Richardson commission recommends approval of 89 new townhomes

The Richardson City Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend approval an 89-unit townhome community on Shiloh Road in an April 1 meeting.

City Council will have final say at a future meeting.

In a nutshell

Atlanta-based real estate developer Pulte is planning to build the new townhomes on the undeveloped lot at 3600 Shiloh road, just east from the Plano Gateway townhome community. Pulte currently has 28 actively selling communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, according to a presentation to the commission. The proposed community places each townhome on a 1,300 square-foot lot with a minimum unit size of 1,700 square feet, topping out at three stories, according to Commission documents.

“We have precious little spots, precious little open space and this open space is now turning into housing, which is what we need,” Commissioner Jeremy Thomason said during the meeting.

Pulte representative Mike Goza said he expects each townhome would sell in the mid-$500,000 range, based on Pulte’s market research.

The lot was previously zoned for a Challenger School Foundation private school that was never built, according to commission documents.

Quote of note

“I'm bullish on projects like this, and this was with a builder that obviously has tremendous amount of experience, has put in the legwork with the community, has listened,” Thomason said.