A senior living facility planned for downtown may be further underway, next year, if an Atlanta architectural firm gets approval for a recent request.
Late last month, Randy Pimsler of Pimsler-Hoss Architects, Inc. submitted a request to Augusta’s planning department modify the planned unit development (PUD) at 1427 and 1437 Broad St.
In June of 2023, the Augusta Commission approved rezoning the two vacant lots from General Business (B-2) to PUD, per the request of Ohio developer Woda Cooper Companies, to make way for a four-story apartment complex for seniors called Watson Pointe.
The housing facility would have 52 dwelling units and parking spaces for 61 vehicles. The development is a low-income housing tax credit project. Last year, the city also approved a loan of $1 million in American Rescue Plan Funds, via the Housing and Community Development Dept., towards construction of the complex.
The current petition requests that the setbacks be changed so that the facility can be built according to its approved site plan. This would entail changing the yard setback facing Jones Street 25 to about 16 feet, the westernmost setback from 25 to 14 feet, and the southernmost setback, which faces Broad Street, from 10 feet to eight feet and six inches.
The Planning Commission is scheduled to consider the request during its meeting on Jan. 6, 2025.
Skyler Andrews is a reporter covering business for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com.
