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The site plan meets all the requirements in Bloomington’s Unified Development Ordinance, but commissioner Ron Smith expressed concern with the proposed color scheme.
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The plan commission also considered two amendments to the city’s largest planned unit housing development at 1550 N. Arlington Park Drive.
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If the developer were to change the design to two-bedroom apartments, there would be no need for a BZA hearing because the project could be constructed by-right.
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The approval also calls for a realignment of an existing north-south alley to become a continuation of South Madison Street.
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The Bloomington Plan Commission gave final approval for the project in July 2021 with demolition originally scheduled for November.
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University Properties plans to demolish the existing units in Feb. 2022, and complete construction on its new building by August 2023.
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The Chicago-based petitioner, Peerless Development, says the project should begin as early as spring 2022.
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The complex is named the Overlook at 46 and will have three residential buildings, along with a clubhouse and self-storage facility on the south side of the property. In total, there will be 176 units and 236 bedrooms.