no way luxurious either. They over look a pond, that isn't luxury.

"to fix this"? To fix what? What do you think is broken?

"to fix this"? To fix what? What do you think is broken?I'll respond to this once I get my computer handy.

Going in right against Faircloud on Danforth and Coltrane


Zoning set for new senior living complex

EDMOND — A potential senior living complex offering a continuum of care from independent and assisted living to memory care has met some requirements by the Edmond City Council.

TCG Development requested the changes to property located north of Danforth, generally west of Coltrane, said Bob Schiermeyer, city planner. A brick fence will separate the property from the Faircloud addition to the north.

The land to the east is undeveloped open display commercial zoning. To the west is single family zoning.

Plans are for the facility to have 80 full-time employees with a $2 million annual payroll, said attorney Randel Shadid, representing TCG Development.

“The proposal is to provide for a planned unit development that provides multi-family, but it also allows for this commercial use,” Schiermeyer said. “So if in the event the multi-family doesn’t proceed on with the site plan, plat and building permit, then it would be used as a D-1 restricted commercial…,” Schiermeyer said.

- See more at: Zoning set for new senior living complex » Local News » The Edmond Sun (http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x611400130/Zoning-set-for-new-senior-living-complex#sthash.Mc8XvTB1.dpuf)

A 2 story building coupled with a single story for senior living and memory care.

New addition to Oak Tree


New Oak Tree addition plat gains approval
James Coburn
The Edmond Sun

EDMOND — The Edmond Planning Commission approved the preliminary plat of an Oak Tree addition, block 123, located on the east side of Santa Fe, and one-half mile south of Waterloo Road.

The vote was 3-1 with Commission Chairman Barry Moore voting against the project. Moore said he does not believe it would be possible to build a new home on the lot.

Plans call for the addition to contain 15.51 acres and be completed with 21-single-family lots planned, said Bob Schiermeyer, city planner. There are drainage issues involved with the common area containing a creek beside this lot, he said.

“It is still being studied,” Schiermeyer said.

Bryan Coon with Huitt-Zollars said he would like to study lot 22 for constructing a home there based on the flood zone.

“It’s long and narrow. It’s probably 6,570-square feet,” Coon said. “It’s a very nice house, probably a multi-million dollar house.”

The creek is 20 feet at the property line to the top of its banks, he said.

Coon said he knows he must comply with city ordinances. He wants to study the flow of the creek.

“At least let it move forward in the preliminary stage and let me take some time to study it,” Coon said. “It’s probably a $300,000 or $400,000 lot.”

- See more at: New Oak Tree addition plat gains approval » Local News » The Edmond Sun (http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x611409087/New-Oak-Tree-addition-plat-gains-approval#sthash.IcKYHQ77.dpuf)

interesting. my folks live on oak forest road that dead ends into that creek. it is massive and why the road dead ends there in the first place. seems like a really small area when you take the creek into consideration for 21 home plats.

New addition brings commercial potential - The Edmond Sun: News (http://www.edmondsun.com/news/article_145f6dfc-2990-11e4-887b-001a4bcf887a.html)

319 lots on 37 acres?!? Damn East Edmond is changing. I hope these aren't Ideal Homes type developments being passed.

319 lots on 37 acres?!? Damn East Edmond is changing. I hope these aren't Ideal Homes type developments being passed.
Unfortunately, a lot of this is tract housing :/

Hidden Prairie gets okay from Council - The Edmond Sun: Local News (http://www.edmondsun.com/news/local_news/article_8d6bef14-2d90-11e4-8b46-0019bb2963f4.html)

Thunder Canyon, Edmond?s newest home development, begins building phase one - The Edmond Sun: Business (http://www.edmondsun.com/news/business/article_75693630-406c-11e4-a26e-67ec80ae6730.html)

Rezoning approved by 5-0 count - The Edmond Sun: News (http://www.edmondsun.com/news/article_979797be-4f22-11e4-b13c-e7e268d0cdd3.html)

Rezoning approved north of Arcadia - The Edmond Sun: News (http://www.edmondsun.com/news/rezoning-approved-north-of-arcadia/article_4eb63bd6-5a35-11e4-88d5-930629ecd50c.html)

City Council votes down apartment bid - The Edmond Sun: News (http://www.edmondsun.com/news/city-council-votes-down-apartment-bid/article_0f97c202-6067-11e4-ba8b-9788467e9dc8.html)

I'm sorry if this has already been addressed/asked (I tried clicking all the links) but does anyone know the name of the condos/apartment development that is going in just South of 2nd/Edmond on I believe Fretz? Drove by today and it was my first time noticing it.

I'm sorry if this has already been addressed/asked (I tried clicking all the links) but does anyone know the name of the condos/apartment development that is going in just South of 2nd/Edmond on I believe Fretz? Drove by today and it was my first time noticing it.I think I know what you're talking about. When I get back home from class, I'll do a search on them.

