Alexander council updated on apartment complex design

The Alexander city council now has a better idea what the proposed gated apartment complex along Highway 111 will look like once completed. Council members were presented with a color printout of the project showing the location of 46 apartment buildings, streets, trees, a pool, two ponds, and a large green space containing trails and a gazebo. The layout was presented at the March 26 council meeting.

According to Rick Ferguson, representing the development firm of Rausch-Coleman, each two-story building will have 16 apartments. That gives the complex a total of 736 units. Half of the apartment buildings will have one or two bedrooms while the other 23 will have two or three bedrooms.

Most of the development will be located off Highway 111 across from the entrance to the Meadow’s Edge subdivision, which is currently under construction. At the October meeting Ferguson said the houses are selling as fast as they are being built.

It was at that meeting the council gave preliminary approval to rezone the 51.53-acres, which will be used for the apartment complex, from Agriculture to Multi-Family Housing. Another 6.81-acres received preliminary approval to be rezoned from Agriculture to Commercial Zoning and a third plot of 4.59-acres received preliminary approval to be rezoned from Agriculture to Single Family.

The commercial area will be between Highway 111 and the entrance to the gated apartment complex (as shown above). A street from the highway to the complex entrance will split the commercial area in nearly two equal halves. Only a small section of the complex north of the commercial area will front Highway 111.

Joe White, of the civil engineering firm White-Daters and Associates in Little Rock, said the apartment complex entrance will not only have a gate but will include license-plate reading cameras. He also said the next step is to contact Saline County Water Works to discuss connecting to the water and sewer system.

The next regular meeting of the Alexander City Council is Monday, March 19. Meetings start at 6 PM and are held in the courtroom at the Alexander City Hall. The public is invited to attend.

       An example of the building style to be used for the gated
       apartment complex.