I'm sorry if this has already been addressed/asked (I tried clicking all the links) but does anyone know the name of the condos/apartment development that is going in just South of 2nd/Edmond on I believe Fretz? Drove by today and it was my first time noticing it.

Pretty sure you are talking about the Olde Town lofts if I am correct. They have been there for a few years now, construction stalled during the recession, but have recently started construction again on the development.

I caught a remark during the council meeting about a proposed new housing development just east of Covell and Coltrane, 366 lots to it. Anyone hear anything more about it?

Incredible. Every project I seem to love and think will be of quality product, seems to get shot down. Ok, well, pretty much everything seems to try and shoot down a project in Edmond. :p

Edmond neighbors speak up against 366 new homes | News OK (http://newsok.com/edmond-neighbors-speak-up-against-366-new-homes/article/5376914/?page=2)

Same crap. Too many houses... too small lots... too much traffic... too much noise... increased crime yadayadayada

I caught a remark during the council meeting about a proposed new housing development just east of Covell and Coltrane, 366 lots to it. Anyone hear anything more about it?I guess I missed this post, but yes. I just posted about it directly above.

Here is the site plan:

https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/10539180_10204410695899996_5463349863257763380_o.j pg

I think as they city really starts to grow northward, realization might hit these people and they might have a 'oh sh!t moment' of "oh, I live within 30 miles of a city with a metro of 1.4 million people" and maybe they'll tame down a bit. It just amazes me how no matter what kind of neighborhood, big or small, the nearby neighbors always seem to protest anything and everything, like the own the property. As long as the setbacks don't impede the eventual road widening to six lanes, I'm good with it.

First thing they should do to cut down on traffic is add exits on I35 on coffee creek and Sorghum Mill. Everyone who lives in this area has to take the covell exit, leading to traffic nightmares.

First thing they should do to cut down on traffic is add exits on I35 on coffee creek and Sorghum Mill. Everyone who lives in this area has to take the covell exit, leading to traffic nightmares.Yeah. Also the Danforth interchange should have nb entry.... sb exit.

I hope they don't let these developers turn East Edmond into West Edmond with these small homes and cramped neighborhoods.

I hope they don't let these developers turn East Edmond into West Edmond with these small homes and cramped neighborhoods.

The most Edmond post ever! Lmao!

Incredible. Every project I seem to love and think will be of quality product, seems to get shot down. Ok, well, pretty much everything seems to try and shoot down a project in Edmond. :p

Because you always seem most excited about the ones who are always asking for variances and special rules. The ones that go through, aren't trying to get variances, aren't trying to changes the zoning, etc, tend to go through with no problems.

The most Edmond post ever! Lmao!

Curious, do you live in East Edmond?

One of my beefs with DOT is the lack of planning for the future. When I 35 was built or I should say finished in the 80's in Edmond. Sorgrhom Mill and Coffee Creek and Danforth should all have had full interchanges and access roads. Now with expensive homes being built around them, its going to be way to much money to do that. Buying out $500,000+ homes ah not going to happen. Section roads shoud have been planned for 6 lanes each way. Also Memorial in Okc today was bumper to bumper when I drove through. Now tell me, when that area is built out and with 2 lanes each way, can we say grid lock!

Because you always seem most excited about the ones who are always asking for variances and special rules. The ones that go through, aren't trying to get variances, aren't trying to changes the zoning, etc, tend to go through with no problems.

I can't argue with that.

No entry: More Edmond apartment plans denied or withdrawn than approved | The Journal Record (http://journalrecord.com/2015/12/29/no-entry-more-edmond-apartment-plans-denied-or-withdrawn-than-approved-real-estate/)

^^^^^^
Any chance you could copy and paste that article?
Thanks

I would if I had a sub but I don't right now.

Willowwood or what ever the latest name the Frankfort family that is developing 2 whole miles sections as PUD on Douglas in Edmond, has 3 changes to the PUD going before the Edmond Planning commission on the 19th. I forgot to call the city and find out what the changes are and am wondering if they are planning on turning dirt anytime soon.

One of my beefs with DOT is the lack of planning for the future. When I 35 was built or I should say finished in the 80's in Edmond. Sorghum Mill and Coffee Creek and Danforth should all have had full interchanges and access roads.

The I-35 rebuild from NE 63rd to US66 was done in the 70's. It was never extended north of 2nd St. The only improvement after that was the Covell Rd interchange. Given the current cost of a standard diamond interchange today, where do you expect ODOT to come up with the additional $75 to $100 million to redo those 3 interchanges?

75-100 million? Would it really cost that much though? I thought they cost more like 10-15 per interchange.

Also, like I said they have plans for I35 eventually being six laned so SH51 someday as every new bridge structure along that route is being built for that and in their long term plan they 35 going to six lanes from 2ND to Covell with extend service roads to Waterloo.

Seeing as that isn't in their 8 yr plan it is still a ways out but I would think once they do that, they would add new ramps.

The cost is split up also.

The I-35 rebuild from NE 63rd to US66 was done in the 70's. It was never extended north of 2nd St. The only improvement after that was the Covell Rd interchange. Given the current cost of a standard diamond interchange today, where do you expect ODOT to come up with the additional $75 to $100 million to redo those 3 interchanges?

Rte66man,
Just a slight correction and you may have known this, but the work from NE 63rd to US66 was not an "I-35 Rebuild". I-35 was never completed through that area until the 70's, I lived there, I know. It was four lane divided with left and right turns at several places. I have no Idea why it wasn't brought up to interstate specs before that, but... Who knows? I even used to ride my Gravely tractor across the highway to the camper wash at what used to be an RTA campground. It was quite a change when they built the bridge over 122nd (our main way to grocery shop), and the 122nd street bridge over Deep Fork.
C. T.

It was in the early 80's. I was on the Edmond Fire dept and remember a bad wreck on 15th and the highway. Someone did not stop at the stop sign and ran into a car on the highway.

If someone else doesn't do it, I might give this its own thread if I'm reading it right, but there seems to be a very large, Dallas type mixed-use development, going in East Edmond on Covell around Douglas and Coffee Creek taking up a fair amount of land with new homes, schools, and shopping centers. I could be looking at it wrong, but that is how I looked at it. Will be interesting to see how it plays out and what exactly they build there.

http://agenda.edmondok.com:8085/agenda_publish.cfm?id=&mt=ALL&get_month=1&get_year=2016&dsp=agm&seq=7545&rev=0&ag=2102&ln=35373&nseq=7546&nrev=0&pseq=7544&prev=0#

http://agenda.edmondok.com:8085/agenda_publish.cfm?id=&mt=ALL&get_month=1&get_year=2016&dsp=agm&seq=7546&rev=0&ag=2102&ln=35374&nseq=7547&nrev=0&pseq=7545&prev=0#

This development is a 1/2 mile from my place. I'm wondering what the impact will have on the value of my acreage. I'm thinking I might stay and watch this develop. I've been told that they plan on turning dirt in about 18 month.

Yeah I'm only 22 so take what advice from me you will lol, but I'd definitely hold onto to it until this, the high-school, and the I-35 and Covell project is completed.

It looks like this development is going to lead to some 4 laneing of roads east of I-35. The right of way is going to be 90 ft from the center line of Douglas vs 75 ft for other miles sections. Does this sound like a 5 or 6 lane road to anybody??

I think most new row is for the eventual six landing of most roads. I really would have preferred they six laned Covell instead of 4 lane. They almost did given how wide the lanes are.

I looked at the transportation plan for east side of Edmond yesterday. Covell from I-35 to Post will be the 90' right of way from center line. Douglas from 66 to Waterloo will also be 90' The plan is not 6 lanes but 4 with a wide median. Air Depot will be also but not the entire way. Midwest will not be. Just a tid bit for those interested.

More housing coming to East Edmond(east of I-35) which will be higher density type developments than what is currently there.


Edmond Planning Commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday in recommending approval to the Edmond City Council the rezoning of 31 acres east of Air Depot Boulevard and North of Danforth Road. Larry Toombs is the applicant for three items.

The 102 acres also gained approval for rezoning from general agricultural to a residential planned unit development and support for amending the Edmond Plan from mixed-use urban business park to residential PUD.

The Edmond Plan had set the area aside for a future business park. The site is near the future site of a public school as well as commercial development.

- Residential rezoning approved by commission | News | edmondsun.com (http://www.edmondsun.com/news/residential-rezoning-approved-by-commission/article_a4423868-f2ad-11e5-9f40-afd776190a37.html)

As a reminder, the future commercial development is referring to http://www.okctalk.com/edmond/41837-woodland-park.html and a new Edmond high school (http://www.okctalk.com/edmond/38729-edmond-public-schools.html#post938446).

I think they mean the new elementary school at Douglas and Coffee Creek rd. Lots of building is slated to begin east of I-35 soon. In 3-5 yrs, it will be a different east side.

Ah! I didn't know about that. The east side is about to literally explode with development. Almost time for another fire station and police substation over there. I do have concerns about the infrastructure as I'm not sure if Edmond even has listed plans about expansions. The only thing I know of is an ODOT project for the Waterloo interchange and the SH66 Widening from 2 to 4 lanes.

There are plans for additional fire stations but that can change. As far as a police substation, there is the lake house. I think it was going to be rebuilt. Our retired fire chief was foreward thinking and saved money up and when ideal land for the next two fire station came on the market and good prices, that land was purchased.

By the way it was the folks that owned the 2 mile sections slated to be woodland park that spent their own money to bring water and sewer east of I-35 and not the City of Edmond. They just had deeper pockets.

Here is the PDF file for the new housing development expanding Town Square to be called Town Square Commons.

http://agenda.edmondok.com:8085/agenda_publish.cfm?id=&mt=ALL&get_month=6&get_year=2016&dsp=agm&seq=8064&rev=0&ag=2111&ln=37159&nseq=8065&nrev=0&pseq=8063&prev=0#